Blackbaud Staff
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Audits
Whether mandated by law or undertaken voluntarily, a nonprofit audit can help your finance office get organized and give you [...]
September 4, 2025 | 8 min Read
Financial Reporting
A common scene for nonprofit bookkeepers: You’re managing QuickBooks for basic expenses while juggling Excel files for restricted grants, donor [...]
August 25, 2025 | 5 min Read
Donor Cultivation
What Is Donor Acquisition? Donor acquisition is the process organizations use to attract new supporters who will contribute financially or [...]
August 11, 2025 | 4 min Read
Annual Giving
Annual giving is the collection of donations throughout the year to support an organization’s day-to-day operations and programs. While the [...]
July 31, 2025 | 7 min Read
When you get a clean bill of health from your doctor, you can feel confident as you navigate through life. [...]
July 28, 2025 | 10 min Read
Donor Stewardship
What Is Donor Retention? Donor retention is a nonprofit’s ability to keep its existing donors engaged and encourage them to [...]
July 22, 2025 | 5 min Read
Compliance
Government grants are always competitive. But with fewer opportunities coming from federal and state programs, your organization needs to have [...]
July 18, 2025 | 5 min Read
A giving circle is a group of individuals who pool their charitable donations and collectively decide how to distribute those [...]
July 17, 2025 | 3 min Read
A donor cultivation cycle is a systematic process that helps nonprofits build lifelong relationships with their donors through five key [...]
July 16, 2025 | 10 min Read
A major donor just pledged a significant gift to fund a new science building at your college, and your development [...]
July 10, 2025 | 5 min Read
