Stop Passing the Plate, Go Digital with Tithes and Offerings
In today’s busy world technology touches everything. From tablets for children and wifi enabled washing machines, we are all leveraging [...]
A Guide to bbcon 2021 Virtual for Arts & Cultural Organizations
bbcon 2021 Virtual, happening October 13–15, will bring together thousands of arts & cultural professionals from zoos, museums, aquaria, performing [...]
Why Foundations and Grantmaking Professionals Can’t Miss bbcon 2021 Virtual
As Blackbaud’s second virtual bbcon event approaches, we’re very excited about the fantastic session topics and speakers we’ve lined up [...]
The Champion Healthcare Fundraisers are Overlooking
As improving community health becomes a definitive strategic priority for most hospitals, development must learn a new “beat” – and [...]
Hospital Sponsorship Dollars: From Perennial Headache to a Platform for Purpose
Happy July! For about a third of U.S. hospitals and health systems, you’ve just closed the door on one fiscal [...]
The Ever-Changing Role of Database Administrators
For years, the role of development operations teams has been perceived as a data and technology-focused position within the nonprofit [...]
Fix the Form
Data that is collected without a clear purpose becomes meaningless numbers on a page. However, data collection with a goal [...]
Tapping Your Supporter Base to Engage New Donors
High donor attrition is a fact of life for fundraisers—even those who excel at donor retention. To grow revenue, social [...]
Data Health and Integration Fundamentals for Foundations
In a recent letter to the editor published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, two former foundation officials decried the ‘staggering’ [...]
Ask Maureen: Cleaning Up a Messy Fundraising Database
Nonprofit digital strategist and technology coach Maureen Wallbeoff gives advice to social good professionals in this new sgENGAGE series. Have [...]
