John Hall·Oct 14Why Am I Getting So Many Scammy Texts From Groups I’ve Never Heard Of?The answer has less to do with politics and more to do with a fundraising business model that rewards bad behavior.
John Hall·Mar 13The Fundraising Debate We NeedThe Republican online fundraising industry has a habit of lying to itself politely at conferences with warmed-over talking points, excuses…
John Hall·Jan 30The future can be bright…if we choose to make it.The future of political online fundraising does not have to look like endless churns, diminishing returns, and ever expanding scammy…
John Hall·Jan 23The Grassroots SlowdownWe built an ecosystem that works when conditions are favorable. Now that they are not, the cracks are showing.
John Hall·Jan 8The Nigerian Prince ProblemYou cannot build a durable donor base on tactics that look indistinguishable from fraud.A response icon2A response icon2
John Hall·Oct 24, 2025Losing the Grassroots Donor RaceThe latest Q3 fundraising numbers across six key battleground states tell a clear story…and it is not great.
John Hall·Aug 15, 2025Marketing by Force Is Dying. AI Will Kill It.The long-term answer is not to yell louder about censorship; the answer is to course-correct and start building something worth seeing.A response icon1A response icon1
John Hall·Aug 8, 2025All Politics Is LocalAnd the Future of Online Fundraising is LocalA response icon1A response icon1
John Hall·Aug 1, 2025The Proven PathBuilding an online fundraising program can be compared to getting in shape. It comes more easily to some than to others, but there is no…
John Hall·Jul 25, 2025User Control is Not CensorshipIt seems that every time a tech company updates its privacy settings or tweaks a feature, someone inevitably cries censorship.
