NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2025

In other words, the very constituents most nonprofits court through email acquisition, social media campaigns and peer-to-peer events departed in large numbers during the first quarter — an issue that researchers noted is common at the onset of each calendar year. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. rail-container).hide();

Retail

Big Fundraising Ideas

JANUARY 21, 2025

Winning Online Fundraising Strategies for High School Basketball Teams Blog Summary: The article highlights online fundraising strategies for high school basketball teams, focusing on social media campaigns, crowdfunding, virtual events, and selling digital products. Design software (e.g., Canva) for creating promotional materials.

Fundraising

Wild Apricot

JULY 29, 2025

Include a Blog on Your Website We highly recommend adding a blog to your nonprofit website – it’s a great way to drive traffic, boost your SEO and provide you with resources to share via email and social media. Plus, a blog can establish your nonprofit as a thought leader in your industry. Not sure what to write about?

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

JUNE 11, 2025

In this post, I’d like to share what I have learned about successful races as both a participant and as a product marketer for Blackbaud, whose fundraising software is used by hundreds of running events across the country. These are the kinds of events I remember and mark my calendar for every year. Ready to Raise More?

Fundraising

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Make sure you're really writing as tightly as possible, but I have a blog post here where I have it side by side. As well as we have a new resource that we're calling the Ultimate Five Steps Grant Calendar Planning Guide, which can help you map out your next 30, 60, 90, and 365 day calendar in terms of some of the focus area.

Instrumentl

Wild Apricot

JUNE 24, 2025

Marketing automation is a way to handle repetitive marketing tasks using software. When someone signs up, they will automatically receive a confirmation email with details, followed by a calendar invite or prep materials. Plus, many tools allow you to pull in recent blog posts, event listings or updates from your website automatically.

CRM

Blackbaud

JULY 28, 2025

Mark your calendars! At bbcon, these schools explore deeper ways to use our software. Or does it seem like they were built by software engineers with no input from people with real-world school accounting experience? bbcon is coming to Philadelphia October 6–8! How do you set your team up for success?

Education

Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Primary School Fundraising Ideas: A Seasonal and Year-Round Guide Blog Summary: Looking for fun ways to raise money for your primary school throughout the year? Maintaining a spreadsheet or using simple accounting software is a good start. Vary your activities and keep them relevant to the season.

Fundraising

Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 24, 2024

I have taken several of your courses and read your blog. We had our own in-house donor base software program that was actually ahead of its time and worked well for us. But it was becoming obsolete with software limitations. Here, I’ll let you read it… “I don’t expect you to remember me. I am a social worker by education.

Donation

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Calendar alerts. I live by my calendar alerts. For years, I have used a Google spreadsheet and a calendar, and that works fine as long as I don't have too many complicated projects coming and going. And then I also linked to my Google calendar to make sure that I have the reminders and the timelines and everything set up.

Instrumentl

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This guide covers what you need to know to expertly manage volunteers through the following sections: Volunteer management: FAQs Volunteer management best practices How volunteer management software can help Volunteer management: FAQs What is volunteer management? You can also create a volunteer management calendar to help you stay organized.

Management

DoJiggy

AUGUST 5, 2025

In this blog, we’ll explore 15 science club fundraising ideas that work for schools and homeschool groups. Our walkathon software makes it easy to track pledges, award top fundraisers, and promote the event to the local community and beyond. Add a fun twist by placing science trivia stations along the route.

Donation

NonProfit PRO

JULY 28, 2025

Native live streaming, external calendar syncing, and new integrations with Microsoft 365 and Teams further simplify board workflows across dispersed teams. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. window.dfp_npp_interstitial = googletag.defineSlot("/124057991/npp_interstitial", [[640,480]], "napco-ad-npp_interstitial").addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Government

Planned Giving

JULY 28, 2025

August may be “Make a Will Month,” but let’s be honest—your legacy deserves more than a single square on the calendar. Longer Version [ DOWNLOAD ] A longer article with intros, explanations, and context — perfect for websites, blogs, newsletters, or outreach to family and friends. That’s why we’re turning it into Make a Will Year.

Template

Blackbaud

MARCH 21, 2024

Projects like these can drain resources, take more time than necessary, and quickly become your least favorite meeting on your calendar. Any major project—such as implementing new fund accounting software—needs a well-developed charter to keep stakeholders focused on the goals and desired outcome. Are there budget requirements?

Software

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

That’s why it’s essential to carefully choose the right software solutions to support your operations–the right tool can drive a high ROI for your fundraising efforts. Luckily, there are many nonprofit software solutions designed to meet the unique needs of your organization and help keep you and your staff from getting overwhelmed!

Software

Greater Giving

JANUARY 11, 2024

Strategic Fundraising Calendar: Mapping Out a Successful Year for Your Nonprofit In the dynamic world of nonprofit fundraising, success often hinges on meticulous planning and execution. Enter Greater Giving’s guide on building a Strategic Fundraising Calendar —your key to unlocking a prosperous 2024.

