Catapult Fundraising, Inc.

09/08/2026

New from Amy C. Wiles, our Chief Campaign Strategist.

Most fundraising conversations start with the wrong question. They start with how do we persuade someone to give. Amy's question is better: what helps someone feel ready to act on something they already care about?

In her latest article she gets into what actually moves a donor to yes. The quiet questions a donor is asking before the amount ever comes up. Why generic appeals fall flat. What real personalization looks like when it is more than dropping a name into a letter. And why the ask should take a few minutes while the listening takes the rest of the meeting.

If you are heading into a campaign, or trying to figure out why a promising prospect keeps saying not yet, this one is worth ten minutes.

Read it here: https://www.catapultfr.com/blog/why-people-give-trust-connection-moment-to-act

Growing your donor base at every stage of the giving journey.

09/05/2026

Happy Labor Day! 🇺🇸 Today we honor the workers who power our communities, our economy, and so many of the causes we care about. Did you know workplace giving campaigns raise more than $5 billion every year through simple payroll gifts and employer matches? Small contributions really do add up to massive collective impact. At Catapult Fundraising, we love helping nonprofits unlock this kind of engagement and turn everyday generosity into lasting change. Enjoy the day off, you earned it!

09/05/2026

Happy Labor Day! 🇺🇸Today we honor the workers who power our communities, our economy, and so many of the causes we care about.

Did you know workplace giving campaigns raise more than $5 billion every year through simple payroll gifts and employer matches?

Small contributions really do add up to massive collective impact.

At Catapult Fundraising, we love helping nonprofits unlock this kind of engagement and turn everyday generosity into lasting change.

Enjoy the day off, you earned it!

08/26/2026

Campaigns rarely stall because the mission is weak. They stall because nobody checked whether the goal and the donor base lined up before going public.

A feasibility study is how you check, while you still have time to adjust.

https://www.catapultfr.com/blog/why-a-feasibility-study-matters-before-a-capital-campaign

08/25/2026

Dolly Parton's giving started with her daddy.

Robert Lee Parton couldn't read or write. "Daddy was a very smart man, but he was ashamed that he couldn't read or write," she told Oprah in 2020. "I remember thinking, I need to do something."

So she did. The Imagination Library has mailed more than 270 million free books to children, and it still sends over 3 million every month. Free to every family, whatever they earn, because she never wanted another kid to see that shame in someone they love.

One person. One barrier she refused to accept. Generations of children who grew up with books in the mailbox.

Thank you, Dolly. 📚💛

More on her story, via Fortune: https://fortune.com/article/dolly-parton-philanthropy-inspiration-father-reading-writing/

08/20/2026

Your most loyal donors are ready for a legacy conversation. Legacy Call finds and closes the bequests most capital campaigns leave on the table. catapultfr.com/services/legacy-giving

08/17/2026

You know their dog’s name. Now ask about their will. https://www.catapultfr.com/blog/national-make-a-will-month-planned-giving-conversation

08/17/2026

You know their dog's name. Now ask about their will.

National Make a Will Month just handed fundraisers a low-pressure reason to finally start the planned giving conversation, and the donors you're most nervous to ask are often the ones most ready to say yes.

August is National Make a Will Month, and it just handed fundraisers a low-pressure reason to finally start the bequest conversation. Here's why the donors you're most nervous to ask are often the ones most ready to say yes.

08/17/2026

20–30% average gift growth through our mid-level donor engagement program. Your donors have more to give — we help you ask right. catapultfr.com

08/13/2026

New on our blog: Catapult vs. Fundraising Consultants — what's the difference? Read it now at catapultfr.com/blog