Student Free Press Association

Student Free Press Association

American Philanthropic began working with Student Free Press Association (SFPA) in June 2016 to construct and implement a strategic development plan. SFPA had, up to that point, achieved a great deal of success in nurturing principled journalistic talent to promote...
Celebrate Life Foundation

Celebrate Life Foundation

When the Celebrate Life Foundation, a family foundation based in Chicago, contacted American Philanthropic in 2013, they were looking to refine a strategy for their family’s charitable giving that would help them increase their charitable giving to worthy causes over...
Hudson Institute

Hudson Institute

The Hudson Institute in Washington D.C. has a long-established track record as a leading public policy think tank. However, the organization historically did not have a comprehensive and systematic development program. Instead, the organization relied on a...
Special Leisure Services Foundation

Special Leisure Services Foundation

Special Leisure Services Foundation (SLSF) raises money to provide disabled children and adults with opportunities for sports and recreational activities. In 2016, SLSF realized the need to strengthen its development program, as it had long relied too heavily on...
Young America’s Foundation

Young America’s Foundation

Young America’s Foundation (YAF) has a sophisticated and high-performing development program. Despite this, or rather because of it, YAF continually invests in training for its development staff and leadership. YAF particularly values collaborative, discussion-based...
Goldwater Institute

Goldwater Institute

Success in attracting planned gifts is often a case of informing donors, in an appealing and credible way, that your organization is not only eligible to be included in their estate plans, but that you want to be included—that you are in it for the long haul and...