Raiser launch party 🎉
After [n = a lot] months of late-night coding, caffeine and more than one existential “what if it all breaks?”…
The Nights – Avicii (2015)
Many of us came into the charity world for work with meaning — something that engages with the world as…
Innovation > Improvement: Why philanthropy needs to stop fixing and start rebuilding
Imagine we started all over again Here are some charities who make a difference in the world. Here are some…
The pattern is always the same. The Industrial Revolution promised an end to physical drudgery, but workers just found themselves in factories working longer hours…
Funding as friendship
The group chat pings at 11:47 PM: "Hi guys, great to hang out this evening!…
International Day of Hope – 12th of July
When I was on the Dr Tech Show last week, we ended up talking about…
Try the free Raiser Bid Bot!
🧪 Try our free grant-writing GPT (Built by a fundraiser, not a tech bro!) Early…
Philanthropy’s Bureaucracy Problem
Sarah stares at her screen, cursor blinking in the empty text box. Question 47 of 52: “Please demonstrate how people…
James Earl Jones (1931 – 2024)
James Earl Jones is one of the greatest voices of all time. Deep, warm, powerful. He voiced two of the most…
Howard a fundraising legend join our board?
This week, we asked ourselves a question. If Raiser is being built by a couple of young(ish) know-it-alls… how do…
Untitled – Jean-Michel Basquiat (1984)
Jean-Michel Basquiat started by chalking cryptic poetry on walls in New York under the name SAMO. He was wild, bold,…
Built for impact
This week, we got a brilliant reminder that “impact reporting” doesn’t have to be a tick-box chore; it can actually…
The World Wide Web (1991)
One of the first websites ever made still exists: info.cern.ch — a single page of black text on white. No…
Raiser: a rising star
🧠Raiser = one of the UK’s top early-stage startups? You bet! This week is London Tech Week, and we've…
Guernica — Picasso (1937)
The very first grants secured by Raiser users have been for arts and heritage projects. And I couldn’t be prouder.…
The Memphis Design Movement (1980s–90s)
Primary colours. Jagged shapes. Patterns that look like a toddler went wild with a paint set…in the best way. The…
What beta users really want
This week, we got a brilliant reminder that while everyone thinks AI is the big game-changer in fundraising… most people just want…
East of Eden — Steinbeck (1952)
In East of Eden, John Steinbeck introduces the Hebrew word timshel, meaning "thou mayest." This single word carries profound weight:…
The Great Wave off Kanagawa — Hokusai (1831)
It’s one of my favourite paintings, and it’s become one of the most recognisable images in the world: frozen, foaming,…
