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## Jake Hudson
Jake has been building technical solutions to address nonprofit marketing and business problems for more than five years. As the Software Engineer Manager at RKD Group, Jake organizes strategies and implements technical solutions across dozens of CMSs, CRMs and APIs for his nonprofit clients.
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## [Why fundraising's record first half doesn't feel like one](https://blog.rkdgroup.com/why-fundraisings-record-first-half-doesnt-feel-like-one)
Our 2026 Mid-Year Benchmark Report is out, and the top line is genuinely good news: Mid-year revenue reached $1.86 billion—a 10-year high, up 51% over 2\[...\]
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[Lori Collins](https://blog.rkdgroup.com/author/lori-collins)
## [Why fundraising's record first half doesn't feel like one](https://blog.rkdgroup.com/why-fundraisings-record-first-half-doesnt-feel-like-one)
Our 2026 Mid-Year Benchmark Report is out, and the top line is genuinely good news: Mid-year revenue reached $1.86 billion—a 10-year high, up 51% over 2\[...\]
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