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. The “machines” can finally “talk” to each other.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 20, 2025

The state of nonprofit grants is in flux in 2025, as a U.S. Over 35,000 nonprofits rely on government grants for over half their total revenue. Here are some examples of funding needs your nonprofit might have: Starting a new program. Not every grant opportunity will align with your nonprofits funding needs.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

Finding the right CRM (constituent relationship management) program for your organization can help you find potential donors, foster relationships, and organize successful fundraising campaigns. With so many different CRM programs out there, however, it can also be very overwhelming! Is CRM in the cloud right for your organization?

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The visual presentation of your CTA contributes greatly to its conversion potential. A few key places to consider include: Your Website Nonprofit web design agencies encourage you to place your donation button CTA at the top of your website in the menu or header area. Make your CTAs stand out on the page.

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Blackbaud

MAY 1, 2024

Whether your fundraising year is tracking ahead of schedule, right on track, or you’re off to a bit of a slow start, there’s no time like the present to consider what kind of experience you are delivering to both new donors and to long-time supporters. When it comes to the donor journey, a proper strategy can make all the difference.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

The past couple of years have represented a challenging time for nonprofit fundraising. Individual giving declined in 2022 , and 70% of nonprofits expect giving to continue to decrease or remain flat. To make personalization as simple as possible, leverage an online giving platform integrated with your CRM.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2012

The Blackbaud Impact Awards recognize nonprofits who have used Blackbaud’s solutions in new and innovative ways to make a positive impact on their local communities and around the world. Does this sound like you or a nonprofit you know? If so, nominate a nonprofit for an Impact Award! Best CRM Visionary.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

As your nonprofit organization continues to grow, it’s time to consider investing in an effective fundraising platform that truly accommodates your nonprofit’s size, financial needs, and developing fundraising strategies. Why is fundraising important for nonprofits? Leverage Nonprofit Fundraising Best Practices.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Managing a nonprofit takes patience, hard work, and a lot of organization. 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! How to use nonprofit software Top nonprofit software solutions What is nonprofit software?

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Blackbaud

JUNE 16, 2025

Sharing your organization’s impact goes beyond presenting figures—it’s about cultivating trust, highlighting outcomes, and nurturing meaningful connections with donors. Finance and fundraising teams must collaborate closely to ensure data pulled from the CRM aligns with financial records.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 12, 2025

Forms that allow nonprofits to set predefined ask amounts make it easier for donors to choose a level of support that fits their budget. How User-Friendly Forms Drive Nonprofit Success “My biggest complaint in the past was how cumbersome online giving looked from the donor side. Ready to elevate your fundraising strategy?

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Nonprofit managers are scrambling to get clarity on how to proceed regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new “click to cancel” provisions requiring businesses to make it easier for consumers to cancel enrollment in recurring billing, such as memberships. So, we don’t ‘clear off’ or approve any particular companies or industries.”

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GiveSmart

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Where would your nonprofit be without its volunteers? to a nonprofit, having the right strategies and plans for volunteer recruitment and management is critical for long-term nonprofit success. Depending on your nonprofits needs, you can tailor your volunteer recruitment to these grant-eligible employees.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

A nonprofit CRM is among the most essential tools for your organization to increase support, grow fundraising , and work more effectively toward its missions. According to Verified Market Research , “The Nonprofit CRM Market size was valued at USD 4.25 What are the benefits of using a CRM for nonprofits?

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofits have a conversion problem. The data speaks for itselfaccording to the M+R Benchmarks 2024 report : Of desktop users who made their way to a nonprofits main donation page, only 16% completed a gift. Retaining donors is equally challengingthe average nonprofit donor retention rate is consistently around 45%.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

The other gives you a template to use with Microsoft's Dynamics CRM Online relationship manager and an assessment of how you can use it to track donors, grants, volunteers, and more. In a one-hour phone call, a nonprofit database expert will discuss your organization's current databases, spreadsheets, workflows, and gaps.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 6, 2023

You may have heard the buzz in the nonprofit sector around matching gifts, the corporate philanthropy program in which companies match donations that their employees make to nonprofits. To find out, let’s do what all successful nonprofits do and look at the data. What does this mean for your nonprofit?

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CauseVox

JANUARY 3, 2025

A nonprofit fundraising plan is a road map designed to help you raise the money you need to achieve your goals. It doesnt matter if you are running a multi-million dollar nonprofit organization or are a small start-up: the key to financial success is a well-thought-out fundraising plan. What is a Nonprofit Fundraising Plan?

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2022

As a fundraising professional, do you ever wonder what’s coming next in the nonprofit industry? We’ve put together ten new nonprofit trends that show where the future of fundraising is heading. Read on to learn how you can make the most of this fundraising year by taking advantage of these nonprofit trends. New to fundraising?

