“Wait… did we ever send that thank-you email to Sarah?” I remember freezing mid-sip of my coffee when our team realized we might have forgotten to acknowledge a major donor. We all dove into our donor spreadsheets (a tangled mess of notes, tags, and to-dos) trying to piece together the last interaction. It wasn’t just […]

If you’ve been in fundraising for a while, you start to recognize the names, the gala captain who always brought friends, the monthly donor who replied to every newsletter, or the runner who raised big because a loved one was helped by your program. Then one day, you notice they haven’t given this year. Your […]

A few years ago, I was helping a small nonprofit revamp their donor outreach. They had an optimized donation page and were running campaigns online, but every time they needed to send a thank-you note, pull a donor report, or figure out who gave last year, it turned into a scramble. “Didn’t we already thank […]

When’s the last time you received a great thank you? I once volunteered to help raise some extra funds for our nonprofit. The event lasted an entire Saturday after an already busy week. On Monday, I walked into my office to see a handwritten thank you note from our CEO on my desk. This experience […]

You know the feeling: juggling donor emails, tracking event RSVPs, trying to remember who gave what and when, all while prepping for your next big campaign. Sound familiar? You’re not alone. For nonprofit professionals, staying on top of fundraising often feels like spinning plates while walking a tightrope. But here’s the good news: a CRM […]

It’s hard to fundraise without clean, easy-to-access donor data.  Instead of reaching out to donors, offering relevant giving opportunities, and telling your nonprofit’s story, you spend your time trying to find information, entering data in multiple places, and creating endless spreadsheets. None of those activities raise any money. Luckily, there’s a simple answer to streamline […]

You know the feeling—you’ve sent the thank-you notes, optimized your donation page, and run a successful campaign or two. But as the dust settles, a nagging question pops up: How do we keep this momentum going? More specifically, how do we find new donors who care about our cause just as much as our current […]

Ever scrolled through a donation form, faced with only the option to donate to a general fund and wondered where’s the impact? Sometimes donation forms go one step further by including a bland dropdown menu of program names or initiatives, but either way traditional forms lack context, leaving donors feeling disconnected from their giving. It’s […]

What is peer-to-peer fundraising, and how can you leverage it to boost your nonprofit fundraising? After seeing thousands of fundraising campaigns, we see that peer-to-peer fundraising typically raises twice as much as compared to other digital fundraising campaigns. Here’s everything you need to know about peer-to-peer fundraising for your nonprofit: What Is Peer-to-Peer Fundraising? Peer-to-peer […]

If you’re looking for a fresh, fun, and engaging way to raise money for your nonprofit, a challenge fundraiser might be just what you need. It’s a simple concept: supporters commit to a challenge—like running a certain number of miles, doing daily acts of kindness, or giving up coffee for a month—while fundraising for your […]