by JK Stewart | Mar 3, 2026 | Strategy
The Finance Lens Is Powerful and Incomplete CFOs bring discipline to nonprofits. They think in cash flow cycles, margin pressure, liquidity buffers, audit trails, and sustainability. When online giving enters the conversation, they immediately look for cost...
by JK Stewart | Feb 27, 2026 | Strategy
The Risk No One Sees on the Dashboard Board meetings are full of numbers. Campaign totals. Year over year growth. Cost per dollar raised. Platform fees. Conversion rates. Spreadsheets glow. Pie charts spin. Someone nods confidently at a 4.3% increase in online...
by JK Stewart | Feb 23, 2026 | Strategy
The Tension Nobody Names Out Loud Fundraising teams talk about efficiency the way mechanics talk about torque. Quietly. Constantly. As if it is a neutral force. It is not. Efficiency always touches people. And when it touches donors, it either preserves dignity or...
by JK Stewart | Feb 20, 2026 | Strategy
The Shortcut Nobody Notices Until Donors Do Operational shortcuts rarely start as a problem. They start as survival. A team is short-staffed. A system is clunky. A deadline is looming. A workaround saves ten minutes. Inside the organization, that shortcut feels...
by JK Stewart | Feb 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Intuition That Sounds Right And Feels Wrong On paper, “more touchpoints” sounds thoughtful. More emails means more care. More reminders means more attention. More follow-ups means more gratitude. That logic feels responsible, even donor-centric. And yet, donors...