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DonorSnap

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Starting a nonprofit can be a lot of work, but if you have a great mission and want to take the leap there are many ways to get it done! Nonprofit CRM Benefits of a CRM for New Nonprofits If you are looking for scalability and growth, then you should invest in a CRM.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 30, 2024

Those are some of the numbers reported today by the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) and presented by the Foundation for Philanthropy at the Association of Fundraising Professionals and by GivingTuesday. The data comes from and the project is supported by nine constituent relationship management (CRM) platforms.

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CauseVox

APRIL 12, 2022

If participants don’t have their own personal stories, CauseVox makes it easy to set up templated stories so that they can still have a compelling ‘why’ to present to their friends and families. CauseVox also tracks donations through our nonprofit CRM , allowing you to view donor data all in one place.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Nonprofit advocacy campaigns give your supporters a new way to get involved while furthering your mission through grassroots action. Plus, your nonprofit can attract new supporters interested in advocacy to your cause, growing your supporter network of donors and volunteers. Use your CRM to track relationships with supporters.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2014

Whenever I learn about a new concept or trend in technology, I try and think about how nonprofits and libraries could use it or benefit from it. The movement has huge potential for nonprofits and public libraries, but it still has some ways to go in the overall technology sector. Nonprofits use donor management tools to manage funders.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

This is my inaugural post highlighting nonprofit technology news from around the world. In this case, it's a recap of some of the big nonprofit technology stories of 2012. Top Nonprofit Technology Buzzwords of 2012. These are events that pair up nonprofits with good ideas and volunteer techies who can help them realize them.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

According to the Global Trends in Giving report , 33% of nonprofit supporters in the United States and Canada say email is the communication tool that inspires them most to give. By personalizing your donation letters, your nonprofit can increase fundraising revenue and develop long-lasting supporter relationships.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Managing multiple grant applications at once can be challenging for even seasoned nonprofit professionals. In this post, we will explore four software tools your nonprofit can leverage to better manage your ongoing grant applications: Your CRM. Grant Management Software. Internal Communication Tools . Accounting Tools.

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GiveSmart

AUGUST 20, 2024

As online giving continues to grow year over year , it’s essential to ensure that your fundraising platform has a smooth donation process, allows for an embedded donation form on your nonprofit's website, and doesn’t require a donor to scroll far on a webpage to reach a donation button.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Office 365 Nonprofit is the ultimate productivity suite in the cloud! You can easily work on documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and more. Office 365 Nonprofit also includes hosted email and calendars with Exchange Online, instant messaging and web conferencing with Lync, and company social networking through Yammer.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 13, 2022

If you’re searching to find more donors for your nonprofit and increase your incoming revenue, the Internet and your nonprofit website are great places to start. This makes it essential for nonprofits to ensure that their online fundraising strategies and online donation processing systems are as effective as possible.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

A recent survey by The Nonprofit Alliance found that nearly half of direct response consultants said their clients lowered expectations from 2022 to 2023, while less than 10% said they expected their clients to do more direct mail fundraising this year compared to last year. Anything is better than nothing. Know your target demographic.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2014

At TechSoup, I've noticed we're talking more and more about the importance of data for nonprofits. In addition, the nonprofit evaluation services GuideStar , Charity Navigator , and BBB Wise Giving Alliance have teamed up on something called the "Overhead Myth letter. It was called Five Data Don'ts for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2014

In our upcoming free webinar, Four Nonprofit CRM Strategies , our presenter will be an NPTech leader I’ve followed for a good long time – David Geilhufe. He’s also one of the great ones in nonprofit database development and use, specifically constituent relationship management (CRM) databases.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Almost all nonprofit professionals focus their efforts on growth in one way or another, and your team is likely no exception. After all, growth plays a key role in increasing your nonprofit’s impact. Building and maintaining a strong relationship with your supporters keeps them coming back to support your nonprofit over and over again.

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CauseVox

MAY 16, 2022

Planning an event is a daunting task for most nonprofits. CauseVox also offers an integrated ticketing system so you can present your donors with a one-stop shop for everything related to your event. For many nonprofits, the beginning of the planning process can be an overwhelming time. Plan Your Event.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Navigating the world of nonprofit tools can be tough. This guide is here to help you learn more about nonprofit fundraising platforms, what’s available to your organization, and when you should consider using each. Nonprofit Tools. What are the most important nonprofit tools? Nonprofit Fundraising Tools.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2015

I've just returned from the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Austin and I'm pumped! I had the chance to connect with more than 25 NetSquared organizers during the week, and that face-to-face time was a powerful reminder of the deep learning that happens when nonprofit techies get together in a room. Thursday, March 19, 2015.

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