The grant-backed co-design cohort

Meet the first cohort.

Six nonprofits, five months of open experiments in agentic fundraising, with the results published as they go. The failures get reported with the same care as the wins, because a playbook built only from successes isn’t one.

Who they are, and what each one is testing

Income Movement

One of the largest economic-security movements in the country.

TestingWhat a respectful first ask looks like when it has to be worthy of a supporter's trust.

incomemovement.org

Cameron House

A 150-year-old San Francisco community institution.

TestingConverting warm supporters into first-time and then monthly givers.

cameronhouse.org

CAUSE

Civic infrastructure helping communities belong, participate, lead and shape public decisions.

TestingBuilding a scalable recurring giving programme out of the supporter data they already hold.

causeusa.org

Generation180

A clean-energy organization with a large, engaged newsletter audience.

TestingTurning that readership into a digital giving programme.

generation180.org

Livestrong

Cancer support, and the home of Ellis, its AI support companion.

TestingRe-engaging people who came for a resource, without exploiting the moment they arrived in.

livestrong.org

Net Impact

A professional network of students and impact professionals.

TestingRe-engaging alumni now established in their careers, using impact-themed quizzes.

netimpact.org

Some numbers are anonymized where an organization asked for it. Nothing here is a finished result: the cohort is still running.

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