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Precisely How to Determine and Calculate Your Major Gift Goal
New Feature: How These DonorPerfect Users Got Started With Automatic Monthly Giving
4 Metrics to Measure the Success of Your Major Gift Program
3 Key Outcomes of Your Nonprofit Feasibility Study
4 Big Benefits of Using Integrated Online Donation Forms
Fundraising Trend Report: July 2017
Latest Fundraising Technology Posts
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 »
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 »
Security is one of our top priorities at DonorPerfect. We maintain the highest security standards to ensure your data is safe. That’s why we’ve implemented a security update in the next DonorPerfect release. On June 2nd, access to DonorPerfect and WebLink will require a TLS 1.1 compliant internet browser. The more »
In the recent Donor Perfect webinar Growing Your Monthly Donor Program Without Breaking the Bank, one of the attendees asked this question. The answer is: It depends! I see organizations that have 5% of their donors give monthly, I also have clients who have 20 to 40% of their more »
Having donors help to defray the costs of online processing, even by a small percentage, means your donations can do more. WebLink’s Donors Cover Costs feature allows you to offer donors the option of covering the added fee of processing their online payment. This benefits both you and your donors. more »
Mobile fundraising is the up-to-the-minute key to quick and easy donations that every organization should have in its arsenal of fundraising options. With Pew Research Center reporting that three-quarters of Americans are now using smartphones, mobile fundraising is the donation system for the way we live today. At its most more »
With so many options that vary in feature combinations, pricing, and commitment levels, evaluating fundraising software isn’t just challenging. It can be downright confusing. Sure, there are guides to help you navigate your search, but more often than not these “feature manuals” are missing the mark. Your evaluation isn’t about more »