CauseVox

APRIL 18, 2025

Whether youre refining an existing program or just beginning to play around with the idea of recurring donations, this guide is designed for you. Optimize Your Sign-Up Process As a fundraiser, you know that its vital to make the donation process as accessible and intuitive as possible.

Donation

Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2025

Utilize prospect research tools : Invest in tools that can screen large lists for wealth indicators and philanthropic history. Research tools and the native capabilities of your fundraising CRM can help you understand the giving patterns of all your supporters and prospects, not just those considered for major gifts.

Fundraising

Wild Apricot

JULY 8, 2025

Look to peer organizations for inspiration, and utilize real success stories and infographics to clearly demonstrate your impact. To truly connect, start by diving into the data you already have in past surveys, emails and your nonprofit CRM. Survey members and event attendees to gain insight into their expectations and perceptions.

Nonprofit

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

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.

Policies

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

Wild Apricot

JUNE 24, 2025

Once set up, these actions happen based on triggers like someone joining your list, clicking a link or making a donation. For example, someone who donates regularly might get a thank-you message and an invite to join a donor circle, while a first-time volunteer might get details about training or upcoming shifts. That time adds up.

CRM

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Seeking out nonprofit discounts or asking for in-kind donations of new office equipment. Reducing utility costs by installing low-flow bathroom fixtures at your facility or turning down the heat and air conditioning when no one is in the building. if you pay for a separate donation processor when your CRM has one built in).

Management

The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2025

When your nonprofit aims to maximize donor outreach , you’re likely hoping to reach new supporters or secure recurring donations. Understanding Planned Gifts Let’s begin by understanding precisely what planned gifts are and how they differ from other types of donations. Do you have a strong base of long-term supporters you can tap?

CRM

Bonterra

JUNE 27, 2025

Nonprofit vs. not-for-profit organizations Where nonprofits serve a broad purpose for the public good with funding from donations and grants , not-for-profit organizations serve a smaller community or member base and are primarily funded by membership dues and fees. What is a not-for-profit organization? What is a for-profit organization?

Nonprofit

Double the Donation

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Neon CRM and Double the Donation are excited to announce their recent integration enhancement. These partners have collaborated to help drive greater matching gift success for organizations that utilize their integration. That powerful CRM integration continues to automate personalized, […].

CRM

DonorSnap

APRIL 29, 2024

Is your nonprofit fully utilizing its database? A nonprofit CRM system offers many benefits, including facilitating team collaboration on fundraising efforts. A nonprofit CRM system helps your team maintain detailed supporter notes, enhancing donor stewardship. If your CRM isn’t being fully utilized, we want to help!

CRM

OneCause

MAY 12, 2021

For many successful organizations, the center of their fundraising technology is a nimble CRM, or customer relationship management system. What is a CRM system? Before we go any further, let’s be more specific about what we mean by a CRM system. Before we go any further, let’s be more specific about what we mean by a CRM system.

CRM

Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2024

That can include actual fundraising solutions, such as donation forms and event registration, or tools that help you manage and contact your donors, such as CRM or marketing software. Top fundraising software providers Here’s a list of top fundraising, CRM, and marketing tools to support your nonprofit’s revenue-generation efforts.

Software

Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2010

Salesforce.com is a popular cloud computing customer relationship management (CRM) database that’s used by tens of thousands of companies around the globe. Nonprofits are utilizing Salesforce CRM to manage donors, activists, community members, contacts and more. Is Salesforce CRM Right for Your Organization?

CRM

GiveSmart

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Many people are inclined to feel the warm and fuzzy emotions that come with helping others and choose to make charitable donations during this time. One poll found that 70% of Americans find the holiday season the best time to give back to others, and 65% of respondents are making it a personal goal to donate more.

Software

Qgiv

JULY 30, 2021

Built entirely with you and your participants in mind, Qgiv’s comprehensive peer-to-peer platform empowers nonprofit, faith-based, and political organizations to raise more with custom donation pages. . With Bloomerang , a powerful CRM system, you can start to get to know your donors more and communicate more effectively.

Fundraising

Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2012

CRM clearly met all of our needs, even if they were to shift later in a dramatic. fashion," says BBBSC’s Dynamics CRM system manager Malcolm McAuley. Recently, more than 80 of the organization’s agencies adopted Microsoft Dynamics CRM , representing a user base of 745 people. "Microsoft Dynamics.

CRM

Blackbaud

APRIL 8, 2024

Since she signed the Giving Pledge in 2019 and began her momentous campaign of organization-changing donations, MacKenzie Scott has given away more than $17.3 Restricted funds are donations or grants that can only be used for the purposes specified by the funder. All in unrestricted funds with no reporting necessary.

Funding

CauseVox

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Identifying Mid-Level Donors Mid-level donors are typically defined by their donation size, but there’s more to it than just the dollar amount. To identify who your mid-level donors are, you can leverage your CRM or donor database to track giving patterns, engagement, and communication history.

