By Adam Weinger, President of Double the Donation Even though donor retention seems to be the hot topic of discussion in the nonprofit world, donor acquisition still deserves proper thought and attention. How can you retain donors if you don’t acquire any? While donor acquisition isn’t a quick process and should definitely be approached with….. Read more »
The holiday season is a time of fluffy white snow, hot cocoa, fresh-baked cookies, bright and shiny Christmas lights and… All-consuming, havoc-wreaking, nightmare-causing STRESS. It seems counter-intuitive, doesn’t it? Such a beautiful season is wrought with so much anxiety, especially when you’re involved in fundraising. Well, believe it or not, it is possible….. Read more »
This year’s #GivingTuesday came and went in a flurry of tweets, posts, likes and favorites. As a social media manager, can I just say how exciting it was to watch #GivingTuesday trend on Twitter and see the overwhelming number of posts and #UNselfies that dominated social media? While we are not a nonprofit organization, our….. Read more »
If you’ve been using your donor management software primarily as a mailing list, where you also happen to archive donors’ giving history, perhaps it’s time to take it to the next level. Maybe you aren’t particularly math-oriented, and the idea of interpreting all that data is overwhelming and intimidating. Perhaps you’ve been doing the same….. Read more »
By Jack Karako, Founding Principal and Strategist at IMPACTism Even though donor retention seems to be the hot topic of discussion in the nonprofit world, donor acquisition still deserves proper thought and attention. How can you retain donors if you don’t acquire any? While donor acquisition isn’t a quick process and should definitely be approached….. Read more »
I was so pleased to have been able to attend our local AFP chapter’s National Philanthropy Day luncheon this week. In addition to connecting with some of my former colleagues in the local fundraising community, it was heartwarming to hear the stories of those who received special recognition for the special part they have played….. Read more »
One of the biggest giving days of the year is approaching fast: Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday, which takes place on the first Tuesday following Thanksgiving, was founded in 2012 by the 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation as a response to the massive amount of consumerism that takes place on Cyber Monday and….. Read more »
Microsoft has been promoting upgrades to their new Windows 10 in a big way. They are offering it as a limited-time free upgrade to qualified Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users, and this may be getting people to consider it sooner than they might otherwise. New computers are coming with Windows 10 installed, though some….. Read more »
We are very excited to be attending the LeadingAge Annual Meeting and Expo in Boston on November 1-4 as first-time exhibitors! We believe in the importance of providing quality donor management software to nonprofit aging services organizations in order to help them increase their fundraising success so they can continue to provide quality care to….. Read more »
Don’t you just love “buy one, get one free” sales? You can go into a store, pick out a pair of shoes you like, and walk out with two pairs of brand new kicks. Matching gift programs are exactly like those sales. You put in the work to get a contribution from a donor,….. Read more »