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Personalized philanthropy is a radical new approach to what we traditionally called planned giving. After decades of its all-about-our-organization fundraising, charities thought it wise to consider what donors might need from the gift transaction. For a long time, this meant little more than applying planned giving techniques, many of which provide payments or an income to the donor in exchange for giving up an asset. More recently, and a bit more expansively, the question has grown to include what donors need, not only from a financial perspective but from a mission perspective - the donors mission, not just the charitys.But while thats the better idea, its been pretty much only an idea until now. The words donor-focused philanthropy sound nice, but there hasnt been much to concretely define them or put them to some strategic use.Steven Meyers has finally broken through the linguistic and strategic logjam to make sense of connecting donors and charities in a way that changes the way money is raised. Its not just a new twist to take into account a roller-coaster economy, and its not just a new gimmick to address what has come to be known as the great generational wealth transfer. Using a metaphor of an imprisoning Matrix-the typical development office with its goals and deadlines-Steve artfully and persuasively works through and explains three concepts: virtual endowments, philanthropic equity gifts, and step-up gifts. Each captures whats wrong with the current fundraising model and provides a basis for improving it.This is not to say that fundraisers today are doing a poor job. Quite the contrary: those who work at charities are doing yeomans work to make their organizations better as they pursue their missions. But it is also true that development offices can be bureaucratic and, because of inherent limitations, much more could be done. In fact, as donor-focused philanthropy has been a personal cause of mine for many years, I have seen how many organizations limit their ability to raise funds simply because they are not fully engaged with the donors needs or desires. But to be engaged, fundraisers need to ask a whole different set of questions. Steve guides us through those questions and helps us make meaning of the responses we are likely to get from donors. Doing that, of course, will enhance donors appreciation for the work charities do and, yes, increase their support.Steve calls this personalized philanthropy. As he says, I want to know why all philanthropy is not already personalized philanthropy. You should ask yourself this question as well.This second edition, like the first, is no ordinary book. Its not just that it, like the first edition, is a full-color edition, enabling us to showcase the illustrations created by the author himself. What makes it extraordinary is what it represents: a movement in the field of philanthropy.This second edition adds a dive into the career aspects of the enlightened generalist. Hes just made a groundbreaking and influential book even better.
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