Archive - Innovation and Money in Politics

What works in relational fundraising

Intake events are a best practice of top relational fundraisers.

Mar 12 •

February 2024

My favorite fundraising story

Why anyone can succeed at relational fundraising

Feb 27 •

By Memorial Day, your political gifts lose half their value.

For political donors, every day counts.

Feb 8 •

January 2024

Products vs Programs

A mental model for innovators and funders

Jan 7 •

November 2023

A new way to engage donors

If not information, then what else might work?

Nov 12, 2023 •

The impact funnel

Fermi estimates for political startups and funders

Nov 8, 2023 •

October 2023

Information alone hasn't mobilized donors

Donors are mobilized via relationships.

Oct 24, 2023 •

Politics behind the curtain

How to learn like the pros.

Oct 6, 2023 •

September 2023

Sending up the Bat Signal to funders

Off-year funding shortages force organizations to pull their punches.

Sep 15, 2023 •

May 2023

Growing the Open Social Web

Why it's good that social media is suddenly confusing again.

May 15, 2023 •

January 2023

The dangerous "Valley of Yes"

How incentives can stunt political innovation

Jan 28, 2023 •

Why fund innovation?

A framework for answering the question.

Jan 2, 2023 •

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