How Incremental Tech Upgrades Can Spark Sustainable Growth for Arts and Cultural Organizations
Digital transformation doesn’t always begin with a bold reinvention. Sometimes, it starts with recognizing what’s no longer working and making [...]
How to Turn Annual Reports into Donor Engagement Tools
For many nonprofits, annual reports are often treated as a retrospective exercise: an obligation to summarize the past year’s activities [...]
Human-First AI: Why Your Smartest Agent Still Needs You
AI has moved quickly from emerging trend to operational reality across industries, including fundraising. While much of the talk around [...]
The Million Dollar Misstep: How Information Silos Are Sabotaging Your Institutional Giving
For over 22 years, I have provided grant consulting services for hundreds of organizations across higher education, healthcare, and the [...]
When School Systems Can’t Support the Future You’re Building
Change is rarely about novelty. For school leaders, it’s about purpose. Across independent schools, there’s a familiar moment when leaders [...]
The Right Humans in the Loop: Why Fundraising AI Belongs Inside Your CRM
Fundraising teams are under more pressure than ever. Donor expectations are rising, portfolios are growing, and most fundraising teams are [...]
3 Ways a Board Member Can Help Raise More Money (Without Making the Ask Yourself)
Do you ever feel like being on a nonprofit board automatically means you’re supposed to be asking your friends for [...]
Fundraising Email Best Practices: 34 Tips for Reaching Donors
The digital landscape is noisier than ever, but email remains a heavy hitter for nonprofit growth. For charitable organizations, foundations, [...]
From Relationships to Reconciliation: Bridging Development and Finance in K–12 Schools
“That’s how we have always done it.” I’ve heard that phrase many times in my development career. Change can be [...]
How Data Intelligence Transforms Planned Giving Programs
Mary Q. Prospect is a long-time donor to XYZ University. After graduating from XYZ 35 years ago, she enjoyed a [...]
