Our Mission

ADRP is the diverse community of donor relations professionals sharing education, knowledge, and experience, and empowering members to advance their careers and drive excellence in the field.

From ADRP's earliest days, four principles guided our founders:

• Networking: the opportunity to find peers to exchange information, contacts, and experience
• The Conference: an annual opportunity for donor relations and stewardship professionals from around the world to share great ideas and expertise; challenge norms; lead the way in our profession; and speak to varying experience levels, shop sizes, and institution types
• Prestige: recognition for donor relations as a profession
• Inclusiveness: professionals from all over the country and the world serving education, healthcare, the public sector, and all other nonprofit institutions

Become a Member

Today, our vision and mission are largely unchanged. ADRP is universally recognized as the authority on donor engagement for the philanthropy profession, and seven ends guide our organization and our activities:

• Members are positioned for career advancement and to be recognized as leaders and influencers in the profession.

• Members have access to high-quality, relevant, and diverse educational resources and offerings that support professional growth.

• Members have opportunities to connect, collaborate, and exchange ideas with a diverse, global network of peers and industry professionals.

• Members learn, apply, and advance effective, ethical, and innovative donor relations practices.

• Members experience ADRP as an inclusive, welcoming, and empowering professional community.

• Members have meaningful opportunities to engage through volunteerism and leadership roles with ADRP.

• Members are knowledgeable and able to champion the value and impact of donor relations in the philanthropic landscape.