Insights on fundraising strategy, donor engagement, nonprofit technology, and campaign finance.
22 articles published
— April 10, 2026 — 6 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 — 6 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 — 5 min read
The average nonprofit loses 77% of first-time donors. That is not a strategy problem. That is a business model on fire. Here is why acquisition obsession is bankrupting the sector - and what to do instead.
Category: Strategy
Read more— March 18, 2026 — 5 min read
Political campaigns have mastered the art of turning $27 donations into movements. Nonprofits are still chasing major gifts. One of these strategies scales. The other does not.
Category: Strategy
Read more— March 16, 2026 — 6 min read
FEC fines have increased 340% since 2020. If your campaign finance reporting is still managed in spreadsheets, you are playing Russian roulette with your organization's future.
Category: Compliance
Read more— March 14, 2026 — 5 min read
The average fundraising gala costs 40 cents to raise a dollar. Digital campaigns cost 5 cents. One of these numbers wins. Why the $300-a-plate dinner model is dying - and what replaces it.
Category: Strategy
Read more— March 12, 2026 — 6 min read
Every vendor is slapping AI on their product. Most of it is nonsense. Here are the three AI applications in fundraising that deliver measurable ROI - and the five that are pure marketing.
Category: Technology
Read more— March 10, 2026 — 6 min read
Riverside Community Food Bank went from $380K to $812K in annual donations by doing three things differently. None of them involved a gala.
Category: Case Studies
Read more— March 8, 2026 — 5 min read
Baby Boomers hold 52% of US wealth. They are philanthropic. And they are aging out. If your organization is not prepared for the greatest generational wealth transfer in history, you are about to find out the hard way.
Category: Industry News
Read more— March 6, 2026 — 6 min read
Total dollars raised is a vanity metric. Donor count is a vanity metric. Here are the five numbers that actually predict whether your fundraising program will exist in five years.
Category: Technology
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