Jeremy Beer

CO-FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

As the Executive Chairman at AmPhil, Jeremy is responsible for ensuring that the firm successfully partners with each of its nonprofit clients to reach their growth goals. With Jeff Cain, Jeremy co-founded AmPhil in 2009.

Before co-founding AmPhil, Jeremy served as vice president of publications and information systems at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, where he oversaw the organization’s award-winning press. Since co-founding AmPhil, Jeremy has developed significant expertise in organizational leadership and management, strategic planning, and major gifts. He also hosts AmPhil’s Givers, Doers, and Thinkers podcast and frequently speaks on philanthropy and fundraising at universities and professional gatherings.

Jeremy received his B.A. from Indiana University and his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a published author and has written or edited several books, including The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity; The Forgotten Foundations of Fundraising: Practical Advice and Contrarian Wisdom for Nonprofit Leaders; and—just for fun—Oscar Charleston: The Life and Legend of Baseball’s Greatest Forgotten Players. Jeremy lives in Phoenix with his wife, Kara. He is currently at work on The Quest for Belonging – How the Most Effective Nonprofit Leaders Understand the Psychology of Giving and a biography of the eighteenth-century Spanish explorer and missionary Francisco Garces. 

Featured Work

ARTICLE / PHILANTHROPY DAILY

Fundraising in uncertain times

ARTICLE / PHILANTHROPY JOURNAL NEWS

A Relevant Benchmark for Similar Nonprofits

ARTICLE / WASHINGTON POST

Traditional charity fosters love. Effective altruism doesn’t.

BOOK / AMAZON

The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity

ARTICLE / PHILANTHROPY DAILY

What is the philanthropic revolution?

ARTICLE / PHILANTHROPY DAILY

Nudging them homeward