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## Justin McCord
Justin McCord is the Chief of Staff & EVP, Solutions at RKD Group. Justin oversees RKD’s solutions and delivery capabilities, including digital, direct mail, creative, technology, campaign management and consulting. He hosts the award-winning RKD Group: Thinkers podcast and is on the DMAW Board of Directors. He is also a regular speaker and contributor to nonprofit marketing events, helping shine a light on current issues and progressive strategies to align channels and improve connection.
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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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## [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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## [Fundraising lessons from 2025: Clarity in the noise](https://blog.rkdgroup.com/nonprofit-fundraising-lessons-from-2025)
Vulnerability in the chaos.
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## [Lessons from 2024: Realizing progress in nonprofit fundraising](https://blog.rkdgroup.com/lessons-from-2024-realizing-progress-in-nonprofit-fundraising)
In 2024 I selected the word “realize” as my word of the year. I talked abou...
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## [4 things that will shape nonprofit marketing and fundraising in 2023](https://blog.rkdgroup.com/nonprofit-marketing-and-fundraising-outlook-for-2023)
This is a safe place—a place where I can be honest, right? I have no idea w...
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## [How inflation is affecting nonprofit fundraising](https://blog.rkdgroup.com/how-inflation-is-affecting-nonprofit-fundraising)
We’ve all been feeling the effects of inflation in our everyday lives. Just...
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## [Digital fundraising trends (and recommendations) for 2022](https://blog.rkdgroup.com/digital-fundraising-trends-and-recommendations-for-2022)
The velocity of change has increased for everyone in the last 22 months sin...
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## [Gen X is ready to be the next great giving generation](https://blog.rkdgroup.com/gen-x-is-ready-to-be-the-next-great-giving-generation)
Generation X can no longer be ignored by nonprofits. In fact—propelled by t...
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## [Using livestream fundraising to replace events](https://blog.rkdgroup.com/using-livestream-fundraising-to-replace-events)
As creatures of habit, many of us are still trying to wrap our heads around...
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## [Fundraising 2020: What are the latest trends?](https://blog.rkdgroup.com/fundraising-2020-what-are-the-latest-trends)
Amid all the year-end giving and holiday celebrations, the new year is also...
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## [Year-end giving: Multichannel fundraising is here to stay](https://blog.rkdgroup.com/year-end-multichannel-fundraising)
For more than a century, the last two months of the year has been associate...
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