AFP - Key Persons
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- Director of Philanthropic Initiatives and Capacity Building at the Center for Nonprofits
Angela Seaworth, Lecturer and Director of Philanthropic Initiatives and Capacity Building at the Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy at Texas A&M University, has more than 20 years of multifaceted experience in the nonprofit sector as a professional fundraiser, consultant, and professor. She developed fundraising as a functional expertise early in her career and, for the past decade, has focused on advancing the field through nonprofit education and research. She founded the Center for Philanthropy at Rice University and taught graduate courses at Notre Dame and University of California Irvine. Also she has served as a subject matter expert for CFRE International, on the ACFRE Credentialing Board, and in various local AFP Chapter roles. Angela earned her Ph.D. in Philanthropic Studies at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, her MBA from the University of Chicago, and BA from Denison University.
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- YOUR FOUNDATION STAFF Member
- Fundraising and Database
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- Chairman, FEP Steering Committee and Member, Biweekly Work Group
Benjamin Miller is a consummate entrepreneur drawing upon degrees in mathematics and systems engineering to advance applied data science in the non-profit sector. Ben Miller is the Chief Analytic Officer at DonorTrends a division of EveryAction, (https://www.everyaction.com/) and has helped raise billions of dollars from tens of millions of donors for thousands of organizations over his career. Ben also serves on the Research Council for the AFP and is the Vice Chair of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project.
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- Founder
- Developer and Programmer of the Core FEP Annual Fundraising Effectiveness Survey
Bill Levis, Founder (2005) and retired Manager, Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) (2005-2019); member, Biweekly Work Group
Bill is the developer and programmer of the core FEP Annual Fundraising Effectiveness Survey and reports and the FEP Fundraising Fitness Test. He is the organizer of the ten-member FEP Donor Software Workgroup that has provided FEP with data since 2006. Bill is an Affiliated Scholar (retired) in the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C. He has a long history of investigation into fundraising costs and productivity with numerous articles, papers and projects going back to the 1970s, when he organized and directed the NSFR Fundraising Cost Study (1975-1981).
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- Global Chair
- Présidente, Conseil D'Administration D'AFP Global / Nommée D'Office
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- Member of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project ( FEP ) Steering Committee and Biweekly Work Group
Cathy Williams is a consultant specializing in curriculum development, project management and business writing. She is a former AFP staff member and is currently a consultant to AFP for FEP, ACFRE, research programs and other professional advancement projects.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project Steering Committee
- Member of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project ( FEP ) Steering Committee and Biweekly Work Group
Elizabeth T. Boris, Ph.D. is an Institute Fellow, a position she has held since 2016 at the Urban Institute where she was founding director of the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy from 1996-2016. The Center, a co-founder of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, conducts research on the roles and impacts of nonprofit organizations and the policy issues that affect them and hosts the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS). Dr. Boris has authored many research publications and served on numerous nonprofit boards and committees.
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- Member of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project ( FEP ) Steering Committee and Biweekly Work Group
Erik is regarded as a leader in the areas of nonprofit management and fundraising. In addition to a broad-based career in nonprofits, he has also served as a consultant and founding partner in multiple nonprofit and for profit organizations. Erik has written several publications including books, articles and more on fundraising and nonprofit management topics ranging from annual to capital to endowment as well as major gifts, donor cultivation, volunteer management, grant getting and more. A current faculty member at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, Erik is regularly a top rated speaker at national and international conferences. Erik is Founding and Past Chair with the Growth in Giving Initiative and currently serves as an independent consultant and as Managing Director with Philanthropy4, an organization helping to grow, inspire, and promote philanthropy.
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- ACFRE, FAHP, Member, Fundraising Effectiveness Project ( FEP ) Steering Committee and Biweekly Work Group
James M. Greenfield, ACFRE, FAHP, FAFP, was a senior development officer at eight colleges and hospitals between 1962 and 2001. Now in semi-retirement, he is a member of the Growth in Giving Initiative Steering Committee and the Fundraising Effectiveness Project Working Group. Jim's lifetime service was honored by AFP with the Distinguished Fellow Award in April 2018 at the AFP ICON in New Orleans.
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- Member of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project ( FEP ) Steering Committee and Biweekly Work Group
Jay B. Love is is the chief relationship officer and co-founder of Bloomerang. He has served this sector for 40 years. He has been the CEO of four companies serving the nonprofit sector. He is currently a member of the AFP Ethics Committee and former member of the AFP International Board. He served as the Senior Vice President of Avectra. Prior to Avectra, he was CEO of Social Solutions and Senior Vice President of the Arts and Cultural Division of Blackbaud. Jay is co-chair of the AFP Donor Software Group.
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- Immediate past Chair, FEP Steering Committee and Member, Biweekly Work Group
The Biedermann Group, led by 25-year industry veteran Jon Biedermann, is a consulting, fundraising software, and holding company for growth-oriented businesses, serving the nonprofit space and related stakeholders.
Jon Biedermann has served the nonprofit industry for more than 25 years and was the founder of DonorPerfect Online, one of the leading fundraising software products used by thousands of nonprofit organizations across the world. Besides joining the Fundraising Effectiveness Project in 2006, he serves on the boards of The Giving Institute and Giving USA Foundation, as well as local community nonprofit groups including baseball and basketball youth sports organizations. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife Sue, their 4 children, 3 cats and one puppy.
