Written by a practicing Chief Fundraiser
Most fundraising content is written for people who haven't done this job. This is different. I'm Christine Bork, Chief Development Officer at American Academy of Pediatrics, leading a $27M operation. Chief Fundraiser Weekly is a short Sunday brief for experienced fundraisers who want peer-level thinking, not vendor pitches. One clear idea. Real systems. Nothing theoretical.
Welcome
Hi. I'm Christine. I'm not writing this from the sidelines.
I'm the Chief Development Officer at the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Right now, I'm leading a team charged with raising $27M to support children's health.
I deal with the same pressure, budget assumptions, and pipeline problems you do.
I started Chief Fundraiser Weekly because the content I needed didn't exist.
Not tactics. Not inspiration. The real stuff - how to structure a team that scales, how to manage up without losing the relationship, how to build systems that don't collapse when you're out of the office.
That's what this is.
Who It's For
You're leading a $10M–$25M fundraising operation. You've figured out how to raise money.
Now you're trying to build something that doesn't depend entirely on you.
You want peer-level thinking. Not a consultant selling you a framework. Not a vendor pitching a platform.
Just one experienced practitioner sharing what's actually working — and what isn't.
This may not be for you if you're new to fundraising leadership or looking for solicitation scripts.
This is written for Chief Fundraisers who are already in the seat and want to do it better.
What You'll Get
One brief. Every Sunday. Five minutes.
The systems I'm using in real time. The decisions I'm wrestling with.
The frameworks that moved our operation from $16M to $27M without adding a single frontline fundraiser.
No theory. Nothing I haven't tested myself.
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