Fund Raisers Look Back 50 Years - Conference Notebook - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Fund Raisers Look Back 50 Years - Conference Notebook - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "At the Association of Fundraising Professionals' 47th annual conference, which opened here today, organizers noted that 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the organization's founding in 1960. It was not until 1963 that the organization held its first annual conference in Suffern, N.Y., drawing just 80 people. This year, 3,000 people are gathering for the meeting."