This week, we got a brilliant reminder that while everyone thinks AI is the big game-changer in fundraising… most people just want a tool that actually helps them stay on top of things.

🧠 We ran a poll in our beta user group this week.

Top result? 

“Deadlines and tasks — upcoming deadlines + to-do list” 

Followed closely by: 

“Project breakdown — how much funding each project has secured” 

And when we asked, “What’s the No.1 hardest thing about fundraising right now?” Only two people picked “actually writing bids”. 

The real pain points?

  • Finding suitable opportunities
  • Keeping track of your data

It’s a good reminder: Raiser isn’t just an AI tool. It’s first and foremost a really good system for organising your grant fundraising.

That’s the foundation. Get that right and the clever stuff can actually help.