by JK Stewart | Jun 1, 2026 | Strategy
The Dashboard Looks Amazing. The Organization Is Quietly Struggling. A nonprofit can have beautiful email open rates, a growing Instagram account, polished fundraising graphics, and monthly donor charts that make everyone in the board meeting nod approvingly while the...
by JK Stewart | May 8, 2026 | Strategy
The Instinct Makes Sense When results stall, the instinct is predictable. Send more emails. Stay top of mind. Increase touchpoints. Keep donors engaged. It feels logical. More communication should lead to more connection. In reality, it often leads to something else....
by JK Stewart | May 6, 2026 | Strategy
Engagement Sounds Impressive. It Just Doesn’t Mean What You Think. Engagement has become one of those words that shows up everywhere. Board meetings. Marketing reports. Strategy decks. It feels like progress. It feels like momentum. More likes. More comments. More...
by JK Stewart | Dec 2, 2025 | Strategy
Why Some Donors Stay and Others Slip Away The first gift gets all the attention. Teams celebrate it. Dashboards spike. Everyone does the “we did it” fist pump. But the real question is whether that donor will ever give again. Lots of nonprofits talk about retention...
by JK Stewart | Dec 1, 2025 | Strategy
Why Good Intentions Still Lead to Letdown Every fundraiser has lived this moment. A donor gives. You send the automated receipt. The team cheers. Then… silence. Not from you. From them. The donor goes cold. It feels like they hit a giant invisible wall after their...
