The Philanthropic
Nearly 20 years raising millions for equity-centered causes. Founder of Quarrie Development Group. Writing honestly about how philanthropy actually works; the funding dynamics, the leadership decisions, and what the sector avoids talking about.
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Someone Has to Learn AI, and It's Going to Be Her
There is a development director somewhere reading this at her desk after everyone else has gone home. Her executive director announced it in the last all-staff meeting, the way you announce good news. The organization was going to start usi...
The Grants That Aren’t Grants
Every nonprofit winner of the 2025 AWS Imagine Grant is now building their core infrastructure on AWS. That isn’t a coincidence. It’s the business model.
Last week I asked who’s going to fund the nonprofit sector’s AI transition. The post...
Who Is Going to Fund the Nonprofit Sector's AI Transition?
Last week I wrote a post about a donor’s right to know whether an AI was on the other end of the relationship they thought they were building. It traveled further than I expected. If you are reading me here for the first time because of tha...
The Line I've Been Using With Clients That I'm Going to Stop Saying
There’s a phrase I’ve been using in nearly every conversation with potential partners over the past year. It goes something like this: “AI will free up your development team to focus on relationships.”
I’m probably going to keep saying it...
The Foundation That Screened You With AI Won't Let You Use It
There is a double standard running through the philanthropic sector right now, and almost nobody is saying it plainly.
A number of foundations are using AI to screen grant applications. GitLab Foundation screened 800 applications in 30 min...
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President & CEO of Quarrie Development Group. Writing about the uncomfortable truths in nonprofits: power dynamics, how AI is reshaping fundraising, and who gets to do this work.
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