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Getting to know a donor
shouldn't cost you hours.

Type a name. In three minutes you get a complete profile: capacity, affinity, board seats, giving, network. Then the app helps you write, ask and plan. All on your own computer.

Download for Mac What it does
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Diego Della Valle
Chairman of Tod's · ex-Ferrari board · cultural patronage
Person In cultivation High priority
Propensity
84/100
Affinity
76/100
Capacity
★★★★★
Ask
€ 50k
Entrepreneur with a track record of cultural patronage (restorations, youth training). Aligns with your cause areas: heritage and talent.
Next move
Write to him citing the restoration as common ground. Andrea Illy, whom you already know, can introduce you.
Built on Anthropic Claude Python 3.10+ SQLite GitHub · MIT

See it in action.

Real install, AI research, email drafting and the network map: 110 seconds, nothing staged.

Every prospect
in your graph.

Claude finds the connections between your prospects: who sits on which board with whom, who can introduce whom, where a warm intro can come from. The graph builds itself, search after search.

Direct connections
Mutual contacts
Warm intro
YOU Brunello C. Diego D.V. Andrea I. Bracco Marco R. Cariplo

All your fundraising.
In a single app.

Research & intelligence

AI prospect research

Type a name: in 1-3 minutes you get capacity, affinity, boards, gifts and network, with sources.

Suggested ask

The AI tells you how much to ask — with a range and a rationale — based on capacity, affinity and your typical tiers.

News with signals

Recent mentions, each flagged as an opportunity or a risk. An alert tells you when the timing is right.

Ask your data

A chat over your entire database: “who are my top 10 by capacity I haven't contacted in three months?” It answers with names and links.

Targeted deep dives

Want just the wealth picture, or just the network? Run a search dedicated to that part.

Sources verified twice

The app checks that links are alive and — with AI — that they actually say what the profile claims.

Relationship map

Who knows whom in your CRM, and who can introduce you to the donor you care about.

A complete CRM

Gift register

Received and promised, one-off, pledge or recurring. With deductibility and receipts: ready for reporting.

Campaigns with targets

“Which appeal performed best?” Every gift links to a campaign: raised, promised and donors, in real time.

Who to follow up, when

Set a cadence and the dashboard tells you every morning who to call. No donor forgotten.

Thank-you queue

Every received gift enters the “to thank” queue until you've actually done it.

Clear pipeline

Six stages, from first identification to the final thank-you. Bulk operations included.

Goals and forecast

Probability-weighted forecast, compared with real money raised — not with hopes.

Tasks and reminders

What to do today, what's overdue, the next seven days. Per prospect or overall.

Writing & action

Writes the first draft

Cultivation emails in real time. You add the real words and the signature: the app removes the blank page.

Mimics your style

Upload your best emails: the AI picks up your register and rhythm for every prospect.

Email sequences

A series of touches spread over time, generated and editable. Mark what you've sent.

Chat that acts

Ask for advice on the prospect and, from the same screen, create a task, change stage or write an email.

Pre-call briefing

A single sheet, one click: how to open, what to ask, plan B. With the calendar event ready to download.

Decision-maker emails

Find the emails of the right people in a company (via Hunter, optional).

PDF for the board

A nicely laid-out brief, ready to bring to a meeting.

Truly yours

Everything local

Database on your computer, interface that works offline too, fonts and libraries bundled. Zero cloud, zero telemetry.

Export without lock-in

CSV of prospects and gifts, plus a full JSON dump of everything. Your data is yours, always.

Automatic backup

Every 24 hours, with rotation. And a one-command restore if you need it.

Trash bin

Deleting a donor by mistake doesn't erase their history: restore everything with one click.

What you spend on AI

Every call tracked: costs, timing, errors. No surprises.

Tags, import, duplicates

Import a CSV, duplicates get stopped at the door, organize with tags.

Global search ⌘K

Press ⌘K anywhere: jump to a prospect or a section in a second.

You do the fundraising — you.
Forager just takes away the hours of tedious work.

The relationships, the real words, the trust: those stay yours. The AI gathers, summarizes and prepares — so you reach the conversation ready, not empty-handed.

