The FundraiseMaxxing Glossary — 170 Nonprofit Terms, A to Z
FundraiseMaxxing

The Glossary

Optimize the ask. Sustain the asker.

170 terms for the work of raising money — development, grants, giving vehicles, governance, leadership, operations, communications, and the calendar that governs all of it.

Some of these name things worth doing. Some name the ways good organizations get stuck. Where a definition sounds like it is making light of the work being done, it is usually just surfacing a reality to some degree; however, I'm open to feedback.

One rule governs the list: -maxxing attaches to the practice, never to the population or the need. There is a term here for the food bank fundraising model and none for hunger.

Compiled 2026 · VRDD LLC · See also: What is FundraiseMaxxing?

Terms may be used and cited freely. If one is useful, the right thing to do with it is say it out loud in a meeting.

Cite as: Vongfak, G. (2026). The FundraiseMaxxing Glossary. VRDD LLC.