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(not the or) Fundraisers are so used to working by feel. Without the tools and resources their for-profit sales and marketing counterparts enjoy. The issue is that this has been the way for so long that now, when sophisticated tools have become affordable and available to the nonprofit sector, they […]

Let’s face it. Most nonprofits out there aren’t really about making an impact. Oh sure they have lots of great messaging about the amazing work they do, and a statement of change with a logic model and a great mission and vision. And of course they are filled with people […]

When staff have to search through folder upon folder of a shared drive to find the right revision of a particular spreadsheet, or dig throug stack of paper to find the right form (“and are we using the T-A version now or are we still waiting until the new year […]

Sure there are the basic LYBNT, and SYBNT reports but what if you could get more details. More nuance. 1. First time donors that gave 335 days ago. These are your first time donors that are about to lapse. Building a stewardship plan for these donors can ensure they don’t […]

Salesforce is an incredibly powerful platform, with the flexibility to manage any function that a nonprofit organization could want, and for a price that simply can’t be matched. There are a few things that you should know going in though. 1. Size and scale Salesforce is the largest Constituent Relationship […]

At the heart of it, nonprofits exist because the system doesn’t work. In theory a free market at its peak has no problem with housing, or hunger, or healthcare. Everyone has a job and market forces respond to ensure the maximum number of people are fully participating in the system. […]

Nonprofits are constantly faced with the challenge of balancing program capacity, administrative support and donations. Understanding how to leverage a nonprofit organizations donor base requires donor information to be entered into to a relational database, advanced reporting and of course correct and of course the systems and procedures to ensure […]

First some quick definitions. Outputs: the raw numbers that come out of your program. (Number of people served, number of volunteer hours, pounds of food, learning hours, etc) Outcomes: what happened as a result of your program. (These are the real stories and impacts that fund raises love to get […]