Calendar

Blackbaud

MARCH 6, 2024

This is a story about acknowledging how there isn’t one piece of software that can solve all your problems, which is why the extensibility of your systems is so important. It provides the ultimate tool to bring all your school software into one system and allows everything to talk to each other. Stale” calendars or no calendars? “No

Calendar

Qgiv

APRIL 15, 2021

Qgiv is ranked as fundraising software with the best results overall among G2 ’s Spring 2021 fundraising technology leaders! Thanks to our clients, we received multiple awards in G2’s fundraising software category. We’re incredibly honored to once again be recognized as a fundraising technology leader by our clients.

Fundraising

Qgiv

AUGUST 26, 2021

Here are 5 reasons why you should keep virtual fundraising events on your calendar: . Yet, having a virtual event on calendar, you’re able to secure vendors and create video conference lines in a matter of minutes. 10 Types of Fundraising Event Software for Virtual Events. Check out these additional resources: .

Calendar

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Do you need software to manage volunteers and human resources? Following on the heels of our Software to Build and Grow Your Nonprofit. blog, we’ve put together this second toolkit based on what fellow nonprofits told us their biggest concerns were. Following on the heels of our Software to Build and Grow Your Nonprofit.

Software

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

However, when the calendar’s final days land on a weekend, you can face a unique set of challenges, complicating what is already a high-stakes time for your nonprofit. Look for fundraising software that automatically updates expired or changed credit card information. Do You Panic When December 31 Falls on a Weekend?

Software

Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explain what modern APIs are, how they work, and how they can help you improve your grantmaking. An API, or application programming interface, is a set of rules that define how two pieces of software can communicate with each other. What is a Modern API? How Do APIs Help Grantmaking Organizations?

Grant Management

Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2023

We’re happy to unveil Qgiv’s new Event Management software—tools designed to help nonprofits streamline event check-in and increase registrations, attendance, and giving at events. Boost attendance: Make it easy for registrants to attend your event with an “Add to Calendar” reminder tool.

Software

Blackbaud

JULY 17, 2024

Are you looking to squeeze the most out of your Blackbaud software? Then mark your calendars for bbcon 2024, happening September 24–26 in Seattle, Washington. first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. Calling all K–12 educators and administrators! See you in Seattle!

Conference

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 9, 2022

I see them everywhere – from blog posts to webinars to podcast episodes. But when I stop and think about it, do I really need five project management platforms, 86 ways to communicate with my clients, and 22 software programs to check my spelling and grammar? Is it just me, or are grant professionals obsessed with numbered lists?

Grants

Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Sprout includes content approval tools, social media analytics, and a shared content calendar view. Scheduling software can make posting on social media far less time consuming and help you stay organized. Creating a content calendar detailing what you’d like to post and when is a critical first step to using any scheduling software.

Media

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Investing in event registration software for nonprofits will help you simplify your planning process and make it easy for your donors to donate and sign up for your fundraising event! What is event registration software for nonprofits? Make sure the design tools for your event registration software are easy to use as well.

Software

Qgiv

JANUARY 16, 2024

With the right event management software for nonprofits, you can run your fundraising events more efficiently, helping you raise more money for your cause. There are quite a few different nonprofit event management software options your organization can use to make your event as seamless as possible.

Software

Blackbaud

JANUARY 17, 2024

For instance, there are many free resources online, including audio editing software, that dramatically cut podcasting costs. This allows you to tailor your content calendar to your audience’s or guest’s preferences. The post The Power of Podcasting: Making Audio Content for Nonprofits first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

Metrics

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

For organizations operating on a calendar year, this deadline will be May 15th. When it comes to enhancing the efficiency of your organization’s reporting process, choosing strong, consolidated accounting software is a great option for maintaining accurate financial information.

Electronics

Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2015

Maybe you can now easily share files and calendars with Office 365, or you use web conferencing software to collaborate across multiple locations. The winning stories will be published on the TechSoup blog. Read more about on our success stories contest and the awesome prizes offered in our blog. spanhidden.

Publishing

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

The idea was to catch people's attention with the Hulk statue and also raise money for a new "creation station" with a 3D printer, an iMac with a drawing pad, software, and other tools. Many neighborhood blogs have event calendars as well. Check out our donated and discounted software for fundraising.

Media

Qgiv

DECEMBER 9, 2021

This blog post explores how to create an annual fundraising plan and even provides a helpful annual fundraising plan template to help putting together your fundraising plan easier. The starting point to your annual fundraising plan is determining how much your nonprofit needs to raise in the upcoming calendar year to provide its services.

Fundraising

Assel Grant Services

MARCH 10, 2024

Staying on top of your grant projects doesn’t necessarily require fancy software or the newest technology. Use an Outlook or Google calendar for due dates and deadlines. Follow along with the small nonprofit blog series by subscribing for updates. Excel spreadsheets work well for creating a simple grant plan.

GPC

Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2010

Over at Beth Kanter's new blog, she's written up an interesting piece about Microsoft's corporate social responsibility (CSR), philanthropy, and how they leverage, strengthen, and empower social change agents with technology. Tags: Acquiring Technology Digital Divide Event Grants for Technology International Services Software.

Calendar

Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

Open-source software differs from other platforms in that it doesn't cost anything to license and use. Make Integration-Focused Software a Priority. Other less custom platforms have a hard time integrating with third-party software. Calendar API integration: $2000. How Can Nonprofits Make the Shift? Image: TechSoup.

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