Stephen Boudreau

Stephen Boudreau serves as Chief Marketing Officer at Avid AI. For over two decades, he has helped nonprofits leverage the digital space to grow their impact. To that end, Stephen co-founded RaiseDonors, a platform that provides nonprofits with technology and experiences that remove barriers to successful online fundraising. He is semi-retired soccer player (translation: he jogs near a ball occasionally), audiobook enthusiast, and the heavily-disputed UNO champion of his household.

301 posts

ByStephen Boudreau

September 24, 2019

How a benchmark study can help you raise donors

There are a lot of voices out there with great ideas on what you should be doing to raise money for your organization. But how do you know which ideas are working and which ones are duds? That’s where benchmark studies can be very helpful.

Nonprofits

ByStephen Boudreau

September 17, 2019

What donating to 203 nonprofits taught us

When you give this much online, you learn a lot about what makes a donation page work, and what doesn’t. In partnership with our friends at NextAfter, here’s what we found by giving to 203 organizations.

Nonprofits

ByStephen Boudreau

August 13, 2019

Optimizing online fundraising with the Golden Rule

Fundraising can be a complicated industry. But at its heart is a simple rule—the Golden Rule. See how this timeless maxim can help you optimize your online fundraising.

Nonprofits

ByStephen Boudreau

August 6, 2019

What do nonprofits really have to offer?

Fundraising can sometimes feel like you're just taking money from people. But you’re really adding so much to people’s lives. You’re offering happiness.

Nonprofits

ByStephen Boudreau

July 23, 2019

The art of raising donors

Struggling to meet your fundraising targets? It's time for a shift in perspective. You and your team work relentlessly, fueled by a mission that's more than a job – it's a moral imperative. But, even as you run at full tilt, you may stumble upon a common trap: The belief that your nonprofit is the chief driver of change.

Nonprofits

ByStephen Boudreau

July 22, 2019

How to buy happiness

Michael Norton shares fascinating research on how money can indeed buy happiness—when you don’t spend it on yourself.…

Nonprofits

ByStephen Boudreau

July 16, 2019

When to listen to “the experts”

There are a lot of “experts” out there trying to help nonprofits raise more money. Who should you listen to and when?

Nonprofits

ByStephen Boudreau

July 3, 2019

Navigating Life’s Diverse Journeys

Dive into the beauty of life's diverse paths to happiness, and see how empathy enriches our understanding of each unique journey.

Self-Knowledge

ByStephen Boudreau

June 25, 2019

Shortening the distance to donors

At the heart of fundraising is a relationship. Not with a dollar, but with a donor. And so the wider the distance between you and your donor, the more difficult and impersonal it will be to ask for help.

Nonprofits

ByStephen Boudreau

June 18, 2019

Is your giving page optimized?

Just because you set up your giving page with some text, an image, and a giving form does not mean that donors who come to your site will be motivated to give.

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