Association Française des Fundraisers

What Association Française des Fundraisers does

The Association Française des Fundraisers (AFF) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901), founded in 1991 and headquartered in Paris, that serves as the national professional body for fundraising and philanthropy practitioners. It represents a network of 1,300+ fundraising professionals organized across 9 metropolitan French regions, with regional delegates coordinating local activity. The membership base spans individual fundraisers and the non-profit organizations that employ them across sectors including solidarity, health, culture, higher education, and the environment.

AFF operates a multi-product professional services platform. Its core offerings include RNCP-certified training (it is the sole authorized body for the "Directeur de la collecte de fonds et du mécénat" professional title), Qualiopi-certified training programs, 150+ events per year, a 500+ resource library, the Fundraizine magazine, the Fundraising Emploi job board, the SoFundraisers mentorship program, and GivingTuesday France. It also operates the Symmachia endowment fund as a subsidiary. Underlying technology is conventional association infrastructure — a website, job board, and content/resource portal — with no proprietary AI, data platform, or software product disclosed.

Revenue is generated through four streams: individual and organizational membership subscriptions, professional training (both inter-company and intra-company), paid event registration, and job posting packages on the recruitment platform. The organization runs at ~55 employees and has no parent company, investors, or external funding; it is governed by an elected president (Ann Avril) and operates on a self-sustaining non-profit economics.

Name

Association Française des Fundraisers

Legal name

Association Française des Fundraisers

Website

https://fundraisers.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Association Française des Fundraisers (AFF) is the national professional association for France's 1,300+ fundraising professionals, delivering RNCP-certified training, events, a job board, mentorship, and GivingTuesday France from its Paris headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Federated Giving Organizations (e.g., United Way-type) (BPAGAKAG)

Keywords

• Professional fundraising association
• Nonprofit training services
• Fundraising certification
• Philanthropy networking
• Charitable fundraising resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual individual memberships valid from January to December. Mid-year memberships (from July 1) offered at 50% discount. Adhesions are annual, nominative, and individual, addressed to physical persons.
2. Professional Training Programs: Inter and intra-company training sessions on fundraising topics. Short formations (1-2 days) and certifiying parcours. Financing available through OPCO, CPF, Pôle Emploi, and other public funding bodies.
3. Event Registration Fees: Revenue from conferences, seminars, webinars, matinales, cAFFés, AFFterworks, and Fundraising Tours across France. Large annual Séminaire francophone de la collecte de fonds in June.
4. Job Posting Packages: Paid job posting packages for employers. Pricing varies by organization type (Association vs Enterprise) and package size. Includes job posting only or job posting + newsletter visibility options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Association Française des Fundraisers is a French non-profit professional association (loi 1901) that represents fundraising professionals across France. It provides training and certification programs, networking events, regional chapter activities, a job board, the Fundraizine magazine, and the Symmachia endowment fund to support its 1,300+ members in advancing their fundraising careers and the broader French philanthropic sector.

Product overview

L'Association Française des Fundraisers (AFF) est le réseau professionnel de référence pour les professionnels de la collecte de fonds et du mécénat en France. Elle propose un écosystème complet articulé autour de formations certifiantes (incluant le titre RNCP et le Certificat Français du Fundraising), de plus de 150 événements annuels (Séminaire, Conférences, Webinaires, matinales), d'un centre de ressources de plus de 500 documents, du magazine Fundraizine, d'une plateforme d'emploi dédiée, et de programmes d'accompagnement comme le mentorat SoFundraisers et les Labs prospectifs. L'AFF porte également des initiatives nationales comme le Giving Tuesday France et gère le fonds de dotation Symmachia. L'adhésion donne accès à un réseau de plus de 1300 professionnels, des tarifs préférentiels, et un annuaire réservé aux membres.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fundraizine: The professional magazine for fundraisers, published quarterly and distributed in print and digital formats.
• SoFundraisers
• Symmachia
• Giving Tuesday France

Products and services

• Membership
• Fundraising Training and Certification Programs
• Networking Events
• Job Board
• Fundraizine Magazine
• Symmachia Endowment Fund

Quantifiable outcome

• 1st certifying training organization for fundraising professions in France
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lafayette AssociéscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the 2024 update of the Référentiel des Métiers du Fundraising (Fundraising Job Reference Guide), which catalogs fundraising professions and competencies for non-profit organizations and professionals.
• YourVoicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to conduct the first remuneration study on fundraising professions, providing visibility on salary practices in the sector. Results integrated into the updated job reference guide.
• iRaiserminorGTM or Marketing PartnerContent partner producing sponsored articles (publiredactionnel) on the AFF website about fundraising campaigns and sector trends.
• GivingTuesday Global NetworkcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe AFF serves as the national administrator of GivingTuesday in France, coordinating the movement's activities and promoting generosity across the country.
• Symmachia (AFF Endowment Fund)coreOthersThe Symmachia endowment fund operated by the AFF supports the long-term development and sustainability of the organization's mission and activities.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• iRaiser: iRaiser is a French/European SaaS provider of digital fundraising tools and a content partner of AFF (publishing sponsored articles on the AFF website). Comparable as an ecosystem participant serving the same French non-profit fundraising market from a technology angle.
• Lafayette Associés: Lafayette Associés is a French fundraising consultancy that co-developed the 2024 Référentiel des Métiers du Fundraising with AFF. Comparable as an adjacent professional services firm operating in the same French fundraising ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Verband Deutscher Fundraiser e.V. The German Fundraisers Association provides training, certifications, networking, and conferences to the German-speaking fundraising community. Directly comparable to AFF in continental European market positioning.
• Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP): AFP is the largest professional association for fundraisers in the US and Canada, offering certifications (CFRE), training, conferences, and a member network. It is the most direct international analogue to AFF's mission of professionalizing fundraising.
• Chartered Institute of Fundraising (CIOF): CIOF is the UK national membership body for fundraisers, offering professional standards, qualifications, training, and events. Closely comparable to AFF in scope and structure, though operating in a different national market.

Broad incumbents

• European Fundraising Association (EFA): EFA is the pan-European umbrella body that aggregates national fundraising associations across Europe. It overlaps with AFF on cross-border advocacy and professional standards but operates at a broader, less granular level.
• GivingTuesday Global: GivingTuesday Global is the parent organization of the worldwide generosity movement, of which AFF serves as the national coordinator for France. Directly comparable as the global counterpart that AFF partners with on the French GivingTuesday chapter.

Regional players

• Swiss Fundraising Association (Schweizerischer Fundraising-Verband): The Swiss Fundraising Association represents fundraising professionals in Switzerland with training and certification programs. Comparable in scope and structure to AFF, but focused on the Swiss market.
• Fundraising Institute of Australia (FIA): FIA is the national peak body for fundraising professionals in Australia, offering training, certification, and advocacy. Highly comparable in mission but serves a different geography than AFF.
• Fundraising Institute of New Zealand: FINZ is the New Zealand membership body for fundraisers, providing training, resources, and advocacy. Comparable in mission to AFF but focused exclusively on the New Zealand market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/AFFundraisers
• Facebookfacebook.com/Association-Fran%C3%A7aise-des-Fundraisers-194043047288056/?ref=ts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-francaise-des-fundraisers
• Instagraminstagram.com/affundraisers

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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