Association of Fundraising Professionals - Golden Gate Chapter

What it reported doing in 2025

The mission of the AFP Golden Gate is to promote philanthropy and to support the effective and ethical work of the diverse community of Bay Area fundraising professionals. The AFP-GGC is one of the twenty largest regional chapters of AFP North America.In 2025, the Association of Fundraising Professionals Golden Gate Chapter (AFPGG or AFP Golden Gate) completed a variety of programming to fulfill its mission of promoting philanthropy and supporting the effective and ethical work of the diverse community of Bay Area fundraising professionals.This programming included in-person and online networking events, in-person and online educational events, awards programs, and scholarship and mentoring programs.The following is the detailed list of 2025 AFPGG programming accomplishments: National Philanthropy DayAFP Golden Gate held a National Philanthropy Day (NPD) event in November, attended by nearly 200 people. The event included awards presentations recognizing Bay Area leaders in the fundraising field.In-Person Networking and Education ProgramsThe organization held 18 in-person education and networking events attended by a total of 383 individuals. This included two networking events in San Francisco (July and December) and multiple in-person, casual networking events referred to as Constellations. These events are open to both members and non-members and are located throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.Online Education ProgramsAFP Golden Gate presented 17 online learning programs that were attended by 368 individuals. The programs focused on a wide variety of fundraising topics.IDEA ProgramGranted complimentary memberships and provided training to 12 fundraising professionals from under-represented communities through our IDEA (Inclusion Diversity Equity Access) program. Participants, known as fellows, received free access to all AFPGG program offerings, virtual access to experts outside our Chapter, participation in the AFPGG Mentoring Program with an IDEA-focused mentor, 6 AFP Global Webinars, Fundraising Academy (a two-day AFP Fundamentals of Fundraising training), two (2) in-person happy hours, a ticket to National Philanthropy Day (in-person, November 14), and access to a full complement of online educational resources through AFP Global.Mentor ProgramAFPGG paired individuals (fellows) with mentors through the association's Mentor Program. The program allows newer fundraisers to learn from more experienced fundraisers about details such as donor relations, planned giving, ethics, and more. Fellows set goals and mentors help the fellows to attain those goals over the course of their time in the program.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 98.7%; rating input score 99
• Program expense ratio: 87.7%; rating input score 88

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -12.6%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -5.3% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings