Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2025

A donor cultivation cycle is a systematic process that helps nonprofits build lifelong relationships with their donors through five key stages: identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Despite the length of time it takes to acquire a donor, many nonprofits struggle with donor retention.

Fundraising

Community Boost

JUNE 27, 2025

If you’ve ever opened a CRM or spreadsheet and been met with a wall of charts, graphs, and stats, only to walk away still wondering what exactly you should do today , you’re not alone. Your nonprofit doesn’t need another dashboard. Reporting is descriptive , but what nonprofits really need is prescriptive insight.

Burnout

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

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. The examples below show how annual giving funds enable different nonprofit sectors to serve their missions. How can we leverage technology and data to personalize annual giving appeals?

Donation

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

For example, the nonprofit Feeding South Florida ran into issues using multiple fundraising platforms, including Eventbrite, Blackbaud, 32 Auctions, Classy, and others, making fundraising more complicated than necessary. Did you know the average donor retention rate hovers around 40-45% across the nonprofit sector?

Procurement

Blackbaud

JUNE 18, 2025

GivingTuesday allows nonprofits, schools, and community groups to tap into a wave of generosity and connect with people ready to support causes they care about. A simple hashtag campaign immediately caught on, uniting nonprofits, corporations, schools, and individual donors around the idea of shared generosity. When is GivingTuesday?

Software

Blackbaud

APRIL 28, 2025

Higher education institutions today face mounting pressures to attract and retain students in an increasingly competitive landscape. With shrinking budgets and growing demands for accountability, schools must find innovative ways to support their students while achieving institutional goals.

Award

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. Planned giving is a strategic approach that can benefit your nonprofit both immediately and in the long term. If your nonprofit wants to learn how to acquire planned gifts , you’ve come to the right place.

CRM

Qgiv

APRIL 18, 2022

There’s a lot of fundraising software available to nonprofits, but how do you know what your nonprofit needs? And what’s the difference between a fundraising CRM and a fundraising platform? This blog post will break down what a fundraising CRM is, what a fundraising platform is, and the key differences between them.

CRM

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

It’s imperative that you recruit a strong volunteer base and, more important, retain volunteers by valuing their time, effort, and skills. million people volunteered for a nonprofit organization in 2021, contributing $122.9 million people volunteered for a nonprofit organization in 2021, contributing $122.9

Retainer

Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Recent nonprofit trends show that giving is on the decline, decreasing by 2.1% To keep donors around and retain their support, organizations have to grab supporters’ attention and make their communications stand out from the thousands of messages their audience receives each day. between 2022 and 2023. Demographics. Engagement level.

Demographics

Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 30, 2024

Donor motivations are the “why” that drives their support of your nonprofit. By Ryan Carpenter For the last several years, nonprofits have struggled to make ends meet due to falling revenue, rising inflation, and an increase in community needs. Learn how to uncover those motivations and inspire more support in this guide.

Ethics

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? Focus on Acquiring and Retaining Donors. Let’s begin.

Fundraising

Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

Recruiting and retaining staff can feel like scaling a mountain. Hard skills are measurable technical skills or certifications such as CRM management proficiency. When recruiting and retaining new team members, start with the end in mind. Necessary experience. Associated responsibilities. Preferred skills.

Nonprofit

Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

Recruiting and retaining staff can feel like scaling a mountain. Hard skills are measurable technical skills or certifications such as CRM management proficiency. When recruiting and retaining new team members, start with the end in mind. Necessary experience. Associated responsibilities. Preferred skills.

Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

MARCH 3, 2022

Manage your nonprofit’s core activities—fundraising, CRM, and accounting—in one software solution. With all your data in one intuitive, easy-to-use system, you’ll have more time to focus your energy on stewarding and retaining donors.

CRM

Blackbaud

MAY 1, 2024

Convert More Donors with a Better Donation Form The goal for nonprofit organizations and higher education advancement teams is always to raise more money online. Motivate Donors with Personalized Communications Once donors give, create an email marketing plan to keep them engaged and retained.

CRM

Qgiv

AUGUST 4, 2023

Learn more about how volunteer management and retention can help your organization: What is volunteer management How to manage volunteers Why is volunteer retention important How to retain volunteers What is volunteer management? Having long-term volunteers will make the work your nonprofit does more efficient and reliable.

Management

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 4, 2024

Constituent relationship management firm Keela has been acquired by Aplos Software and will become part of a three-application cloud solution for nonprofits. Aplos started looking for a CRM component during the fall of 2023. Founded in 2009, Aplos Software develops finance software for nonprofits and churches.

