Insights That Shape Smarter Campaigns

Ideas, lessons, and perspectives on strategy, storytelling, and the work it takes to move people.

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Apr 08, 2026

The Real Cost of Separating Strategy and Creative in Your Campaign

You hired an excellent consultant and a talented creative agency. Both are doing strong work. So why does your campaign feel like it’s running on two tracks that never quite converge? The problem isn’t your partners. It’s the space between...

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Launch & Sustain Sep 30, 2025

Celebrating Rural Healthcare Excellence: Guthrie’s “Here. For Good.” Campaign The Guthrie Clinic has officially launched its “Here. For…

Launch & Sustain Jul 31, 2025

The philanthropic landscape has shifted dramatically over the past year. Across higher education, healthcare, and cultural institutions, advancement…

Launch & Sustain Oct 16, 2024

Fluency lets you individualize the campaign’s overarching message to bring deep relevance to any funding priority and to…

Launch & Sustain Sep 06, 2023

Our colleagues at Ovrture recently posted a fictional tale of one donor’s journey, shedding light on the multitude…

Launch & Sustain Jul 17, 2023

Question: How do you meet donors’ growing need for clarity and brevity in the context of a massive…

Launch & Sustain Oct 07, 2022

The cure for fundraising fluency deficiency … As a public service, Foster Avenue urges development leaders across the…

Launch & Sustain Jul 09, 2022

In our last episode, Luke Skywalker and his lightsaber were facing off against…no one. And bored audiences were…

Launch & Sustain Jul 08, 2022

In your campaign story, your institution is the hero. Or it’s your donor. Or it’s both at once,…