CauseVox

JULY 1, 2025

That’s when it hit us: they didn’t need just a fundraising platform, they needed CRM software for nonprofits. While a fundraising platform helps you raise money by hosting donation pages, peer-to-peer campaigns, events, and more, a CRM software for nonprofits helps you manage donor relationships. What Is a CRM Software for Nonprofits?

CRM

Ann Green's Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In this guide, we’ll review four considerations to keep in mind as you assess your nonprofit’s financial sustainability—and, therefore, how ready it is for expansion. When shopping for this type of software, remember that most of the top accounting solutions on the market are designed for for-profit businesses. Let’s get started!

Finance

Greater Giving

JULY 9, 2025

Finalize Your Fundraiser Budget and Set Fundraising Goals With fewer distractions, summer is the perfect time to: Analyze last year’s event performance Create a budget aligned with your fundraising goals Assign spending limits to committee teams 7. Ready to turn plans into action?

Procurement

Greater Giving

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Plus, we’ve included a ready-to-use email template that’s also been preloaded into Greater Giving Fundraising Software to make your email campaign even easier! Cost-effective : Compared to print marketing or paid ads, email is a budget-friendly option with a high return on investment (ROI). We’ve got you covered.

Fundraising

The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

From tight budgets to limited staffing, these hurdles can make even the simplest event feel overwhelming. Budget Constraints Tight finances can make it difficult to secure venues, hire vendors, and provide high-quality experiences for attendees. However, many organizations face common challenges that complicate the planning process.

Budget

GrantNews

JANUARY 9, 2025

Unfeasible Budget: The higher the funding amount, the more stringent the rules. Writing Needs Improvement: If writing is not your thing, you might consider using a software program. Missing Items: Have all documentation ready and attached before you submit. Go over your books with care and be sure every penny is accounted for.

Application

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 23, 2024

When your nonprofit is just getting started, your budget for an accounting system is likely very close to $0. Is your accounting software not working for your organization? And this data rolls up into your organizational budget to give you a holistic view of your finances. Think Bigger!

Finance

Blackbaud

JULY 18, 2025

Working with your program and development teams, your finance staff identifies funding gaps, supplies important budget numbers, sets up projects in your accounting software, establishes spending approvals, and creates reporting schedules. Here are the key roles for your finance office throughout the government grant lifecycle.

Government

Wild Apricot

JULY 16, 2025

Cost-Effective Advertising Options Facebook Ads allow you to target specific audiences by location, interests and more, even with a modest budget. If you have the budget for it, consider a social media scheduling tool. Ready to Grow Your Nonprofit’s Reach? stories, event updates, volunteer spotlights, donation appeals etc.)

Media

DoJiggy

JANUARY 8, 2025

Event Management Software can simplify ticketing, registrations, and event promotion. Here are some tips to keep your finances organized: Set a Budget Determine the costs of your event, including venue, marketing, supplies, and any other expenses. A clear budget prevents overspending and ensures profitability.

Fundraising

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Budget Details how funding should be allocated. Budget A detailed account of the financial resources needed, including direct and indirect costs. To delve deeper into managing finances related to your proposal, explore our article on budgeting for grants. Objectives Outlines the goals the grant aims to achieve.

Grant Writing

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Determining the auction budget. To set an accurate budget for this event, assess past event budgets for similar experiences. To set an accurate budget for this event, assess past event budgets for similar experiences. The characteristics of your planning committee will vary depending on your organization’s size.

Procurement

DoJiggy

JUNE 24, 2025

Ask local businesses and community members to donate items or experiences, and use our auction software to showcase these items with photos and descriptions. Ready to launch your next fundraiser? Final Thoughts Successful fundraising requires creativity, community engagement, and the right tools.

Fundraising

CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2025

These days, modern fundraising software (like CauseVox) sends an automatic thank you once a donation is processed, and you can customize the content of that email to fit your needs! 4) Annual (Gratitude) Report Many nonprofits and charities compile an annual document that reports budgeting, services, and impact.

CRM

Blackbaud

MAY 12, 2025

Navigating the budget approval process in nonprofit organizations can sometimes feel like a maze full of frustrating dead ends. By addressing these pain points in the nonprofit budget approval process, you can ensure that financial decisions are made quickly, transparently, and in alignment with organizational goals. Who approves what?

Budget

Blackbaud

JULY 28, 2025

Implementing fund accounting software with subfund capabilities can help your team avoid common nonprofit audit mistakes by streamlining grants management, documentation management, and other key processes. Financial software can help you with automations, audit trails, document management, and more to streamline this process.

Finance

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 27, 2025

Americans are ready to help: In 2022, nearly three out of every five American donors gave half or more of their total contributions to disaster relief. nonprofits rely on government grants, but these vital funds are increasingly at risk due to federal budget cuts. The good news? About 30% of U.S. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

AI

NonProfit PRO

JULY 18, 2025

Budget-Friendly Incentives That Actually Work One of the most common concerns we hear from nonprofits is, “But we don’t have the budget for big prizes.” Here are just a few budget-friendly ideas: VIP access. ” The good news? You don’t need them. It’s all about continuing the conversation.