Software

Qgiv

JULY 30, 2021

Peer-to-peer fundraising is a great way to raise money and build your donor base, but the type of platform you use also has a major impact on your campaign’s performance, and your ability to retain new donors and fundraisers from year to year. . Peer-to-peer pages can be customized to your nonprofit, as well as to each of your volunteers.

Fundraising

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.

Donation

Qgiv

MARCH 14, 2023

2022 was a year of growth for many nonprofits across the country. While many have embraced the “new normal” as we move past the pandemic, there continue to be underlying challenges for nonprofits trying to raise money in 2023. Despite organizations utilizing fundraising best practices , many challenges for nonprofits remain.

Nonprofit

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?

Software

Blackbaud

JULY 30, 2024

Since major gifts are, by definition, the largest individual donations your nonprofit receives, they typically come from your wealthiest donors. There are two types of databases you should have in your nonprofit software toolkit as you get started: Prospect research database. Constituent relationship management (CRM) platform.

AI

The NonProfit Times

JULY 30, 2024

The data comes from and the project is supported by nine constituent relationship management (CRM) platforms. There was a significant decline in new and new retained donors (10.3% Repeat retained donors, constituting 50.4% Data is weighted across size of organization as determined by amount fundraised. of all donors, had a 6.5%

Fundraising

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.

CRM

Blackbaud

JULY 19, 2024

Yet many nonprofits fail to strategically engage middle tier donors beyond building a pipeline for major gifts. This analysis was based on 210 global nonprofit organizations’ fundraising data, covering 512 million donations, 41 million donors, and 9.4 Midlevel donors don’t always get the love they deserve. million monthly donors.

AI

GiveSmart

OCTOBER 14, 2024

As a nonprofit organization, this upcoming holiday season can be both stressful and exciting. This means your nonprofit faces an excellent opportunity to engage with donors through your year-end giving fundraiser and gain more support. For example, women are more likely to donate to nonprofits than men.

Software

Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2021

Today’s article dives into a vital topic for nonprofits – letting your supporters know how much they’ve impacted your cause and how much you appreciate them. Without constituents, your nonprofit organization wouldn’t be able to positively impact your community and drive your mission forward.

CRM

DonorSnap

MAY 17, 2023

Moves Management helps nonprofits sustain and cultivate donors at different stages of the donor life cycle. A move, in the context of Moves Management, is any touchpoint in which a donor interacts with a nonprofit, such as an email, phone call, or event. Nonprofits should create various plans for different projects and giving levels.

Management

Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2023

In the digital age, it’s more important than ever for nonprofit organizations to be able to accept donations online. But not all nonprofit payment processing options are created equally. Here are our top picks for nonprofit payment processors. That’s a lot of options for nonprofit organizations to offer to their donors!

CRM

DonorSnap

MARCH 28, 2024

Event season is upon us and there are many ways nonprofits can help lighten the load that comes along with running successful events. From finding the right support to helpful tools, we have outlined three things nonprofits should do today to help run smoother events this year. This can help nurture your volunteers and retain them.

Procurement

DonorSnap

MARCH 28, 2024

Event season is upon us and there are many ways nonprofits can help lighten the load that comes along with running successful events. From finding the right support to helpful tools, we have outlined three things nonprofits should do today to help run smoother events this year. This can help nurture your volunteers and retain them.

Procurement

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.

Management

Candid

APRIL 14, 2021

If the mission of your nonprofit addresses race, health, or wealth disparities, you likely need additional funding to meet increased demand. For many nonprofits $5,000 is the sweet spot. Most nonprofits, however, are lucky to have even one staff person dedicated to major gifts. So, what can we do to close these gaps?

CRM

The Fundraising Coach

AUGUST 27, 2024

From collecting contact information to processing their payments , your nonprofit has access to much of its donors’ private data. Hackers and data breaches can cost nonprofits time, money, reputation, and even donors. Here are four tips any nonprofit can use to safeguard against vulnerabilities.

Fundraising

CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

On average, gifts from major donors make up the bulk of a nonprofit’s fundraising revenue each year. There isn’t a universal dollar amount that tips someone into the ranks of a major donor – that threshold varies based on the size and budget of a nonprofit. Retaining Major Donors. Who Is A Major Donor?

CRM

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. Retaining your supporters is one of the best ways for your organization to save money on fundraising outreach and earn more revenue.

Donation