Over the past several weeks, I’ve had a few experiences with folks who were treating donor activities like something to check off a list – a task to complete, rather than a relationship to build. I considered screaming into the void (see all of 2025) but thought this blog post would be far more productive and, hopefully, educational.   Let’s be honest: no donor has ever said, “I can’t wait to be treated like a line item today.” And yet, in some corners of the fundraising worl

In a policy landscape that often feels like an uphill battle, the nonprofit sector recently witnessed both hard-earned victories and...

In an ever-shifting economic and political landscape, nonprofits across the country are facing a familiar but daunting challenge: the...

In my last post, I talked about trends that I think we’ll see in 2025. In the next series of posts, I will break down each trend and give...