Retail

Planned Giving

MAY 12, 2025

This guide offers the most practical, scalable approach to launching a planned giving programeven if you’re a small nonprofit with limited staff and budget. Program Readiness Assessment Rate your organization’s readiness on these key factors (1=Not Ready, 5=Fully Ready): The form can be filled in the actual website url.

Policy

Blackbaud

JULY 21, 2025

In this blog post, you’ll see why fund accounting software is the cornerstone for transforming your finance office into a modern, tech-enabled operation. Fund accounting software is purpose-built to track restricted funds and honor donor intent.

AI

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

QuickBooks is depreciating the tags functionality in their accounting software starting March 8. If your nonprofit has chosen to use the tagging feature in QuickBooks to help identify your restricted revenue, this means you will be juggling even more spreadsheets outside of your software. There is a better way.

Software

CauseVox

MAY 27, 2025

Customer/Client Relationship Management software was developed in the for-profit world. This is because when you use CRM software: Youre Not Guessing When you start using data to drive your fundraising, youll do less guessing about what your donors care about, and which fundraising techniques will work. What is a Nonprofit CRM?

CRM

Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 22, 2025

Together, they paint a fuller picture of who might be ready to deepen their relationship with your organization. Donor Research Software For deeper insights, specialized donor research platformslike iWave, WealthEngine, or DonorSearchoffer tools that extend well beyond basic CRM analytics.

Metrics

CauseVox

MAY 27, 2025

Customer/Client Relationship Management software was developed in the for-profit world. This is because when you use CRM software: Youre Not Guessing When you start using data to drive your fundraising, youll do less guessing about what your donors care about, and which fundraising techniques will work. What is a Nonprofit CRM?

CRM

Fluxx

MAY 12, 2025

Budgets are in flux, appropriations are delayed, and leaders are under pressure to deliver impact with fewer resources. You're expected to stay audit-ready, make data-informed decisions, and demonstrate resultswhile working across siloed systems that limit visibility. Public sector grantmaking is more complex than ever.

Government

Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Its helpful to organize this section according to the five primary categories of nonprofit revenueindividual donations, corporate philanthropy, earned income, investments, and grants to align with your budget and internal records. Internally, this report is most useful for budgeting.

Liability

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

And sometimes the things you have outlined or that you have described are not outlined clearly in your budget. And when they look at it side by side, they may say, but wait, they're asking for this other thing in the budget, they didn't even talk about that. That may or may not work together. Allow extra time if possible.

Instrumentl

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. Marketing automation is a way to handle repetitive marketing tasks using software. HubSpot Best for : Larger nonprofits with a budget and need for advanced automation and CRM integration.

CRM

Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Further ideas: If you have a bigger budget, invite a guest performersuch as a local musicianto perform alongside the children, drawing community members who dont have kids at theschool. Winter Fundraising (January and February) Why it works: After the indulgences of the holidays, many people are ready for healthier habits.

Fundraising

GiveSmart

APRIL 1, 2025

No matter a nonprofits yearly fundraising budget, organizations recently shared that events make up nearly half of their annual revenue. Take photos of stuffies playing, getting ready for bed, and all tucked in! On the day of the sale, volunteer salespeople should be ready to display items on racks and tables.

Fundraising

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

When I'm getting ready to work on a big grant application, I tell my husband I'm going scuba diving. You've got to go deep and stay deep until you're ready to come back up. You can even give them the three-year timeline and you've got a PDF and CSB ready for them to attach an email and whatnot.

Instrumentl

Blackbaud

JULY 18, 2025

Practices may lose income due to small inefficiencies, outdated systems, or missed opportunities to engage and retain patients, even while sticking to an existing budget. It’s also essential to evaluate whether your software solutions support secure financial transactions that are compliant with local and federal regulations.

Insurance

Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2025

We build a budget that is fair, balanced, and built on evidential history, but flexible ready for whatever hiccups and bumps come along. Im sure everyone is mildly familiar with budgeting. Meetings, approvals, and publication of the finalized budget are involved. Why Do Nonprofit Budgets Change? What do you do?

Budget

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

You can always take advantage of the funder information storage features of your grant research funding software. As a new grant writer, I always put this information into an Excel spreadsheet. Today, I record this information in Salesforce. The third thing to do is to make sure that your grantsmanship library is up to date.

Strategic Plan

Blackbaud

APRIL 2, 2024

With a fund accounting software system designed for nonprofits, you can fully track all your grants, especially restricted grants, in one place. Fund accounting software can allow you to accurately curate grant reports to track restrictions, set budgets, and audit grant awards. Ready to tackle the tasks of grants?

Indirect Cost

Blackbaud

MAY 27, 2024

It’s budget season, and the spreadsheet chaos has begun. You want to document your process to save yourself valuable time next budget season. You want to be able to easily report on budgets in a variety of accurate, clear ways without too much fuss, and know what was approved versus what’s been modified.

Budget

Blackbaud

MARCH 21, 2024

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. Give your project an easily identifiable name, such as Fund Accounting Software Implementation. Are there budget requirements? What is a Project Charter?

Software