Jacob Bucko

Jacob Bucko is the Givers, Doers, & Thinkers podcast production assistant and marketing coordinator for AmPhil, working from the West Chester office. He works primarily with the marketing and business development group. Jacob grew up in Philadelphia and earned a degree in Communication Studies from Temple University with a focus in marketing and branding. During his time at Temple he was on the varsity men's crew team and competed at the national level for four years.


The Buffalo Origins of Your Direct Mail Campaigns

The entrepreneurial spirit of one Lackawanna priest arguably created America’s direct mail fundraising model.

Major gifts fundraising
Focus on Major Gifts, and the Rest Will Follow

Major gifts are the single most important element of a successful fundraising program.


How to Systemize Your Fundraising

When it comes to fundraising efficacy and efficiency, there’s no substitute for a good system.

The Fundraising Lies We Used to Believe

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a host of fallacies about how to fundraise effectively. Here are three of them, and suggestions on what nonprofits should be doing instead.


Group of people representing advisory council that engages retirees and gen zers, identifies future board of directors members, and rewards promising nonprofit staff members.
Your nonprofit probably needs an advisory council

As the number of charitably inclined Gen Zers and philanthropically involved retirees skyrockets, it’s worth considering the benefits an advisory council could bring to your organization.

Man adding money to early retirement plan in order to support philanthropy as he ages
How early retirees can plan for philanthropy

A financial plan for early retirement should include a concrete strategy for ongoing philanthropic involvement.


Announcing the 2024 Center for Civil Society Fundraising Survey

Take this brief survey for fundraising professionals to share how you feel about your profession and big-picture fundraising conditions.

Cheers to fundraisers in the giving season
An ode to fundraisers

December is a hectic month for fundraisers, but it’s worth pausing to remember just how important that fundraising work is.


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The future of Christian higher education

As the higher-ed landscape changes, it’s time for deeper conversations about what the future holds for Christian colleges and universities.

Bitcoin coin flip representing Sam Bankman-Fried's gamble on crypto and effective altruism
Sam Bankman-Fried’s coin flip

SBF’s trial gives us a closer look at his philosophy of betting on fraud and raises the question, what does his downfall mean for the Effective Altruism movement?