Digital Marketing

How to Turn Annual Reports into Donor Engagement Tools

For many nonprofits, annual reports are often treated as a retrospective exercise: an obligation to summarize the past year’s activities [...]

June 11, 2026| 4 min Read

Donor Management

How Incremental Tech Upgrades Can Spark Sustainable Growth for Arts and Cultural Organizations

June 12, 2026| 4 min Read

Artificial Intelligence

Human-First AI: Why Your Smartest Agent Still Needs You

June 5, 2026| 4 min Read

Change Management

Signs Your Systems Are Broken (And You’ve Just Learned to Live with It)

May 26, 2026| 3 min Read

Annual Giving

Community-Building Through Student-Led Fundraisers

May 1, 2026| 4 min Read

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Change Management

The Crucial Role of Change Management for CFOs: Driving Sustainable Success in Nonprofit Finance

Leadership transitions, new fund accounting software, changes in reporting expectations—none of these are new pressures for nonprofit finance teams. What [...]

June 17, 2026 | 5 min Read

Artificial Intelligence

Building Trust in AI-Enabled Grantmaking: A Framework for Organizations

When used with clear ends and principles, AI has the power to become a true force multiplier for grantmakers looking [...]

June 16, 2026 | 5 min Read

Direct Marketing

Phonathon Best Practices for More Confident Donor Outreach

A phonathon gives fundraisers a way to connect donor outreach and engagement with fundraising calls in one coordinated campaign. Meaning, [...]

June 15, 2026 | 3 min Read

Financial Reporting

GAAP for Nonprofits: Why the Numbers Differ and How to Explain the Gap to Your Board

Have you ever had your board members scratch their collective heads when the development and finance teams report their results? Do you get questions on why the two never match up?

June 10, 2026 | 4 min Read

Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning That Strengthens Fundraising: A Roadmap for Nonprofit Leaders

Over the course of my career, I have sat through a lot of strategic planning meetings. Not one of them [...]

June 4, 2026 | 6 min Read

Donor Cultivation

5 Communication Tips When a Fundraising Campaign Underperforms

Falling short of your fundraising goal can come as a heavy blow to your fundraising team, but it doesn’t mean [...]

June 3, 2026 | 5 min Read

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Board Management

Why Today’s Nonprofits Need Effective Board Management Tools

November 17, 2020 | 5 min Read

Board Management

5 Core Essentials for High-Impact Board Orientation

April 30, 2026 | 4 min Read

Board Management

Just Say It: Simple Ways to Thank Your Board of Directors

March 30, 2026 | 2 min Read

Board Management

How to Engage Board Members in Fundraising

Have you noticed your board members avoiding eye contact when the subject of fundraising comes up? Most people are motivated [...]

October 8, 2024| 4 min Read

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What Does It Take to Become a Great VP of Advancement?

As a Strategic Consultant at Blackbaud, I have the privilege of working closely with many leaders in higher education who [...]

August 2, 2024 | 5 min Read

Online Giving

8 Common Donation Page Mistakes (and Simple Solutions!)

A poorly designed donation page will make you miss out on supporters' donations. Here are the 9 mistakes to avoid so that your page is optimized for giving.

June 12, 2024 | 5 min Read

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Internal Controls

Building Trust and Accountability: A Guide to Nonprofit Internal Controls Policy

Picture this: A nonprofit organization launches an ambitious new program, only to discover months later that inconsistent financial processes have [...]

June 4, 2025 | 6 min Read

Artificial Intelligence

AI Can Be Your Most Powerful Tool for Growing Midlevel Giving

Midlevel donors don’t always get the love they deserve.  This loyal and often overlooked segment of donors represents a significant [...]

July 19, 2024 | 6 min Read

Grateful Patient

Healthcare Fundraising Ideas: 35 Options for Foundations and Nonprofit Hospitals

The work that healthcare foundations and nonprofits do to support patients is essential to the health of our communities. But [...]

November 25, 2025 | 9 min Read

Outcomes Reporting

4 Elements of a Compelling Nonprofit Case for Support

You’ve scoured your database to identify major giving prospects; you’ve spent months cultivating relationships; and now it’s finally time to [...]

