Building a Better Way to Fundraise
TL;DR The numbers on your dashboard might still look fine. But the work feels harder than it used to. Retention keeps sliding, more of your revenue rides on fewer donors,
June 6, 2026
TL;DR The numbers on your dashboard might still look fine. But the work feels harder than it used to. Retention keeps sliding, more of your revenue rides on fewer donors,
TL;DR Most nonprofit teams are running two conversations about AI at once. Until leaders deal with the quiet conversation, the loud one goes nowhere. That’s the core of a recent
TL;DR If you lead fundraising at a rescue mission, you already know the work doesn’t leave much room for stepping back. Most weeks fill up with campaign deadlines, donor calls,
TL;DR Talk to any veteran major gift officer long enough, and a version of this story will surface. He had been cultivating a prospect for six months. Coffee meetings, a
Virtuous, the category-leading responsive fundraising platform for nonprofits, has been named to Inc.’s 2026 Best Workplaces list. It’s the fourth consecutive year Virtuous has made the list, which recognizes the
TL;DR: When Data Feels Like a Barrier Rather Than a Bridge Having served as a fundraiser in the nonprofit and agency space – I’ve felt the weight of analyzing data
TL;DR: Most fundraising teams we talk to are sitting on more data than they’ve ever had, more software than they’ve ever used, and more pressure to “do something with AI”
TL;DR If you lead fundraising at a Human Services nonprofit, you already know the work doesn’t leave much room for stepping back. Most weeks fill up with program needs, urgent
TL;DR Talk to any veteran major gift officer long enough, and a version of this story will surface. He had been cultivating a prospect for six months. Coffee meetings, a
“Nonprofits are not in the business of raising money. They are in a competition for connection.” I wrote that in The Generosity Crisis in 2022, and I believed it then.
About once a month, I host a gathering of nonprofit and social impact leaders that I call a Dinner of Extraordinary Humans. The rules are simple: phones off, real food,
TL;DR When I first began experimenting with artificial intelligence in nonprofit fundraising around 2017, it did feel revolutionary. But it was a revolution hidden behind complexity. The models were powerful,
TL;DR → Philanthropy has long emphasized targeting and segmentation, often without questioning the underlying assumption: people are best understood in groups. → The concept of N of one, rooted in
Several years ago, I sat with a development director late one evening. The office was mostly dark. A handful of desk lamps glowed in an open floor plan that had
Why “AI-First” Isn’t Enough for a Sector Built on Trust The hotel ballroom in New York buzzed with the familiar electricity of a tech conference – half excitement, half inevitability.
The kitchen of The Bear is not for the faint of heart. Tickets pile, tempers flare, knives flash in the heat of controlled chaos. Yet somehow, Carmy and his team
Changing the question that starts the work The question arrived quietly. No theatrics. No new software demo glowing on a big screen. Just a director of programs looking at a
Explore how today’s nonprofit leaders can begin to wield tools like AI to reimagine generosity in an age where connection has never been more needed.
Virtuous gives you the nonprofit CRM, fundraising, volunteer, and marketing tools you need to create responsive experiences that build trust and grow impact.
Everything you need to build better relationships and increase impact with confidence.
Send comprehensive, omni-channel campaigns to activate donors and increase engagement.
Produce virtual, hybrid, or in-person events that are personalized and raise more.
Recruit and mobilize volunteers to fill mission-critical needs without the back-office headache.
Design personalized donor journeys, plus automate back-office processes and task management.
Actionable insights to help retain donors and extend engagement.
Design effective online giving experiences that celebrate the impact of each donation.
Enterprise-grade business intelligence and analytics to improve decision-making.
Virtuous’ AI-powered Responsive Fundraising Platform is easy to use, automates key tasks, and allows your entire team to leverage the right data and channels to create stronger donor relationships that result in more growth and retention.
