Blackbaud Institute Releases Charitable Giving Report
Blackbaud has announced the release of the Charitable Giving Report by the Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic Impact™. The seventh annual …
Blackbaud has announced the release of the Charitable Giving Report by the Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic Impact™. The seventh annual …
Customer centricity and customer experience is often associated with steps that companies in the private sector can take to build …
The Blackbaud Institute of Philanthropic Impact’s 2018 report, Next Generation of American Giving, gives insight into how people are using these channels …
Fundraisers wear many hats. In addition to making sure you can raise more resources year after year, you have to …
There is a gap that is growing in your nonprofit. It is the gap between the connected donor, their expectations …
Matthew Mielcarek is Vice President, Analytics & Insights Strategy at Pursuant. Matthew works with nonprofit organizations to support short and …
Michael’s latest book is available on Amazon. Donor experience transformation is about making fundamental changes in how business is conducted at …
Considering how dynamic the current business environment is, we need to focus intensively on the short-term—tracking donor experience performance and …
The fourth criterion for SMART goals stresses the importance of choosing goals that really make a difference in improving the …
Goals should be both realistic and attainable for the digital nonprofit. While an attainable goal may stretch a team in …
How will you know “when you have arrived”? How will you measure progress in improving the donor experience? What does …
Donor Experience SMART goals are specific. Does your goal sound too general? It is probably not a SMART goal yet. …
Goals are very important to the digital executive who is dedicated to improving the donor experience. SMART goals provide the …
Donor retention is the key to successful fund raising at non-profits. It is essential to being cost effective. Acquiring new …
Data is very useful if it allows us to understand our donors better. Collecting data is of no value if …
Not all data is as valuable as others. The human resources to manually enter offline donor data can be daunting …
Do you struggle keeping 2 or more sources of data up to date with name changes, address changes, email updates, …
You are a global nonprofit. Do you act like it? Your audience is 2.4 billion potential donors. You have international …
What does your nonprofit stand for? What (and who) does it represent? Now, more than ever before, our brand is …
This is a stunning way to see what can happen when you are a digital nonprofit. It is a challenge …
As you would expect, Google has done some amazing research on the connected consumer experience. It is worth it to …
Vision is one of the Four Keys to Nonprofit Leadership by Mark Roithmayr Last month we spoke about the Four Keys to …
We see it every day. We are at an event and someone holds up their phone to video or take …
Guest Blog: Chris Clarke — Talking to our audience, instead of our selves Chris Clarke is Habitat for Humanity International’s …
Cloud-computing company Salesforce.com is soliciting input from nonprofits on how to tailor its programs to meet charities’ needs, the San …
The Four Keys to Nonprofit Leadership by Mark Roithmayr Recently much has been written about the coming Tsunami of baby boomers …
Are we ready for a new generation of donors? Nonprofit executives, meet the Millennials. Millennials, meet XYZ nonprofit. Oops, there …
Dallas, TX February 17, 2016 – FORTIUM PARTNERS, the world’s fastest-growing provider of business technology turnaround and leadership services, announced today that …
There are lots of ideas vying for our attention. As development executives, where should our focus be right now? Exceed …
For the first time since 2009, GuideStar has redesigned its 2.4 million charity profiles to place stronger emphasis on programming …
Chandini Portteus has resigned as president and chief executive of the Livestrong Foundation 10 months after being named to lead …
What is the real rise in nonprofit giving? After adjusting for inflation, charitable giving by Americans is more than …
Are you having a hardtime keeping up with the latest in fund raising trends and content? It can happen easily. …
Now here is some good news for nonprofits. Microsoft has long been a friend of the nonprofit community. Microsoft announced …
My sense is that containing the costs was probably necessary. It is always painful and the short term consequences aren’t …
Jay Scott is the Co-Executive Director of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. When his daughter Alexandra “Alex” Scott decided to hold …
What is happening to volunteerism in the United States? Could it be that the traditional, time intensive approach is not …
Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, announced has announced that he’s planning to give away 99 percent of his Facebook’s …
Now in its fourth year on December 1st (this year), #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the …
Michael Rosen raises some good points here. Integrity is important and showing it with whom you take money from does …
Recently our friends at AFP released the 2015 Fundraising Effectiveness Report. There is some really great stuff in the report. Retention still seems to be …
Recently I caught up with nonprofit researcher Janna Finch of Software Advice, a company that provides online research and reviews for …
Why is important. It is in fact the starting point. Without it, our nonprofit, is just another commodity. Plenty of nonprofits …
I am a big fan of list of things “to stop” doing. We all have “to do” lists but we …
Leadership in the donor experience transformation world is purposeful in its approach to creating a long term sustainable change. Change …
The effect of everyone jumping on the constituent experience bandwagon is a slowdown in the maturation of this new business …
The 2015 Millennial Impact Report is out. It is well worth the time to read it. There are some important …
Guest blog article by Simona Weinglass I’m an old-school journalist who recently decided to pivot into high-tech. I work in high-tech …
This isn’t about being normal. Sorry, normal just won’t work. We need to be obsessed with the donor experience. We …
The challenge is that donors don’t always give year after year – OK, so donor retention isn’t part of your job …