Insights on fundraising strategy, donor engagement, nonprofit technology, and campaign finance.
22 articles published
— April 10, 2026 — 3 min read
DAF grant dollars keep growing. Nonprofits get found in sponsor systems when profiles are clean, advisors hear from you on purpose, and recommendations turn into revenue you can report without a scramble.
Category: Strategy
Read more— April 3, 2026 — 2 min read
Monthly and weekly sustainer programs steady cash flow when payment handling, disclosure, and upgrade paths are tight. A practical checklist for 501(c) charities and political committees.
Category: Strategy
Read more— March 20, 2026 — 4 min read
Only about one in five first-time donors gives again, per the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. Why the acquisition-first budget loses money every year, and three retention changes with the arithmetic shown.
Category: Strategy
Read more— March 18, 2026 — 3 min read
Political campaigns learned to run on $27 gifts. Most nonprofits still run on a dozen major donors and are one retirement away from a shortfall. Three tactics to borrow.
Category: Strategy
Read more— March 16, 2026 — 4 min read
Your pre-general report is due October 22, 2026, and books close October 14. The full 2026 filing calendar for quarterly filers, the $3,500 per-election limit, and the three errors treasurers make most: aggregate limits, missing employer and occupation, and commingled accounts.
Category: Compliance
Read more— March 14, 2026 — 3 min read
Before you book next year's ballroom, do the cost-per-dollar math on the gala with staff time counted. Four fundraising programs that cost less per dollar and don't depend on one night.
Category: Strategy
Read more— March 12, 2026 — 4 min read
Every vendor has added the letters AI to the product. Three uses earn their cost, five are relabeled automation, and there are three questions to ask before you sign.
Category: Technology
Read more— March 10, 2026 — 5 min read
A hypothetical model, not a client story. It takes an invented $380K food bank through three changes and shows the arithmetic behind each one. None of them involve a gala.
Category: Case Studies
Read more— March 8, 2026 — 3 min read
Baby Boomers hold about half of US household wealth (Federal Reserve Distributional Financial Accounts, 2023) and the top of most donor files. Cerulli Associates expects $12 trillion of the coming transfer to reach charity. Here is what to do before your best donors' estates settle.
Category: Industry News
Read more— March 6, 2026 — 3 min read
Total dollars raised is a vanity metric. Donor count is a vanity metric. Here are the five numbers that predict whether your fundraising program will exist in five years.
Category: Technology
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