From name to thank you.
And again.

01

Find

AI research builds the profile, with verified sources.

02

Cultivate

Follow-up cadences: the dashboard tells you who to contact today.

03

Ask

Suggested ask with rationale, email draft in your style.

04

Record

The real gift: amount, campaign, receipt, deductibility.

05

Thank

The thank-you queue won't let you forget anyone.

How it works
in four moves.

01

Type a name

A person or a company. Even just first and last name.

02

Go grab a coffee

The app searches public sources while you do other things. 1–3 minutes.

03

Find the profile ready

Scores, suggested ask, summary, next move and sources.

04

Take action

Find the emails, write the draft, schedule the call, export the PDF.

Install in two minutes.

Mac app

Double-click and go. No terminal: download, drag to Applications, open.

Download for Mac (.dmg)
macOS · Apple Silicon · 56 MB · v1.1.0 · free
Developer-signed, not yet notarized: on first launch macOS shows a warning — open System Settings → Privacy & Security → “Open Anyway” (first launch only).
Or from the terminal · Intel Mac, Linux, advanced
# note: the GitHub repository opens to the public soon — use the Mac app meanwhile # one-liner (macOS / Linux) $ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Mic-Fundraiser/forager/main/install.sh | bash # or: manual clone $ git clone https://github.com/Mic-Fundraiser/forager.git $ cd forager # setup + start (macOS / Linux) $ ./forager init $ ./forager start # Windows (PowerShell) — needs Python from python.org + Git > git clone https://github.com/Mic-Fundraiser/forager.git > cd forager > .\forager.bat start # → opens automatically at http://127.0.0.1:5000
Python 3.10+
Already installed on modern macOS/Linux. On Windows: python.org.
Claude Code
For the AI features. Anthropic subscription required.
Hunter.io · optional
For decision-maker emails. Free tier 25/month.
SQLite · included
Local database. Backup = a single file.

By the numbers.

0
to get to know a donor
0 €
to pay for the CRM
0%
of your data on your computer
MIT
open source, forever

Common
questions.

How much does it cost?

The CRM is free and open source (MIT). You need Claude Code (Anthropic subscription) for the AI features and — optionally — Hunter.io free tier for decision-maker emails.

Does my data go to the cloud?

No. Forager runs on your computer, with a local SQLite database and AI searches via Claude Code. No telemetry, no third parties.

Does it work without Claude Code?

The AI features (research, compose, chat, briefing, sequences) require Claude Code. The rest of the CRM works without it.

Does it handle real gifts too?

Yes. Forager records actual money — received and promised, one-off, pledge or recurring — links it to campaigns and tracks thank-yous, receipts and deductibility. The forecast is compared with money in, not with hopes.

Is it secure?

Your data never leaves your computer. The app binds to localhost only, has CSRF protection on every operation, automatic rotating backups and a trash bin for second thoughts. The code is open source: you can verify everything.

Does the AI replace my work as a fundraiser?

No, and it doesn't want to. Forager does the prep work — searching, reading, summarizing, writing the first draft. The relationships, the choices and the real words stay yours: you reach the conversation ready, not empty-handed.

Can I use it if I'm not a developer?

Yes. On Mac you download the app, drag it into Applications and double-click: it opens in a window like any other program, never touching the terminal. (On Linux or Intel Mac there's still the ./forager start launcher that does everything for you.)

What about Windows?

The ready-made app (the .dmg) is Mac-only. On Windows you install from GitHub: you need Python and Git, then git clone the repository and double-click (or run from PowerShell) forager.bat start: it sets everything up and opens Forager in your browser. Exact commands are in the Install section.

Can I export my data?

Yes, no lock-in: CSV of prospects and gifts, a full JSON dump of all your data, a PDF brief for each prospect. Backups run automatically every 24 hours (plus manual ./forager backup).

For what kind of organization?

Nonprofits, associations, foundations, political parties, referendum committees, NGOs, advocacy groups. Anyone doing major-donor or corporate fundraising.

Can I contribute?

Yes. Issues and PRs welcome on GitHub. Non-technical feedback is valuable too.

Ready to start?

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