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- Principal Consultant for Datalake Nonprofit Research
- Secretary, FEP Steering Committee and Member, Biweekly Work Group
Jon Durnford is principal consultant for Datalake Nonprofit Research, providing management, research, and information technology services to the nonprofit sector. Recent projects include public charity and private foundation research at the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) at Urban Institute, director of the National Analytic Database for the Growth in Giving/ Fundraising Effectiveness Initiatives (GiG/FEP), and contributing researcher for Giving USA Foundation's Giving USA report.
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- Member of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project Steering Committee
- CEO of the International Fundraising Consulting and Service
- Member of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project ( FEP ) Steering Committee and Biweekly Work Group
Joshua Birkholz is the CEO of the international fundraising consulting and service firm, BWF. Josh is widely regarded for his foundational work in data science, his 2008 book, Fundraising Analytics: Using Data to Guide Strategy among other books and publications, and for is strategic design, program development, and implementation of several multi-billion dollar campaigns across the nonprofit landscape. Josh is on the board of the Giving USA Foundation, having chaired the Advisory Council on Methodology for seven years. He is an instructor at the Rice University Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership. He has the Crystal Apple Award for Teaching Excellence from CASE. And he is a recipient of the prestigious Apra Visionary award for his contributions to prospect development.
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- Channel Sales Manager of Keela
Kimberley Hornaday is the Channel Sales Manager of Keela, a Canadian donor-management platform driven to empower knowledge and confidence in fundraisers. She is new to this side of the sector, with previous work in fundraising for musical theater in Vancouver, volunteer work for students with complex learning needs, and Indonesian disaster relief. Kimberley is Australian, Indonesian and Canadian currently living in Vancouver, BC with her 3 dogs.
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- Executive Vice President
- YOUR FOUNDATION STAFF Member
- Executive Vice President of the AFP Foundations for Philanthropy
- Member of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project ( FEP ) Steering Committee and Biweekly Work Group
Lori Gusdorf is the Executive Vice President of the AFP Foundations for Philanthropy located in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The philanthropic arm of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Foundations provide funding for scholarships, educational programs, research, diversity and inclusion and leadership development. Prior to taking on this position in December 2016, Lori was the AFP Vice President of Membership and Chapter Services for 26 years.
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- Member of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project ( FEP ) Steering Committee and Biweekly Work Group
Lori Hunter Overmyer, who chairs the AFP Research Council, has more than 25 years of professional fundraising experience with a focus on the arts, and social and human service organizations. A consultant with Goettler Associates, Inc. since 2005, she has lent her knowledge of marketing research, proposal writing, personal donor cultivation, recognition strategies and volunteer leadership to some of the Columbus, Ohio's most successful capital campaigns. An accomplished and successful speaker, she is frequently called upon to offer her take on topics as varied as major gifts, grants writing, donor metrics, and public-private partnerships.
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- President and CEO / Ex - Officio
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- Member of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project ( FEP ) Steering Committee and Biweekly Work Group
Nathan Dietz, Ph.D. has served as Senior Researcher at the Do Good Institute at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy since March 2017, after earlier work in government, the nonprofit sector, and academia. His work with DGI focuses on social capital, volunteering, charitable giving, civic engagement and social entrepreneurship.
Dr. Dietz has recently published in peer-reviewed journals such as Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, the American Journal of Community Psychology, and Nonprofit Policy Forum, as well as two recent Spotlight reports published by the Giving Institute, sponsors of the annual Giving USA report on American philanthropy. He has also worked at the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute, at the Partnership for Public Service, at the Department of Research and Policy Development at the Corporation for National and Community Service, and taught in the Department of Government at American University.
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- Founder and President of Visionary Philanthropic Consulting LLC
- Treasurer, FEP Steering Committee and Member, Biweekly Work Group
Scott is the founder and president of Visionary Philanthropic Consulting LLC. No stranger to philanthropic analytics, he is acknowledged for creating the first actionable campaign forecast from wealth screening data in 2001. Scott co-founded two AFP Chapters, served as track dean for the International Conference, served on the board of AFP and is a member of the "Emeritus Society." His previous roles include serving as CEO of Jerold Panas, Linzy & Partners, Vice President Analytics at Grenzebach Glier + Associates, and Senior Consultant at Marts & Lundy. Prior to consulting he rose through the ranks of development from annual giving to major gifts, director of development, to AVP of operations, Chief Development Officer, and Interim CEO.
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- Member of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project ( FEP ) Steering Committee and Biweekly Work Group
Steven Shattuck is Chief Engagement Officer at Bloomerang. Steven volunteers his time on the Project Work Group of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project and the Study Fundraising Steering Group at the Hartsook Centre for Sustainable Philanthropy at Plymouth University. He is also an AFP Center for Fundraising Innovation (CFI) committee member, and sits on the faculty of the Institute for Charitable Giving.
Steven has contributed content to the National Council of Nonprofits, AFP, NTEN and Nonprofit Hub, and is a frequent conference speaker, having spoken at AFP International, NAYDO, Cause Camp, ADRP, the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference, and Planet Philanthropy to name a few. He is a co-author of Fundraising Principles and Practice: Second Edition.
He is the author of Robots Make Bad Fundraisers - How Nonprofits Can Maintain the Heart in the Digital Age, published by Bold and Bright Media (2020).
Job Titles:
- Vice Chair, FEP Steering Committee and Member, Biweekly Work Group
Tim Sarrantonio oversees Neon One's ecosystem of software, consultant, and institutional partners that can address any nonprofit need. Neon One provides best in class products with NeonCRM, Rallybound, CiviCore, Arts People, and an ecosystem that ensures that over 27 product integrations and over 90 consultants are working to solve problems specific to nonprofits.
Job Titles:
- Foundation for Philanthropy - Canada Board Chair / Ex - Officio