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DE Derric Bakker

AI is About to Give Nonprofits a Crash Course in Fundraising Ethics

Why the fundraising profession must update its ethical standards before AI performance and donor trust collide

Jul 28, 2026 · 16 min read · 0 claps #artificial-intelligence #nonprofit #fundraising

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DA Daniela Navaes

How to Spot an Angel Investor Scam

First-time founders raising their first round are easy prey for angel investor scams. Here are the red flags to watch for, and what real…

Jul 24, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #founders #female-founders #startup

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Before We Fund AI, We Need to Fund Readiness

A distinct energy fills the room whenever AI enters philanthropy discussions. That energy is part of 99% of my AI culture work.

Jul 21, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #ai #nonprofit #nonprofit-management

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KH Khushi Sharma

The 90–60–30 Rule: What to Do in the Three Months Before You Raise

Most founders decide to raise and start emailing investors the same week. That is why so many raises feel like a scramble. The founders who…

Jul 21, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #fundraising #investment #founders

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DE Denise Estey Lindquist · Mercury Press

A Day on The Road

With a granddaughter, a brother, niece and friends

Jul 17, 2026 · 3 min read · 45 claps paywalled #luck #life #family

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AY Ayşe Nur İspir Sezgin · Startup Stash

Why Your Runway Is Shorter Than You Think

Most founders can tell you their runway in seconds. Very few can tell you how they got the number.

Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #startup #fundraising #venture-capital

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RO Royceka Hanna

Why Visibility Supports Donor Confidence

Clear visibility helps donors understand how their support is creating impact and why continued investment in your mission matters.

Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #nonprofit-leadership #donor-engagement #fundraising

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DE Denise Estey Lindquist · Mercury Press

Tricube Poems

Can be fun and then again …

Jul 11, 2026 · 1 min read · 102 claps paywalled #luck #poetry #poem

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OS Oscar Eppley

Journey B4 Destination: How a Sharpie (and Terrible Handwriting) Revealed My Non-Profit Leadership…

Before Ted Lasso, there was me at one of our youth athletic events in Philadelphia, where I found myself holding a sign that read:

Jul 10, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #nonprofit #philanthropy #fundraising

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RA Rahil Gandhi · Mountside Ventures

Kord raises £6.4m to turn compliance and payments into one link

Round led by Guinness Ventures, with participation from Beringea

Jul 10, 2026 · 3 min read · 6 claps #venture-capital #insights #vc

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GO Golrang Ventures

Navigating Private Equity Flows Through the End of 2025 and the Market Direction for 2026

The global private investment market showed signs of recovery in 2025 after three years of slowdown; however, this recovery did not signal…

Jul 08, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #private-equity #venture-capital #fundraising

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JM JMK Echoes

How Small Charities and Churches Can Accept Online Donations Without a Monthly Software Bill

A step-by-step guide to branded giving pages, recurring donations, receipts, and real costs — for teams with no IT department.

Jul 07, 2026 · 8 min read · 0 claps #nonprofit #charity #church

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PR Project Jupyter · Jupyter Blog

2026 Jupyter Community Call For Funding Proposals

The Jupyter Executive Council and Jupyter Foundation are pleased to announce a new Call for Proposals (CFP) for funding the Jupyter…

Jul 06, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #jupyter #open-source #funding

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LA Laimograph

Come strutturare un video pitch animato per investitori SaaS?

Come strutturare un video pitch per investitori SaaS: la guida al pitch deck animato in motion design per sintetizzare la complessità…

Jul 06, 2026 · 2 min read · 2 claps #fundraising #saas #startup

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LA Laimograph

Come i Founder SaaS Convincono gli Investitori in 90 Secondi (con un Video Pitch Animato)

Come ottimizzare la comunicazione finanziaria di startup e scale-up tech eliminando l’attrito cognitivo nei primi minuti di valutazione dei…

Jul 06, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #fundraising #startup #saas

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MA Max Ozkural · REI Market Research

DWG Capital Partners Surpasses $40 Million in Total Equity Raised for Inaugural Industrial…

DWG Capital Partners received an initial $20 million institutional seed commitment from JLB Capital Partners for The Great American…

Jul 05, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #real-estate #fundraising #private-equity

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JO JohnVC

Let Your AI Agent Find Your Investors: A 10,469-Firm Database via MCP

Wire a database of VC, angel, and PE firms into Claude or Cursor and build your fundraising pipeline in plain English.

