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## [5 Fund Management Lessons From MaineHealth's Merger Integration](https://hub.fundminer.com/fundminer-blog/5-fund-management-lessons-from-mainehealths-merger-integration)

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MaineHealth spent a full fiscal year integrating ten previously independent databases and...

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## [Building Donor Trust That Brings Donors Back](https://hub.fundminer.com/fundminer-blog/building-donor-trust-that-brings-donors-back-a-fund-management-framework)

[Haider Ali](https://hub.fundminer.com/fundminer-blog/author/haider-ali)

Giving is voluntary and donors make gifts because they choose to, not out of obligation. Each of...

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## [You Made the Ask. You Got the Gift. Did You Keep the Promise?](https://hub.fundminer.com/fundminer-blog/you-made-the-ask.-you-got-the-gift.-did-you-keep-the-promise)

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Most organizations are great at making the ask. Far fewer are great at what comes after. This is...

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## [The End of Passive Stewardship: Why Major Donors Now Expect Proactive Impact Reporting](https://hub.fundminer.com/fundminer-blog/the-end-of-passive-stewardship)

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Something has shifted in the relationship between major gift donors and the organizations they...

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## [The "Good Enough" Trap: When Functional Fund Management Becomes a Liability](https://hub.fundminer.com/fundminer-blog/the-good-enough-trap-when-functional-fund-management-becomes-a-liability)

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Most fundraising teams are not in crisis. Reports go out. Funds get spent. Donors get thanked. From...

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## [The Operational Shift Separating High-Performing Fund Management Teams in 2026](https://hub.fundminer.com/fundminer-blog/the-operational-shift-separating-high-performing-fund-management-teams-in-2026)

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Across higher education, healthcare foundations, and community foundations, one theme is becoming...

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## [A Potential Blind Spot in Higher Education Governance](https://hub.fundminer.com/fundminer-blog/a-potential-blind-spot-in-higher-education-governance)

[Haider Ali](https://hub.fundminer.com/fundminer-blog/author/haider-ali)

Colleges and universities are navigating one of the most complex operating environments in recent...

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## [How Siloed Data Slows Donor Stewardship and Fund Management](https://hub.fundminer.com/fundminer-blog/how-siloed-data-slows-donor-stewardship-and-fund-management)

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Every fundraising organization wants to steward donors well, manage funds responsibly, and...

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## [Defining Ownership Across Fund Management & Stewardship](https://hub.fundminer.com/fundminer-blog/defining-ownership-across-fund-management-stewardship)

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Why Ownership Clarity Matters More Than Ever As fundraising teams become more complex, one...

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## [2026 is the Year Fund Utilization Takes a Strategic Front Seat](https://hub.fundminer.com/fundminer-blog/2026-is-the-year-fund-utilization-takes-a-strategic-front-seat)

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Fundraisers, executive leaders, and donors all have a shared goal: having philanthropic funds spent...

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