Let's Talk Fundraising
Let's Talk Fundraising
Keith Greer, CFRE
Your Donors Don’t Feel Your Effort, They Feel Your Attention
23 minutes Posted Feb 9, 2026 at 11:00 am.
The Valentine’s Day Gratitude Problem
Attention Over Effort
Intention vs Execution With AI
Care And Craft Are Not The Same
AI As A Support, Not A Substitute
Trust, Boundaries, And Good Prompts
Consistency Builds Donor Trust
From Inspiration To Implementation
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Every Valentine’s Day, nonprofit inboxes fill up with warm subject lines and messages that say, “We love our donors.” The intention is real, but the impact often falls flat. In this episode, we unpack why broad gratitude is easy to send and easy to forget, and why donors don’t experience our effort or our process, they experience how they’re treated. The real question isn’t whether a message was handwritten or AI-assisted. It’s whether it reflects why the donor gave and makes them feel genuin...