Blackbaud

JULY 23, 2025

Keeping your community informed through frequent updates can make it easier to ask for additional support. Look at all financial support you get through your local education agency (LEA), school choice funds, any government grants, and all Title funding. Were you counting on ESEA funds to pay for learning specialist training?

Policy

Pamela Grow

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Thankfully, your nonprofit constituent relationship management (CRM) system can help keep donor data safe. Invest in secure software First and foremost, the CRM itself must be secure. Your nonprofit must know the right safety features to look for when evaluating your CRM or looking for a new one.

CRM

The Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Store data in the right CRM for you. Store data in the right CRM for you. For a quick refresher— nonprofit data is stored in a constituent relationship management (CRM) system. Luckily, there are CRM systems designed for nonprofits of all sizes, and with some research, you can find the perfect solution for your organization.

Fundraising

Tech Soup

JANUARY 27, 2014

Your nonprofit is getting ready to lead an important advocacy campaign: a key bill central to your mission has just been introduced in the state legislature, but the process of getting it passed is fraught with uncertainty. In part 2, we'll walk you through some basic data formats.

CRM

Blackbaud

APRIL 8, 2024

A lot of individual donations, like ones that come through your organization’s website or through the Annual Fund, are often unrestricted. Trust-Based Philanthropy puts relationships at the center of a donor’s giving and encourages the donor to do the research instead of having the nonprofit jump through hoops for funding.

Funding

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Even if they’re not directly related to your board members or in your CRM, think about your friends outside of the organization and how they might be able to support your event by donating auction items. Most have a donation request process where you can request hotel stays, airline tickets, park passes, etc.

Procurement

Blackbaud

JANUARY 17, 2024

Here are a couple common features that may be on your list: CRM capabilities: Manage all your contacts in the same place you manage your grant programs. As you are planning your move to a new system, think through what information you would like to have that you aren’t getting now.

Grant Management

Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2025

Planned Giving Fundraising Planned giving, also known as legacy gifts, involves donors committing future gifts, often after their passing, to benefit both the donor (through tax advantages) and the organization (by securing long-term resources). Learn everything you want to know about annual giving here.

Fundraising

Double the Donation

APRIL 24, 2021

Once connected, you’ll be able to engage the supporters you’ve acquired through Classy with the standout communication tools from Constant Contact. Classy Integrations for Nonprofit CRMs. Overview of This Integration Trusted by 47,000 nonprofits, Salesforce is one of the most well-known players in the CRM space.

Nonprofit

OneCause

JULY 7, 2022

This means that nonprofits seeking to innovate their fundraising practices and maximize their revenue through online donor giving must prioritize donor privacy and data security. What’s the process for recording offline gifts get in your organization’s CRM? 2: Know your vendors’ privacy policies. national security.

Policy

Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

As you read through these tips, be thoughtful in selecting the strategies that will work well for your nonprofit. When a donor gives to your organization, you likely collect a good amount of information in your CRM, including their name, contact information, and address. Request Demo. 20+ Tips to Get More Donations. Use your data.

Donation

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

You either get a credit card donation through your organization’s website or you receive personal checks from donors sent to your organization’s office or P.O. Third-party donations: Gifts that pass through third-party platforms such as Benevity can be addressed through a simple procedure. Then soft-credit the donor.

Donation

Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In planned giving, a major donor arranges to give now, but the nonprofit receives the gift after death, usually after the donor’s passing. Arranging a planned gift allows them to make a large contribution after they’ve passed away instead. In this guide, we’ll answer four common questions about planned giving, including: 1.

Pass-Through

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

If you are a subrecipient, be in close contact with the pass-through organization to understand the timing. Analyze your operating reserves and operating reserve policy to think through what can be used for short-term operations and gap funding. Get the information you need so you know what hard conversations you need to have.

Funding

DonorSnap

MARCH 5, 2025

Email Ideas to Help You Fill Seats: Early Bird & Deadline Reminders Send emails promoting early-bird pricing and reminding supporters before deadlines pass. Creating a sense of urgency, making guests feel valued through segmentation, and using social proof are timeless strategies to encourage ticket sales.

Pass-Through