How Job Seekers and Employers Use the AFP Career Center

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The AFP Career Center (careers.afpglobal.org) is the Association of Fundraising Professionals' job board and career-support hub. Job seekers use it to browse open fundraising positions, build skills through the AFP360° career tool, and connect with mentors; employers use it to post openings through a dedicated pricing page. It sits alongside AFP's broader professional development offerings, so the career center works best as one part of a larger membership and learning strategy rather than a standalone job board.

What the AFP Career Center Offers

AFP's main navigation organizes career support under a single "Career Support" section, which contains four distinct entry points:

Feature Who it's for What it does
Find or Post a Job Both The job board itself, hosted at careers.afpglobal.org
AFP360° Career Building Tool Job seekers A structured tool for assessing and developing your fundraising career
Mentorship Job seekers / early-career Connects members with experienced fundraisers
Open Positions at AFP Job seekers Staff roles within the association itself

Note the distinction in that last row: "Open Positions at AFP" lists jobs at the organization, not jobs at other nonprofits. If you're looking for fundraising roles elsewhere, that's the "Find or Post a Job" path.

For Job Seekers

Browsing and applying for roles

The job board lives at careers.afpglobal.org. From there you can search open positions and review listings posted by nonprofit employers. Because AFP is a fundraising-specific association, listings tend to be concentrated in development, advancement, and philanthropy roles rather than general nonprofit administration.

Using AFP360° and mentorship

Two tools support the search beyond the listings themselves:

  • AFP360° Career Building Tool — positioned as a career-building resource, useful when you're planning a move rather than just applying to the next opening.
  • Mentorship — pairs you with experienced practitioners, which matters in fundraising because hiring often depends on demonstrated campaign or major-gift experience that's hard to acquire without guidance.

Connecting to chapters

AFP operates through a chapter network (AFP Canada, AFP México y Puerto Rico, and regional chapters). Local chapters frequently surface jobs and informal openings that never reach the national board, so pairing a career-center search with your nearest chapter is a practical way to widen your net.

For Employers

Posting a job

Employers post through the same career center. AFP provides a dedicated pricing page at careers.afpglobal.org/employer/pricing/ — reachable via the "Post A Job" link — where posting costs and options are listed. Check that page directly for current rates, since pricing isn't published in the general site navigation.

Why post with AFP rather than a general board

The audience is self-selecting: people already engaged with fundraising as a profession. For specialized roles — major gifts, planned giving, campaign direction — that targeting usually matters more than raw applicant volume.

Practical Notes

  • Membership and career tools overlap. Several career resources sit within AFP's member-facing structure. If a tool appears gated, check the Membership Levels & Options page to see what your tier includes.
  • The career center is one node in a larger system. AFP's professional development spans conferences (AFP ICON, AFP LEAD), credentials (ACFRE, CFRE, CNP), and short-form learning. Employers hiring senior fundraisers often look for these credentials, so job seekers should treat the career center and the credentials path as connected.
  • Verify current details on-site. Job listings, posting prices, and tool availability change; the pages above are the authoritative source.