Impact Reporting That Deepens Commitment

One page changed everything.

A donor said it was the first report she'd ever kept.

Two years later, she made the largest gift in the organization's history.

It wasn't a glossy annual report. No pie charts. No forty pages.

Just one number she cared about, one note from a teacher, and one honest line about what the team was learning.

The difference? Her development director asked her what success looked like before she made the gift.

That's what this week's episode of The Intentional Fundraiser is all about.

I talk about:

What donors really want to know (hint: it's not how many workshops you held)How to co-create and right-size impact metrics with your major donorsSimple formats that work in 2026, from brief impact notes to 90-second phone videosWhere AI helps, and where your judgment still matters most

Listen to "Impact Reporting That Deepens Commitment" and share it with a colleague who's rethinking donor reporting.

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Author of Calling All Heroes: Combining the Best of Donor-Centered and Community-Centered Fundraising for Greater Impact