Jul 04, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #startup #venture-capital #mcps

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MI Minal Shah

Investor Pitch Deck Storytelling Beyond the Pitch Deck

Introduction

Jul 03, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #fundraising #pitch-deck #investors

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LO Lohita Chamarti · Startup Stash

Great Product, Wrong Execution — How First-Time Founders Self-Sabotage Their Raise

First-Time Founder Mistakes That Make VCs Pass — Before You Even Get to the Second Meeting

Jul 02, 2026 · 7 min read · 9 claps #venture-capital #entrepreneurship #fundraising

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AY Ayşe Nur İspir Sezgin · Startup Stash

ARR: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and How You Know

Annual Recurring Revenue is one of the most cited metrics in startup fundraising. It’s also one of the most misunderstood.

Jul 01, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #startup #saas #fundraising

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MI Minal Shah

Fundraising Strategy for Startups: How Accelerators Build Investor Confidence

Fundraising Strategy for Startups starts long before founders meet investors. Strong Mentorship, structured VC Meeting Preparation, and…

Jul 01, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #startup-valuation #fundraising #accelerator

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DU Duygu Dülger · Messy Founder

Your pitch deck is ready, your data room isn’t

What investors actually expect to see in a data room, and a free template to get it right.

Jun 30, 2026 · 3 min read · 2 claps #startup #founders #fundraising

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RS Rsashidharan

How to raise seed funding for early stage startup in 2026

In Q1 2026, $41.3 Billion was raised by 1,800 startups globally.

Jun 30, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #startupş #fundraising #pitch-deck

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PU Punarvasu

Faith vs. Fundraising at ISKCON, Bangalore

Visiting the ISKCON temple at Hare Krishna Hill in Bangalore is usually a wonderful experience. After walking up the hill, you finally get…

Jun 24, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #iskcon #ethics #fundraising

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DC DC Palter · Entrepreneurship Handbook

Do You Need a Warm Intro to Investors? It Depends on the Type of Investor.

The 3 Different Types of Startup Investor and the 3 Different Ways to Reach Them

Jun 23, 2026 · 5 min read · 8 claps paywalled #entrepreneurship #startup #venture-capital

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AS Ashish Kumar · Startup Stash

The 2026 Fundraising Playbook

How Founders Are Actually Raising Money This Year

Jun 22, 2026 · 8 min read · 4 claps paywalled #startup #startup-lessons #lean-startup

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AA Aaron Dinin, PhD · Entrepreneurship Handbook

5 Red Flags I Listen for Before I’d Ever Invest in a Startup

For a startup to be investible, the founders have to prove they’re focused on one important thing.

Jun 22, 2026 · 5 min read · 301 claps paywalled #entrepreneurship #startup #business

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ST Steve Chivers · Tiny House Big Mind

Solo fundraising challenges often help the fundraiser as much as they raise funds for the…

I faced indolence living in my van, but remotely participating in a fundraising event kicked me into action.

Jun 22, 2026 · 6 min read · 50 claps paywalled #life-lessons #mental-health #exercise

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AY Ayşe Nur İspir Sezgin · Startup Stash

How to Build a SOM Investors Will Believe

Most founders know what SOM stands for. Almost none of them know how to build one that holds up in a room.

Jun 20, 2026 · 4 min read · 1 claps #startup #fundraising #venture-capital

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AB Abdulrehmankhanrajput

Fundraising for EDHI Foundation: A Lesson in Resilience and Communication

Fundraising for the EDHI Foundation was much more challenging than I had expected. At first, I believed that most people would be willing…

Jun 19, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #donations #charity #fundraising

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LO Loveafiyah

I will do government contracts sponsorship bid fundraising grants and business proposal

HELLO BUYER!

Jun 19, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #win-government-contracts #business-proposal-writing #fundraising

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AY Ayşe Nur İspir Sezgin · Startup Stash

What a Clean Cap Table Tells Investors Before You Say a Word

The cap table is the first document most investors look at. It’s also the one most founders prepare last.

