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Opening Keynote Speaker: Jamais Cascio

Thriving in a Chaotic Future

Futurist Jamais Cascio will help AFP frame the future, so we can be more future-ready and more able to make our preferred futures possible. Jamais will introduce the BANI Future: Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, Incomprehensible—and he will show us how to flip it positive by being Bendable, Attentive, Neuorflexible, and Interconnected. The future will be increasingly chaotic, but we can thrive if we frame the future accurately and spark better possibilities.

 

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Closing Keynote: The Connections that Sustain Our Work

Four succinct yet powerful messages from thought-leaders on:

  • Relational Leadership (Tiffany Quivers, EdM)
  • Generosity (Cherian Koshy, CFRE, CAP)
  • Personal Relationships and Advocacy (Ben Mohler, M.A., CFRE, ACFRE)
  • Gratitude (Lynne M. Wester)
Learn More About Our Closing Keynote

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Evelyn Chen

Partner
Russell Philanthropies
Evelyn Chen

Evelyn is a Partner at Russell Philanthropies, following a 20-year career in nonprofit development and leadership. She has led capital and programmatic campaigns for The Nature Conservancy and Per Scholas, and built advancement teams that consistently achieved double-digit revenue increases. Most recently, she served as Senior Vice President at Per Scholas, where she helped triple the size of the development team and drove revenue growth from $25M in 2020 to $61M in 2024. At Russell Philanthropies, Evelyn applies her expertise to advise nonprofits and philanthropists as they build courageous, durable programs that benefit communities and causes for the long haul.

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April 28 11:15am–12:15pm

Brave Leadership, Bigger Gifts: Coaching Executives for Major Asks

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