ATTENTION: Having a nonprofit CRM system isn’t a magic fundraising wand. As pretty as it looks and how organized it feels, technology can’t raise money by itself. I know, I know, you got it so you could have the most perfect moves management system and donor prospect reports, etc. And [...]
Starting a nonprofit is very similar to starting a small business. It requires you to accurately and specifically define your mission, obtain startup fees, and jump headfirst into a brand new industry. Now that you’ve gotten your start, you’re probably wondering what the next step is. How can you really [...]
Donor data drives your nonprofit’s fundraising efforts. When you (as we recommend) focus on donor retention, your donor data helps you build relationships with your current supporters. If you’re comfortable with your retention strategies and have moved on to expanding your network with acquisition strategies, you can also use donor [...]
T. Clay Buck and Ryan Woroniecki will show you how to safeguard your data, keep your donors happy, and protect yourself and your org. Full Transcript: Steven: All right. Ryan, Clay, I got 2:00 Eastern. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started? Clay: Let's do [...]
In this webinar, Stefanie Krievins will give you a better understanding of why you and your team need more resiliency and focus than ever to emerge from the disaster as strong as ever. Check out Stefanie's 90-day sprint tool here >> Full Transcript: Steven: All right. Stefanie, I got 2:00 [...]
Nonprofit organizations require a number of software solutions to raise funds, host events (both in-person and virtual), and keep operations running smoothly. Each software solution you invest in has a slightly different purpose at your organization and accomplish a different aspect of your nonprofit strategic plan. Identifying the primary software [...]
One of the questions we hear the most in our fundraising workshops for nonprofit staff, board members, volunteers and friends is, “Who should we approach for support?” This makes good sense. Identifying donor prospects, or donor discovery, is the first and essential building block of a winning fundraising strategy. I [...]
At last! Unique among CRMs, Bloomerang has solved the oft complex, time-consuming and expensive task of updating your donors’ addresses, marking deceased records and appending basic demographic information like age, gender, income and presence of children. Thanks to the Bloomerang-TrueGivers Data Stewardship Integration every Bloomerang user can now choose to [...]
Clear, concise data entry policies and procedures are critical to keeping your database clean and usable. You can’t run a donor report by constituent type if information is not consistent. You can’t filter a report by a city, or a town if you’ve entered the full name of the city [...]
Imagine for a second that you could mow your yard with a mower that would learn how to mow your yard the next time without you. The mower would learn your speed and turns and thousands of nuances that lead to a great-looking, freshly mowed lawn. (I’m in -- automated [...]
Digital communications are essential for robust fundraising strategies today. Everything from your emails to your social media posts, blogs to live video streams, how you communicate with your donors and the community at large is becoming increasingly just as important as your message itself. Email is generally the most important [...]
I was watching the evening news the other night, and was taken with a story about a cute nine-year-old boy who went to the city council in his little town of Severance, Colorado. He was there to ask them to abolish the town’s 100-year-old ordinance that banned snowball fights. The [...]