DonorSnap

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Pledge tracking is an important aspect of fundraising, and using a nonprofit CRM can simplify the process. Unlike recurring donations , nonprofits typically restrict pledges to a specific purpose and a fixed timeline. If you are curious how a nonprofit CRM can help your organization track pledges you are in the right place.

CRM

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Quick Definition Online fundraising is the process of raising donations for a cause, project, or organization through digital platforms such as websites, social media apps, and email campaigns. How Do Organizations Collect Donations Online? And a well-designed donation page is key. It’s also how donors prefer to support.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JUNE 12, 2025

If online giving is part of your organization’s fundraising strategy, user-friendly donation forms are essential for maximizing donor engagement, conversion rates, and donation amounts. Let’s explore the impact of well-designed donation forms and best practices to help you leverage these tools for greater fundraising success.

Donation

Blackbaud

MARCH 10, 2025

Sharing data in an integrated financial and CRM ecosystem aligns functional teams and reduces time-intensive manual extracting and inputting of data, allowing you to put more of your time, energy, and resources into furthering your mission. Before and after giving, donors demand more information about the impact of their donations.

Finance

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

Annual giving is the collection of donations throughout the year to support an organization’s day-to-day operations and programs. Major donations and planned gifts often get the limelight, but without annual gifts, the day-to-day functions of your nonprofit could come to a halt.

Donation

CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2025

When donors are thanked within 48 hours of making a gift, they’re 4x more likely to donate again. Immediately after receiving a donation, be sure to send an email confirmation that includes a donor “thank you”. But don’t let an automatic thank you after receiving a donation be the only time you reach out to your donors.

CRM

Blackbaud

MAY 2, 2025

If your foundation accepts donations, consider how a potential recession may affect donor behavior. Running budget scenarios early allows you to make informed choices and reduce surprises. Proactively share resources such as templates for strategic budgeting or checklists for cost containment best practices.

Government

Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 25, 2025

Building a Solid Data Foundation An accurate, up-to-date CRM is essential for tracking each interaction, so begin by cleaning up donor records. Remove duplicates, verify contact details, and capture crucial data points like donation history, event attendance, and engagement metrics (e.g., email opens).

Management

CauseVox

MAY 27, 2025

Luckily, theres a simple answer to streamline your fundraising and track your data quickly and simply: a nonprofit CRM. What is a Nonprofit CRM? Companies use a CRM to track their customers behavior, manage communication, and make offers that the customer is likely to be interested in. What Are The Benefits of a Nonprofit CRM?

CRM

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Effective grant management goes beyond tracking funds in your CRM its also about budgeting effectively, prioritizing programs that need financial support, and delivering timely reports to grantmakers. Many grantmakers request a proposed budget along with grant applications to show youre thinking about these goals from the start.

Finance

DoJiggy

JULY 1, 2025

By enabling participants to create personal fundraising pages and solicit donations from their social networks, P2P fundraising platforms empower organizations to expand their reach and grow their donor base. But how do you decide on the best peer-to-peer fundraising platform with so many options available?

Fundraising

CauseVox

MARCH 17, 2025

A golf tournament fundraiser is not only a fantastic day out but also a powerful fundraising event that can drive significant donations, strengthen community connections, and build long-lasting partnerships with local businesses. Establish a Budget and Pricing Strategy Money matters. Sounds pretty great, right?

Fundraising

Bonterra

JULY 29, 2025

Nonprofit teams often spend more time troubleshooting tech than building relationships, while donation experiences that aren’t optimized to meet supporters where they are lead to drop-offs and missed opportunities for recurring giving. Audit your current systems for gaps: Are donation forms easy to use, responsive, and secure?

CRM

Center for Major Gifts

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Why Multi-Year Commitments Matter When donors pledge support for multiple years, nonprofits gain a predictable revenue stream that simplifies budget forecasting and program planning. Rather than constantly searching for the next big gift, organizations can allocate resources more effectively and invest in longer-term projects.

Proposal

Get Fully Funded

MAY 11, 2025

Economic uncertainty can feel like uncharted territory, especially for small nonprofits that operate on tight budgets and unwavering dedication to their missions. This cushion can provide vital breathing room if donations or grants decrease unexpectedly. Basically, youre creating an organizational budget that reflects your scenario.

Budget

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

To run a silent auction, you’ll need to plan many logistics, such as how guests will bid on items, what items you’re procuring, and how you’ll process donations. Determining the auction budget. To set an accurate budget for this event, assess past event budgets for similar experiences.

Procurement

CauseVox

MAY 27, 2025

Luckily, theres a simple answer to streamline your fundraising and track your data quickly and simply: a nonprofit CRM. What is a Nonprofit CRM? Companies use a CRM to track their customers behavior, manage communication, and make offers that the customer is likely to be interested in. What Are The Benefits of a Nonprofit CRM?

CRM

Bonterra

JULY 3, 2025

Plus, it can help you increase engagement, interest, attendees, and donations. Bonterra EveryAction Best for: All-in-one nonprofit CRM Bonterra EveryAction is an all-in-one nonprofit CRM that combines AI and automation to streamline events end to end.

