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AmPhil provides strategic consulting and professional services for nonprofits, donors, and charitable foundations.

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Your donor database needs regularly updates in order to perform well.
Check out these 4 easy steps to clean up your database!

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For AmPhil Skip Day 2026, we took a page out of Alexis de Tocqueville's book (literally!) and reflected on journeys across America that highlight the importance of our voluntary associations.

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Looking for #donor upgrades? Don’t fall for the trap of thinking capacity is all that matters. Learning which donors are most inclined to upgrade is just as crucial as knowing which are able to according to the depth of their pockets.

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Good donor research finds people aligned with your mission.

3 places to start:

Your database – Consistent donors often have greater capacity.
Your current donors' networks – They know others who share their values.
Donors to similar missions – Look for mission neighbors.

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Thinking about a capital campaign?
You can't spend the same time and money as your current development efforts and expect a 10x return. Success requires investment, intensity, and institutional grit.
Does your team have it?

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Are you a brand new major gifts officer? Your first 90 days are absolutely crucial.

Ben Domingue walks through the most important things you need to do in those first few months, and shares a story about a new hire who spotted a gap and filled it.

Check it out below!

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Are these 5 major gifts myths holding back your fundraising success?

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On June 5, we will be celebrating our 4th annual Skip Day!
Our firm sets this holiday aside for AmPhillers and their families to spend the day in their communities, strengthening their own corners of civil society.
We can't wait to see all the Skip Day activities this year!

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If you have the wrong people doing the wrong things, your database will stink.

The solution is to build a system where:
• Data is clean & trusted
• Roles are clearly defined
• Fundraisers work independently

How many people on your team understand your database?

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Good donor research can mean the difference between going into a meeting feeling at ease or on edge. Great research helps you build strong relationships with your donors and prospects.

Tools worth checking out: WealthEngine, iWave, DonorSearch, LexisNexis, Foundation Directory

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Too many major donor prospects?

This is the reality of a great direct mail program, as Alexander Hyatt shares below.

Build a good communication system and your donor pipeline will thrive!

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Grant writing is actually just storytelling with a purpose.
It’s showing funders why your mission matters and how you’ll make it happen.
Clarity + heart = strong proposals.

#grantwriting #nonprofitleadership #fundraisingtips

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Your mid-level donors are important for your fundraising success. Are you paying attention to them in the right ways?
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When major donors start telling your client that they made the right choice in hiring your consultants, you know they're on to something 💅

68% of annual goal in 4 months, 28 donor meetings, and a complete mindset transformation.

Swipe through to see what we mean!

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Did you know that after a #donor puts you in their will, their annual cash giving increases by 75% on average? #Plannedgiving programs are worth it in both the short and long term. Make sure your strategy is for acquiring them is in place.

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Hot fundraising tip:
Ask for a 2nd donation within 90 days of the first gift.
Why? Donors are most engaged right after giving.
A simple thank-you call & impact update can create a big retention boost.

Want more strategies?
Free 30-min consultation: https://t.co/81cW3XmOiv

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If you want to write great #directmail copy, then make sure you hit these three things!
1) Use direct and simple wording
2) Repeat yourself
3) Integrate interesting stories
Use these tips and level up your direct mail program today!

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“Big Philanthropy™ has taken [Peter] Thiel’s recent remarks as not just decrying the Pledge, but instead as being “anti-philanthropy” in general. Craig Newmark, eponymous founder of Craigslist, has joined with BP™ in defending the Pledge,” @amphil’s David Fletcher writes in @center4civilsoc’s Philanthropy Daily.

As he describes it, Fletcher “pulled together a list of known signatories to the Pledge along with their net worth, their political affiliation, the year they signed, and their appearances in the Epstein files. Of the 250+ signatories, 125 are liberal, 56 conservative, and 50 are unknown or neutral. That translates to roughly 2.5 liberals for every conservative ….”

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Want to level up your fundraising? Embrace gratitude in the mundane.

Simple, consistent acts of appreciation can make a big difference because the "small" things aren't really that small to your donors.

A really practical perspective here from Jason.