by JK Stewart | Dec 31, 2025 | Strategy
The Donor Journey Reset: A Fresh Start Without Begging A donor goes quiet and your team does the nonprofit equivalent of staring at your phone, wondering if you should double-text. You wait a little. You send a “We miss you” email. You run a year-end campaign. You...
by JK Stewart | Dec 30, 2025 | Strategy
The Overhead Conversation Donors Are Already Having Donors talk about overhead whether nonprofits invite the conversation or not. They talk about it at dinner tables. They talk about it in group chats. They talk about it right before deciding whether to give again....
by JK Stewart | Dec 29, 2025 | Strategy
Why Personalization Breaks As You Grow Every nonprofit wants a donor experience that feels personal. It works beautifully at the beginning. You know names. You remember stories. You recognize repeat givers without checking a dashboard. Then growth shows up. More...
by JK Stewart | Dec 26, 2025 | Strategy
Why Monthly Donors Are Playing A Different Game Monthly donors are not annual donors divided by twelve. That assumption quietly undermines retention. When someone commits to recurring giving, they are not just choosing convenience. They are choosing proximity. They...
by JK Stewart | Dec 25, 2025 | Strategy
Every nonprofit has a story. Most of them are good. Some are even powerful. The problem is not quality. It is timing. When a donor’s understanding of your work is stuck in the past, generosity slows down. Not because they stopped caring, but because the story they are...