I haven’t published a Resurgam newsletter since October. Now it’s December and I’m ready to pick up —not where I left off, but farther along. I’ve been busy.

I recently overhauled ResurgamNFP.org in preparation for energetic fundraising. As you probably know, Resurgam is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that accepts donations to our mission and projects.

Donations in the US are deductible from federal and state taxes. Donations in other countries are not, but nonetheless welcome and appreciated.

In Resurgam’s first year of 2025, I didn’t raise a dime. I didn’t even try. The year was spent getting organized. My mission was like Wisdom’s unhatched egg, warm and quiet in the nest, with its beautiful shell intact. It looked inactive but was steadily growing inside.

The results of my November crunch may be viewed online, starting on the home page that now includes a list of things visitors can do on the site. Mind the verb: DO, not just read and ponder. Action-orientation has replaced introspection as my modus operandi.

From home, you can go to the all-new Projects page. It tells the longest story on the site. You may not reach the bottom but I think you should try, for the fun of it. It introduces four programmatic projects that are gingerly moving to the launching pad. 

Under each project, you’ll see a Donation Form that can be used to fund it. The form is for online donations with credit cards or bank transfers. You decide the frequency (one time or recurring) and amount. Then off you go to our payment processor.

Each project is different, together covering the breadth of Resurgam’s mission. Not sure which project is right for you but still willing to fund the vision? Below the four projects, you can offer an unrestricted gift (i.e. “you guys can best decide how to spend my money”).

Stripe is our payment processor for all online donations. The WordPress-Stripe integration is secure, reliable, fast and efficient. After entering basic information, you’ll be transferred from Resurgam to Stripe to complete your transaction. Both WordPress (our web host) and Stripe (our payment processor) will email your receipt.

I mentioned that the projects are “programmatic.” On the Mission page, you’ll find careful descriptions of Resurgam’s coordinated programs. These form the compass by which we navigate toward success. A lot going on here, so it’s vital to stay in our lanes.

As a refugee from tech startups, I know there can be no solutions unless there are problems. The problems Resurgam mitigates are described on the Pain Points page. Like most problems that impair learning and development, the parameters here are lofty and abstract, but the consequences are painfully real for just about everybody.

Everything you’ve read up to now concerns the what and why of Resurgam. Our Technology page dives into the how. Because Resurgam aims to revive the humanities and increase cultural literacy, not with wishful thinking, but with frontier tech. This page is a plain English overview of the process.

My refugee status has also taught me that there’s no such thing as unprecedented innovation. As in a tech startup, the important thing for Resurgam is not to do things first, but better. Admittedly, a lot of what we’re doing feels totally new and original, but the big question is: is it feasible? The Comparisons page argues yes, it is.

I have so far walked you through the menu options in the new header of ResurgamNFP.org. I’ll now drop down to the footer for more stuff that matters.

The Subscribe link takes you to the page you’re reading now: an archive of monthly Resurgam newsletters. Most are more philosophical than this one, but all may be worth reading, especially if you’ll consider making a donation.

If you don’t see me fumbling the ball over the course of 2025, that probably means I’m centered and sincere, ergo somebody you can trust with your money. Read the newsletters. Then subscribe to keep them coming.

Next to Subscribe, the Donate page explains Resurgam’s tax exempt status and how you can deduct your donation. I doubt that your primary reason for giving is to get a tax break, but many donors want the trust that accompanies 501(c)(3) status.

And speaking of trust, below the website footer you’ll find a Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid. Click it for the bona fides.

Turning to the next link, donors who work for generous employers may be intrigued by the Match page. Here is where you’ll learn if your organization will match — as in double — your donation to our shared cause and values. The page links you to a database of organizations that do.

And while we’re on the subject of employers, I’ll also mention the Payroll page that comes next. Here is where you can learn about making a recurring donation through a payroll deduction. There are convenience and additional tax benefits in that approach, so it’s worth checking out.

I’m almost done talking about employers. One more link: the Volunteer page encourages people to make in-kind donations of their skills and spare time. Employees with PTO can get paid for their service with Resurgam. Find out if that includes you.

I’ve now covered all the meaty matters in the footer of ResurgamNFP.org. Less interesting but no less important is the Policies page. When you read about Resurgam governance here, it may help you decide whether this is the kind of outfit you want to follow. I hope that it is, but you’ll be able to decide.

The We Are page introduces me and my colleagues on the board of Resurgam. We are a group of older gentlemen, endowed with canny wisdom like the famously beautiful albatross at the top of this post, but we are not famous and our appearance is somewhat wrinkled.

We want to add younger colleagues of different genders to our team in 2026. No doubt that will strengthen our mission.

The final link in the footer is Contact, which is not a page but a trigger to start an email addressed to me. On every page in the site you’ll have noticed a call for “Questions? We want to hear from you.” Use that form, or use the Contact button. Ask anything or offer suggestions. 

I could spend a few more minutes explaining the updated website and the action-orientation of Resurgam in 2026. Instead I’ll close, as usual, with Next Steps. 

The improved website is a necessary foundation for fundraising, but it isn’t fundraising per se. Fundraising is hard, time-consuming, mostly frustrating and occasionally satisfying work of prospecting, qualifying and pitching donors who may move the needle of this idealistic venture. 

For several weeks, Resurgam has had a dossier of qualified institutional prospects to approach starting in January. They are foundations that may support our program of Digital Curation.

Now that the website paints an agreeable picture, it’s time to put on our running shoes! Or put another way, it’s time to crack our lovely shell and emerge into the open air of opportunity, technical wizardry, and mission accomplishment. 

You can help by subscribing to this newsletter, making a cash or cashless donation, emailing me with questions or suggestions, and telling others to do the same.

Bob Becker (11 December 2025)