September 29, 2025 | 4 min Read
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Data Insights

How to Use Data to Improve Prospect Identification

I have always found one of the most exciting things about the nonprofit sector to be its diversity. Nonprofits encompass [...]

September 22, 2025 | 6 min Read

Online Giving

The Impact of User-Friendly Donation Forms

If online giving is part of your organization’s fundraising strategy, user-friendly donation forms are essential for maximizing donor engagement, conversion [...]

June 12, 2025 | 4 min Read
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Data Management

Endowment Fund Management: 5 Effective Accounting Tips

Endowments are the result of a successful long-term strategic plan. Through major giving and capital campaigns, your organization has created [...]

October 8, 2025 | 4 min Read

Change Management

Advice for a New Nonprofit CFO: Expectations and Tips from Real Financial Leaders

You’ve landed the nonprofit CFO role—congratulations! Now comes the hard part: creating better solutions for the “temporary” Excel workarounds that [...]

September 24, 2025 | 7 min Read

Risk Management

Nonprofit Risk Management Strategies: Complete Implementation Guide

Every nonprofit loves a little publicity: an innovative program that solves a real need or a prominent community member highlighting [...]

September 11, 2025 | 7 min Read
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Awards and Scholarships

5 Strategies to Strengthen Your Scholarship Process

Is your scholarship process outdated, difficult for students to navigate, and a challenge for you to manage? These are common [...]

June 5, 2025 | 3 min Read

Tuition and Financial Aid

Improve Your Student Billing Process

Are you struggling with an inefficient student billing process? You are not alone. Many educational institutions face the challenge of [...]

April 1, 2026 | 4 min Read

Awards and Scholarships

Choosing a Scholarship Award Management System

Scholarship administrators have a lot to manage. They must work with advancement teams to understand scholarship funding, find students who [...]

January 28, 2025 | 4 min Read
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Professional Development

4 Ways to Use Quick Formative Assessments in Your Classroom

Formative assessments are an effective way to gauge short term student progress. Learn how to implement them in your class from the experts at Blackbaud! [...]

September 10, 2025 | 2 min Read

Artificial Intelligence

Transforming K–12 Education: Insights on AI from Industry Leaders

Remember when the biggest technological disruption in your classroom was deciding whether to use PowerPoint or that new interactive whiteboard? [...]

July 9, 2025 | 4 min Read

Enrollment and Retention

Private School Admissions: Breaking Down the Data

The private school admissions process is increasingly competitive, requiring smarter strategies and more innovative tools. Whether yours is a small [...]

June 11, 2025 | 6 min Read
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Community Engagement

5 Reasons Funders Should Exercise Their Convening Power to Meet this Moment

As funders, it’s hard to know how best to use limited resources to best benefit your communities, grantees, and issue [...]

September 16, 2025 | 5 min Read

Grantee Partnerships

Bridging the Empathy Gap: Fueling Collaborative Impact in the Social Sector

Most of us enter the social impact space with a fervent desire to change the world. We meticulously build solutions, [...]

September 2, 2025 | 6 min Read

Data Insights

How Grantmakers Can (and Should) Get Started with Research

Now is an important time for small and mid-sized foundations to engage in research activities. Institutional foundations are fighting to [...]

June 17, 2025 | 6 min Read
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Crisis Management

How Savvy Organizations Weather Uncertain Times

Preparing for the unknown is a tenant of leadership in today’s ever-changing economic, political, and cultural landscape—and those who know [...]

June 11, 2025 | 4 min Read

Manager Skills

3 Ways to Improve Your Nonprofit’s Leadership Approach

When it comes to employee satisfaction in the nonprofit sector, the writing is on the wall—nonprofits have the highest turnover [...]

June 3, 2025 | 3 min Read

Employee Engagement

Why Should Nonprofits Invest in Professional Development?

Nonprofits face a critical question: How do we build stronger, more sustainable organizations that can make a lasting impact? The [...]

May 30, 2025 | 5 min Read
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