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Jarrett Ransom, President and CEO of the Rayvan Group and creator of "The Nonprofit Nerd®," shows that sustainable fundraising starts with organization-wide leadership capacity, succession planning, and donor stewardship—not clever campaigns or one-off appeals. On this episode of Fuel Impact, Bloomerang's fundraising podcast, host Ann Fellman and Ransom cover why consistency is fundraising's "secret sauce," how a culture of philanthropy gets built across staff, board, and volunteers, and why nonprofits should "ask more" instead of deciding for donors what they can give.

Rachel Muir, your fundraising BFF, shares the one question to ask a donor right after their gift, why good donor relations (not the ask) drives fundraising profit, and the printed newsletter makeover that took one client from $36,000 to nearly $100,000 a year. If you work with nonprofits or fundraising teams, this one's a reminder that investing in yourself pays your donors back too.