Raiser be raisin!
This post is for information only. It is not an invitation to invest, and nothing here is investment advice. We’re…
Sowing the pre seeds of success
The missing infrastructure: Raiser opens pre seed round as momentum builds The charity sector is currently locked in an AI…
Royal Courts of Justice – Banksy (2025)
Banksy’s identity being revealed feels oddly sad.Part of what made his work so powerful was the mystique. But more than…
Sarah stares at her screen, cursor blinking in the empty text box. Question 47 of 52: “Please demonstrate how people with lived experience are meaningfully…
One Hand In My Pocket – Alanis Morissette (1995)
This week I have been making a playlist for my 40th birthday party, which has…
We just signed our first MC 🎤
As we're getting ready to perform on bigger stages, we thought it would be good…
Tapestry – Don MacLean (1970)
Written in the era of the first Earth Day and the birth of the modern…
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,…
