Impact Reporting That Deepens Commitment

The Intentional Fundraiser Podcast · Sep 22, 2026 · 20m

One page changed everything.

A donor said it was the first report she'd ever kept.

Two years later, she made the largest gift in the organization's history.

It wasn't a glossy annual report. No pie charts. No forty pages.

Just one number she cared about, one note from a teacher, and one honest line about what the team was learning.

The difference? Her development director asked her what success looked like before she made the gift.

That's what this week's episode of The Intentional Fundraiser is all about.

I talk about:

What donors really want to know (hint: it's not how many workshops you…