Advancing Philanthropy

Advancing Philanthropy October 2018

Advancing Philanthropy October 2018 cover

The powers that be reside in all of us—to overcome challenges, conquer fears, and improve lives. This issue features essays by a community of AFP members who speak to dangers as well as opportunities in our world.

Articles in this issue

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

Two Superpowers to Transform the Face of Fundraising

By Amy Eisenstein

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

Turn Up the Amp!

By Jeremy Wells

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

Make Sure Donors Know They Are Changing the World

By Steve Shattuck

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

Getting the Talent Challenge Right

By Kishshana Palmer

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

Is the New Tax Code Good or Bad for Charities?

By Michael J. Rosen

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

The Golden Age of Major-Gift Fundraising?

By Gail Perry

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s an AFP Superhero!

By Amy Towery

Advancing Philanthropy

More Than Normal, But Believable

By Pamela Witter

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

Left to Their Own Devices: Rural and Small Town America and our Nation’s Philanthropy

By Susan Raymond, Ph.D.

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

Local Heroes

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

All the People, All the Places: A Landscape of Opportunity for Rural and Small Town Civic Engagement

By Ben Goldfarb

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped — A Book Review

By Peter Kurie (Reviewed by Stephanie Cory)

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

Asking Matters. So Does Your Asking Style

By Sophie Penney

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

The Self-Limiting Ask

By R. Daniel Shephard

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

Orienteering a Fundraising Ask to Its Close

By Lori Sweeney

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

Perspectives—Collaborating with Advisors to Grow Blended Gifts

By Robert E. Wahlers

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

AFP’s International Fundraising Conference Is No More. (Not!)

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

Fundraising Expense Myth: What Is the “Correct” Fundraising Expense Ratio for Your Organization?

By Rolando Damian Rodriguez

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

Why You Should Invest in the AFP Foundations for Philanthropy—and the Fundraising Profession!

By Lori Gusdorf, CAE, Executive Vice President, AFP Foundations for Philanthropy

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

Two Gentlemen of Philanthropy

By Eugene Scanlan

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

Quiz: What’s Your “Datagy” Score?

By Ben Miller

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

Growth in Giving Initiative Disrupts Sector With Groundbreaking Reports

By Erik J. Daubert

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

Trust the Process

By Brian Hake and Kevin Warneke

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

Behind Every Great Superhero Is a Great Mentor

By Jeanene Harris

01 Oct 2018 Advancing Philanthropy

From the Chair / Heroes Are Everywhere

By Ann Hale, CFRE

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