CRM

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

In fact, 67% of nonprofits use a CRM. Qgiv helps your organization focus on making the donation process as easy as possible for both you and your donors. The features of GoFundMe’s nonprofit software include: Easy sharing Donation tracking Leadership board Fundraising photos Pricing GoFundMe charges a processing fee of 2.2% + $0.30

Software

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

I’m a strong believer that every mass appeal program should utilize at least one quantitative data point to inform who gets solicited more or less often. A monetary donation is just one of many ways a person can support your cause. It doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming. Anything is better than nothing.

Demographics

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

For example, a customized CRM (Constituent Relationship Management) system can help the nonprofit better communicate with their constituents, identify recurring donation opportunities and track progress. Give constituents and the public a clearer picture of how donations are utilized. Subscriptions Service.

CRM

CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Consider all income sources, including individual donations through various channels. Analyze past giving patterns, contribution frequency, and preferred donation channels. Tools like CauseVox can boost your fundraising efforts by tracking donations and providing insights into trends and results.

Calendar

Qgiv

AUGUST 4, 2023

Volunteers save your organization time and money when utilized correctly with a volunteer management process. Data helps your organization know who to market your cause to when developing donation and awareness campaigns, and your volunteers hold a wealth of information that can help. Saves time and money.

Management

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Value Their Time Volunteers are generously donating their time and energy to your mission. Utilize Their Strengths Volunteers feel valued when they can use their expertise for a good cause. They give their time, energy, and sometimes monetary donations. Avoid wasting their efforts by creating unnecessary work.

Retainer

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

According to the Charitable Giving USA 2024 report , donations in 2023 surpassed an estimated $557 billion. While that may sound like a lot, it still has not recovered to match inflation from donation highs in 2021. Solution: Invest in a dedicated donor management system or customer relationship management (CRM) software.

Fundraising

GiveSmart

JULY 30, 2024

Having the right fundraising software allows your nonprofit to provide a seamless donor experience, utilize top-performing features and best practices, and manage your data like never before. After all, donors agree that a positive online experience makes them more likely to donate.

Software

The Fundraising Coach

JUNE 9, 2023

Online registration and donations with secure payment processing. This also ensures that you capture important donor data right at registration so you can include it in your nonprofit’s CRM. Keep golfers in the loop about special events, make donation asks, and recognize sponsors throughout the tournament. Live-scoring.

Fundraising

DoJiggy

JULY 9, 2024

Nonprofits often face unique financial management challenges, including tracking donations, managing grants, and ensuring compliance with tax regulations. QuickBooks helps organizations to track donations, manage expenses, and generate essential financial reports. Use QuickBooks to record donations received.

Finance

The Fundraising Coach

AUGUST 1, 2022

So, to help your team improve the online donor experience, maximize online giving, and better engage with your donors, we’ll walk through a few essential steps to perfect the online donation process. Ready to improve the way you accept online donations and promote a streamlined giving experience for your donors? Let’s jump in.

Donation

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Here’s what we’ll be covering to better utilize marketing for donor engagement: Core Nonprofit Marketing Channels . To make the most of these platforms, include calls to action in your posts with direct links to donation pages or event registrations. When they donate. How much they donate. Integrating Marketing Channels

Nonprofit

Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Data is best utilized when information is organized and synthesized over the long-term, allowing you to seize opportunities when they arise and avoid potential pitfalls. Service integrations with giving forms can work with your CRM and email marking software to further enhance your data set and inform your reporting strategies.

Metrics

NextAfter

JANUARY 9, 2023

Rebekah Josefy, Vice President of Client Services at NextAfter, joined NXUnite’s “ Engaged and Excited: Supporter Engagement Beyond Donations ” panel. Click here to watch NXUnite’s Engaged and Excited: Supporter Engagement Beyond Donations Panel. Utilize the power of your CRM and take the time to write down what you learn.

Consultant

Qgiv

JANUARY 3, 2024

Text-to-give is a text fundraising method, similar to text-to-donate, that allows your supporters to donate to your organization using their cell phones via text messaging. Text-to-give allows your donors to give through their phone bill, while text-to-donate takes your donors to a mobile donation form to complete their transactions.

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2025

Table of Contents Types of Donations to Meet Fundraising Goals Consideration for Higher Education: Fundraising vs. Advancement What Makes Fundraising So Challenging? How Blackbaud Can Help Your Fundraising Efforts Types of Donations to Meet Fundraising Goals Organizations rely on fundraising to earn financial support.

Fundraising

The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2024

Identify Your Top Donor Demographics To identify your top donor demographics, start by analyzing the information stored in your nonprofit’s constituent relationship management system (CRM). Donation history: Understanding your donors’ donation history provides helpful insight to tailor your outreach.

Demographics