Jun 18, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #startup #fundraising #venture-capital

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AB Abdul Ahad

Muslim Nonprofits Are Leaving $10,000 a Month on the Table

Google’s Ad Grant program gives eligible nonprofits free search advertising every month, and most Islamic organizations still aren’t using…

Jun 18, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #google-ads #nonprofit-marketing #fundraising

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AB Abdul Ahad

Why the Donation Box Is Disappearing From Mosques

Cash is no longer how most people carry money, and mosques that haven’t adapted are quietly losing donations they never see.

Jun 17, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #mosque #fundraising #nonprofit

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MI M'idea Hub

Why do multi-team AGM decks feel fragmented even when every slide is strong?

In most private market firms, the AGM presentation runs 30 to 60 slides and pulls input from 3 to 5 teams: investment, IR, finance, and…

Jun 16, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #private-equity #fundraising #agm

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LA Lailabatool

Asking for Good: My journey of fundraising with Akhuwat Foundation

There’s something deeply uncomfortable about asking people for money — even when it’s not for yourself. This is the story of how I learned…

Jun 16, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #fundraising #akhuwat-foundation #resilience

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SA Sammar khan

Project: Challenging My Problem-Solving Skills and Demonstrating Resilience Through Fundraising

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Jun 16, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #fund #academy #amal-academy

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AB Abdul Ahad

How One Muslim Nonprofit Turned $916 in Ads Into a $260,000 Ramadan Campaign

The simple shifts in timing, targeting, and storytelling that are reshaping Ramadan fundraising for Islamic nonprofits in 2026.

Jun 16, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #islamic #ramadan #fundraising

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RU Ruby · Pen With Paper

The Price of Pride: When Survival Becomes a Business

Chapter 6: Killing the Ego to Save the Body

Jun 16, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #vulnerability #friendship #resilience

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MU Muzammilisani

Making a Difference: How Amal Fellowship Prepared Us for Community Engagement

I know that interacting with such new people can be challenging and it was but what we learned from Amal Fellowship have applied in our…

Jun 15, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #fundraising #social-services #humanity

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AL Alex Joonto

When I Tried to Become the First Trillionaire in History

I tried to steal the crown from Elon Musk before it was too late

Jun 15, 2026 · 9 min read · 0 claps paywalled #satire #elon-musk #society

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HA Hareem sheikh

Fundraising: Lessons in Empathy, Personal connection and donations

​Fundraising for a social cause is often viewed as a logistical challenge, but my recent experience taught me that it is, at its core, a…

Jun 15, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #fundraising #donations #fundraising-ideas

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NI Nimrashoaib

Small Contributions, Big Impact

A Small Step Towards a Bigger Change

Jun 15, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #edhi-foundation #akhuwat-foundation #amal-academy

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FO Founders Village

Coming up at Tech Weekend June 2026: VC Panel: AMA — Ask Me Anything:

VC Panel: AMA — Ask Me Anything: An unscripted Q&A session where founders can ask VCs anything about fundraising, investing, traction, and…

Jun 15, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #venture-capital #tech-weekend #founders-village

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RA Rakesh

Why UAQ Foundations Are Swapping Traditional Donation Boxes for Smart Screen Solutions

The spirit of philanthropy is deeply woven into the cultural fabric of Umm Al Quwain (UAQ). From seasonal drives to continuous community…

Jun 15, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #umm-al-quwain #donations #charity

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DA David Dobrovitsky

There Is No Correct Startup Valuation. Only Audiences and the Prices They’re Willing to Pay

Ask founders to name the make-or-break moment in fundraising, and they’ll point to the pitch, the product launch, or the first signed…

Jun 14, 2026 · 6 min read · 51 claps #fundraising #startupş #startup-valuation

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IQ Iqra Qureshi

The Art of Following Up: My First Experience with Online Fundraising

This was my first experience working on a fundraising campaign as part of the Amal Fellowship, where I reached out to people through…

Jun 12, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #fundraising #amal-fellowship #social-impact

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SU Sunainaasim

A Journey of Growth and Resilience

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” — Mary Anne…

Jun 12, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #resilience #fundraising

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AH Ahmad Awan

What Fundraising Taught Me About Resilience

Collecting funds for a social cause was a really hard experience for me. Honestly, the timing was just not right. Initially, I ended up…

Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #amal-academy #fundraising #akhuwat-foundation

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ZO ZOE B

More Than Fundraising: A Journey of Problem-Solving and Resilience

Thoda sa, Bohat ha

Jun 12, 2026 · 0 min read · 0 claps #fundraising #problems #problem-solving