Data Governance: The Key to Strategic Planning
Data is power and behind every data point is a human story. Your data tells you who is supporting your [...]
AI in Grantmaking: Taking Careful Steps Toward the Future
By now you’ve likely seen or heard about artificial intelligence (AI), and the predictions that it’s going to upend everything [...]
4 Ways Your Grantmaking Organization Can Stay Relevant to Your Community’s Changing Needs
Managing a mission while meeting the evolving needs of a community is a complex and dynamic process. As communities change [...]
Modern Nonprofit Tools for Long-Term Success
When you look to donate money to a charity, what are some considerations that influence your decision? Of course, it’s [...]
Responsive Philanthropy: How to Address Community Needs in Time of Crisis
Operations at Headwaters Foundation for Justice, a foundation that invests in grassroots organizations across Minnesota, were humming along well. The [...]
Shifts in Nonprofit Finance: Looking Back at 30 Years of Evolving Technology
Manual typewriters. Paper checks. Handwritten ledger books. A bottle of bleach at the ready for ink-inscribed mistakes. This isn’t the [...]
Good, Better, Best: How to Become a Tech-Powered Nonprofit
Nonprofits operate on trust. To thrive in today’s philanthropic environment, nonprofits must demonstrate to donors and community stakeholders that their [...]
10 Considerations for Creating a Budgeting Process
Creating a successful and actionable budgeting process is no easy task, but it is one of the key components of non-profit accounting.
Spring Clean Your Work Life: Tips from Your Fellow Social Good Pros
Spring has officially sprung, and it’s the perfect time to give your workspace a refresh! We asked our Blackbaud Champions [...]
5 Ways Grantmakers Create Work- and Tech-Life Balance
You’re on a mission to make a difference in your community through grantmaking. But you’re two years into a pandemic [...]
