Jeremy Beer and Jeffrey Cain

Jeremy Beer is Principal Partner at American Philanthropic, LLC, a consulting firm whose mission is to strengthen civil society by improving the effectiveness of charitable foundations and nonprofit organizations. He has published more than forty essays and articles on philanthropy, culture, and politics in various academic and popular journals.

Jeffrey Cain is CEO of CrossFit. Prior to his work at CrossFit, he co-founded American Philanthropic and worked as a leading executive in the nonprofit, educational, philanthropic, and development community. He is the author of Protecting Donor Intent: How to Define and Safeguard Your Philanthropic Principles (Philanthropy Roundtable, 2012), and has written for or been cited by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Philanthropy magazine, the Washington Legal Foundation, and Front Porch Republic. 

dirt, nonprofits, identity
Why do people give money to nonprofits?

As you look ahead to the new year—sure to be another exciting one, it seems—you might take a few minutes to consider where you can hone your messaging to better engage your donors.

Jeremy Beer and Jeffrey Cain / 6 min read
Creeping credentialism and the bureaucratization of charity

Expertly deflating the pretensions of those who would make fundraising a bureaucratic and esoteric profession, this book takes on the creeping trend of professionalization in philanthropy.

Jeremy Beer and Jeffrey Cain / 17 min read