Software

Blackbaud

JUNE 16, 2025

Finance and fundraising teams must collaborate closely to ensure data pulled from the CRM aligns with financial records. First-person testimonials from beneficiaries help connect donations to a face and personal story. Endowment Reports Endowment stewardship provides your donors and stakeholders transparency about long-term funds.

Finance

Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 22, 2025

First, centralize your data in a single donor management system or CRM, ensuring you have one source of truth for all donor information. Look at donation history, event attendance, volunteer hours, and online engagement metrics like email open rates and social media interactions.

Metrics

Wild Apricot

JUNE 24, 2025

Nonprofits operate with tight budgets and small teams, and staying connected with donors, volunteers, and members is a major priority. Once set up, these actions happen based on triggers like someone joining your list, clicking a link or making a donation. The solution? Marketing automation. It also helps you communicate smarter.

CRM

Greater Giving

JULY 23, 2025

For instance, your data about volunteers might be housed in your volunteer management software and not get transferred to your CRM, preventing you from easily checking which donors also volunteer. For individuals, this should include donation frequency and amounts, event participation, volunteer history, and any other relevant data.

Management

Planned Giving

MAY 12, 2025

These gifts are often the largest and most impactful contributions a donor will ever makewith the average planned gift ranging from 200-300 times larger than a typical annual donation. ” Appreciated Securities : “Donating stocks or bonds that have increased in value since you acquired them.” Gratitude opens doors.

Policy

Planned Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The Evolution of Philanthropic Expectations: A Wake-Up Call for Nonprofits For decades, many nonprofits have operated with a reactive approach to fundraisingchasing grants, hosting emergency campaigns, and depending on one-time donations. However, the philanthropic landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation.

Funding

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Seeking out nonprofit discounts or asking for in-kind donations of new office equipment. if you pay for a separate donation processor when your CRM has one built in). Solution: Invest in Dedicated Accounting Software As soon as its feasible given your nonprofits budget, add an accounting platform to your tech stack.

Management

Planned Giving

APRIL 17, 2025

39 We just need a better CRM. CRMs dont fix bad habits. You are if you want donations. Right after they finish donating to people who asked first. Maybe they can Snapchat your budget deficit. And they dont need your donation. Because asking strangers for pennies will surely stabilize the budget.

SAM

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 19, 2025

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AI

Blackbaud

JULY 8, 2025

How this applies to nonprofits: Here is an example of a workflow: a donation arrives by check in the mail. The data can pass one way, such as incorporating credit card charges into an expense tracking system, or two ways, such as passing customer updates between a CRM and a ticketing platform to keep track of loyalty membership usage.

AI

Blackbaud

JULY 10, 2025

But there’s a catch—the donor says they will only donate the money if your organization raises at least $200,000 to assist with the funding. Examples of contribution revenue include one-off donations from individuals, sustained giving, or grants. Now, you have to assess the specific conditions or restrictions of the donation.

Finance

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Process incoming donations? You have less wiggle room in terms of time and budget. How can my scrappy smaller organization, with all the tasks my team is already juggling, adopt a new fundraising CRM and learn to use it with the least amount of disruption?” And how will the change to a new fundraising CRM impact them ?

CRM

Ann Green's Nonprofit

MAY 6, 2024

Invest in a good CRM/database Plain and simple, a good CRM (customer relationship management)/database can help you raise more money. Many CRMs have built-in payment processors. Your CRM will let you personalize your letters and email messages. In short, you can do a lot with a good CRM/database. Shorter is better.

CRM

DonorSnap

JANUARY 18, 2023

A nonprofit CRM will help you build meaningful relationships with your supporters. To reap the true benefits of CRM, your nonprofit will need both a system and a strategy. Keep reading to discover how you can leverage a CRM system and strategy to build lasting relationships with your supporters. What is a Nonprofit CRM System?

CRM

Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 16, 2024

Will certain policies or budget cuts affect your organization? Many states have issued their budgets for the next fiscal year. Share ways your donors can help – perhaps by contacting their legislators, volunteering, or making a donation. Also, make sure your CRM/database is up to date. I’m a big fan of advocacy alerts.

Policy

CauseVox

JULY 13, 2021

You’ve probably heard of a donation pledge if you’ve been in fundraising for any amount of time. A donation pledge is when a supporter promises to give a certain amount of money in a set time frame. Why Ask For Donation Pledges? So what is the benefit of a pledge over a donation? Increase Gift Sizes. It’s All Automatic.

Donation

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Search for a platform that offers essential fundraising features such as: Branded donation pages. These donation pages allow your organization to solicit gifts on online channels. Though gifts may be specified for specific campaigns, an online donation page usually collects donations for the annual fund. Recurring giving.

Fundraising

CauseVox

OCTOBER 8, 2024

If the donation process is confusing, even the most motivated donor might give up. A few features that can make a big difference include: Seamless Donation Flow: The donation process should be straightforward with minimal steps, reducing friction and allowing donors to complete their gifts quickly.

Fundraising

CauseVox

OCTOBER 12, 2021

CauseVox is a great option for crowdfunding campaigns, peer-to-peer fundraising, in-person and virtual fundraising events, and donation forms you can easily embed for your website: pretty much anything. Best CRM For Donor Management: Kindful. Yes, every nonprofit needs a CRM, and no nonprofit is satisfied with their CRM.

Fundraising