Nonprofit Technology & Fundraising Blog
Featured Fundraising Technology Posts
How to Turn your Fundraising Event Attendees into Donors
Updated Features: Monthly Giving Alert and Numeric Field Format
5 Ways Your Nonprofit Can Appeal to Millennials
Donor Relationships: Transform Major Donors into Partners
Precisely How to Determine and Calculate Your Major Gift Goal
New Feature: How These DonorPerfect Users Got Started With Automatic Monthly Giving
Latest Fundraising Technology Posts
One of the exciting things we get to do here at DonorPerfect is change the way that nonprofits do things. This week is one of those times for us! After months in Beta Testing, we’re releasing Automatic Monthly Giving this coming weekend. We cannot wait to share with you the more »
This post was contributed by Robin Cabral, “Hire a CFRE!” Learn more at www.developmentconsultingsolutions.com. Spring and fall is the season of gala events or so it seems. And, rightly so, the weather is just beautiful these times of year. I am often asked by organizations that are holding galas or other more »
At DonorPerfect, we’re just as concerned about the day-to-day details of your nonprofit as we are about the big picture. In this weekend’s upcoming release, we’re focused in on the details! We’ve improved some key items you told us were important to your organization like improving alerts for Monthly Giving more »
Marketing to millennials has become a standard want for many brands and organizations today and for good reason. This generation now has trumped Baby Boomers as the largest demographic in the United States at approximately 75.4 million people, as of 2015. The millennial generation is also the largest generation in more »
This post was contributed by Jeffrey Byrne, President & CEO Jeffrey Byrne + Associates, Inc. A Board member once asked me if I considered our major gifts donors to be “donors” or “partners.” I answered by saying they are both. Every nonprofit has donors, but the really successful ones expand more »
Tips, Ideas, Advice, and Expert Content for Any Nonprofit on Nonprofit Expert Nonprofit Expert has a fresh new look and valuable new content designed to help any nonprofit learn and grow. The site has been revamped for maximum browsing ease, so all of the relevant information your nonprofit relies on more »
This article was written by fundraising consultant Amy Eisenstein and originally published on amyeisenstein.com. Mostly I hear organizations say they set their fundraising goal based on the “need” or the hole in their budgets. This, of course, has nothing to do with their ability to raise money. Let me say more »
One of the exciting things we get to do here at DonorPerfect is change the way that nonprofits do things. This week is one of those times for us! After months in Beta Testing, we’re releasing Automatic Monthly Giving this coming weekend. We cannot wait to share with you the more »
This article was written by fundraising consultant Amy Eisenstein and originally published on www.amyeisenstein.com. Let’s not sugarcoat it… measuring impact can be hard. The issues we tackle in the nonprofit sector are challenging. How Do You Know if You’re Making a Difference? It’s difficult to measure a reduction in homelessness, more »
Your nonprofit has toyed with the idea of starting a capital campaign for a while now, and you’ve finally decided to take the leap—congratulations! However, after considering the long road of planning, teamwork, and execution ahead, you may be wondering (and rightfully so) if this ambitious endeavor will ultimately deliver more »
Taking donations once meant you had to meet someone face-to-face or wait for Good Samaritans to mail in their contribution. Luckily, technology has made the entire donation process much simpler, and now organizations can accept contributions online. Easy, right? Even better, you don’t have to stop at easy, because integrated more »
Hosting a fall fundraiser? It’s never too early to start planning, but don’t go at it alone! Get our most popular fundraising guide free! Download How to Plan a Nonprofit Fundraising Event on a Budget. Feeling burnt out? Check out these 3 things to consider when fundraising loses its fun more »
When you run a nonprofit, you probably depend on the goodwill of generous donors to help you achieve your organization’s goals. While you may or may not rely on donations to get by with your budget basics, it’s always helpful to have a team of committed people behind you, willing more »
Many people who start fundraisers merely strive to get noticed locally. In many cases, this is the best they can hope for. Every now and then, however, a lucky social warrior will hit the jackpot when their cause gets widespread attention. While there’s no guaranteed step-by-step manual on how to more »
You can’t manage what you don’t measure. The trick is to measure things that matter. What really matters? What are the things that will help drive your fundraising forward? Here are 7 reports you should be running at least monthly and monitoring the results, so you can tweak your fundraising more »
When it comes to your data, consider following the lead of successful for profit businesses. DonorPerfect’s new ebook How to Use Data To Manage Your Nonprofit will show you the metrics you should monitor to determine your next best moves. Get it free now! Want to build a successful charity? Follow these more »