by JK Stewart | Jul 14, 2026 | Strategy
Why Predictability Is the Most Underrated Asset in Fundraising Ask ten development directors what drives donor retention and you’ll get ten answers about storytelling, gratitude, and impact reporting. All true. All important. But almost none of them will mention...
by JK Stewart | Jun 8, 2026 | Strategy
Why Some Nonprofits Raise Money More Easily Than Others Walk into almost any nonprofit conference and you’ll hear the same conversations. How do we acquire more donors? How do we increase recurring giving? How do we improve retention? How do we get people to...
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 18, 2026 | Strategy
Data Is Incredibly Useful. It Is Also Incredibly Dangerous. Modern fundraising runs on data. Open rates. Conversion rates. Retention percentages. Average gift values. Donor lifetime value. Recurring revenue forecasts. Heat maps. Attribution models. None of this is...
by JK Stewart | May 11, 2026 | Strategy
Efficiency Is Usually Treated Like An Automatic Good In nonprofit circles, efficiency carries a strange kind of moral authority. Lower costs? Good. Faster systems? Good. Leaner operations? Also good. Nobody wants to sound wasteful. Nobody wants to defend unnecessary...
