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Insights and ideas from the Giving Geek team.
Giving USA 2026 hit $617 billion — but the real story isn’t the headline number. Brian Gawor breaks down the three shifts fundraisers need to act on right now.
The time to prospect for new donors is before you need them. How the foraging behavior of honeybees became a framework for building prospecting curiosity into your fundraising culture.
Eight years in higher education philanthropy. Sami Zoss reflects on the conferences, connections, and career moments that shaped how she does the work.
Your donation process itself can be a barrier to giving. Sami Zoss breaks down how to design the giving experience around your donors — not your organization’s internal convenience.
The ‘convincer’ model of fundraising is broken — and today’s donors know it. Brian Gawor makes the case for a new approach: listening, partnering, and meeting donors where generosity already lives.
The difference between a donor who gives once and one who gives for life often comes down to three little prepositions. Which one describes your relationship with your donors?
Consumer confidence, institutional trust, and donor attention are the three currencies your donors spend before writing a check. Here’s what’s happening in all three — and what to do about it.
Not all donors give the same way — and asking them like they do is leaving money on the table. Understanding the four types of giving lets you meet each donor where they actually are.
Fundraisers often feel like they’re fighting human nature — but the research says otherwise. Generosity and collaboration are our default state, and that changes everything about how we approach donors.
Giving days are high-stakes, high-opportunity moments. Here are three strategies to cut through the noise and turn your special day into real revenue — and real relationships.
