2026 update on the old 'is the March CSR rush real' thread. It is real, but it has shifted.

2026 update on the old ‘is the March CSR rush real’ thread. It is real, but it has shifted.

see also: the cold outreach thread above, and #6 Grants deadline list

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Accurate. The change is that more companies now spend through their own foundation on multi-year commitments, so the leftover March scramble money is a smaller pool than it was in 2022. Chasing the scramble is the worst strategy every year. Get into the April planning cycle instead.

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which is what i wish someone had told me in 2023

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