The Nonprofit Atlas

Why Fundraising Isn’t About The Ask—It’s About The Relationship

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Google the term “fundraising strategy,” and you’ll likely get pages of results filled with sponsorship decks, campaign templates and event ideas. Annual galas, deadline-driven appeals, tiered donor levels—these are the familiar tactics that dominate fundraising conversations. But here’s the thing: This is not what effective fundraising looks like.