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 26, 2026 | Strategy
The Phrase Sounds Noble. That’s Part of the Problem. Most nonprofit professionals have heard the phrase “donor-centric fundraising” so many times that it barely registers anymore. It gets repeated at conferences, buried inside webinars, tossed around in LinkedIn...
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 22, 2025 | Strategy
The Five-Second Reality Check Most nonprofit websites are built like a scrapbook: heartfelt, busy, and full of “stuff.” Donors do not experience it that way. They experience it like a drive-by. They land, they scan, they decide. In about five seconds, they form a...
by JK Stewart | Oct 31, 2025 | Strategy
Big Impact Doesn’t Need Big Stories Most nonprofits only tell stories when something major happens—the big event, the annual report, the campaign launch. The rest of the year? Silence or stats. That gap is where donor loyalty goes to die. Your supporters don’t drift...
