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 15, 2018

Why not just use PayPal for my online fundraising?

Nonprofits need smart and cost-effective ways to connect with donors and automate processes. Otherwise, success will lead to a tidal wave of manual processes that will keep you busy, rather than being productive.

Nonprofits

ByStephen Boudreau

September 8, 2018

How to decrease friction in online giving

I hate answering the phone. In fact, there are three levels of disquiet I experience when my phone…

Nonprofits

ByStephen Boudreau

September 1, 2018

Goals, priorities, and progress

We can't just glance at a number and make a judgement. We need to know where the starting line was drawn, and where the finish line lies.

Nonprofits

ByStephen Boudreau

May 4, 2018

Mortality makes meaning

“Everything we love is about to die, and that is why everything must be summed up, with all…

Existence

ByStephen Boudreau

April 19, 2018

Empathy enables understanding

Imagine a world where we all have the same perspective, same values, and make identical decisions. It would be devoid of creativity, innovation, and growth. It's our differences that paint the canvas of our world with beautiful, diverse colors.

Nonprofits

ByStephen Boudreau

March 6, 2018

Innovation: a feast of focused choices

“Innovation is not about saying yes to everything. It’s about saying no to all but the most crucial…

ByStephen Boudreau

March 6, 2018

Choosing Good in Daily Chaos

Discover how choosing to engage with family over evening relaxation transforms our daily lives, inspired by Benjamin Franklin's reflective question.

Self-Knowledge

ByStephen Boudreau

March 5, 2018

Redefining ROI for fundraising

Donors. They're not bankers. They're builders. They don't invest for financial gain, they invest for impact. They're planting seeds, not in the market, but in the fertile ground of change.