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Adopting a New CRM? 4 Change Management Tips for Small Nonprofits

Blackbaud

How can my scrappy smaller organization, with all the tasks my team is already juggling, adopt a new fundraising CRM and learn to use it with the least amount of disruption?” Change initiatives present an ideal time to reflect on your organization’s culture. And how will the change to a new fundraising CRM impact them ?

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6 Best Practices for Increasing Engagement with Digital Impact Reports

Blackbaud

When telling stories and presenting data, use digital tools like videos, interactive charts, photo carousels, and scrolling text to capture your audience’s attention. Importing CRM data into a digital report builder, like Storyraise , is simple and quick.

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Get Your Grant-Funded Nonprofit Started in Fundraising

Blackbaud

The Skills and People Needed to Launch a Fundraising Program If you’re new to fundraising, don’t worry—many of the skills needed to succeed are likely already present within your organization. These tools help you track donor interactions, segment your audience, and tailor your communications to maximize engagement.

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21 Donor Recognition Examples: How to Thank Donors Well

CauseVox

Use your CRM to track this data and set reminders so you never miss a milestone. If you have an event coming up, you can use this opportunity (and the captive audience) to present it to your donor in-person. That’s where your CRM really shines. If possible, consider sending them a physical card to celebrate their commitment.

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How to Prepare Your Grantmaking for Economic Uncertainty (and Why Now is Different)

Blackbaud

Start with flexible applications that feed directly into your CRM. When your CRM and grantmaking tools work together, you can spend less time managing data and more time focusing on your mission. By eliminating the need for manual data entry, these applications ensure that critical information flows seamlessly between systems.

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CRM Resources from TechSoup Global and Beyond

Tech Soup

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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The Top Seven Reasons to Integrate Your Fundraising CRM and General Ledger

Blackbaud

You can change the scenario—including the dramatic little scene above—by effectively integrating data from your fundraising CRM and your accounting system. All of this presents the potential for errors. Plus, the fundraising output file often must be converted to another format before it can be brought into the accounting system.

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