5 Fundraising Power Principles to End Your Year Strong
The nonprofit fundraising numbers make a compelling case for a strong end-of-year effort. A remarkable 30% of annual giving occurs [...]
How to Use Data to Reduce Your Direct Mail Marketing Costs
With the rise of mailing costs coupled with worldwide fundraising competition for every cent, your nonprofit organization can’t afford to [...]
3 Ways Expense Management Can Help Your Nonprofit Close Its Books Faster
Can your nonprofit confidently say you are successfully closing the books on time every month—or even most months? As someone [...]
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 [...]
Trends in Grantmaking: Putting Equitable Grantmaking into Practice
Having a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workspace is the right thing to do. But above that, the evidence is irrefutable: [...]
Is Your Nonprofit Using Data to Boost Productivity?
Let’s talk about productivity. Nonprofit leaders need no convincing that this is an exciting topic, but what about frontline fundraisers [...]
Future of Nonprofit Finance: Cyber Security
As part of Blackbaud’s series on the Future of Nonprofit Finance, Sarah Curry sat down with George Werbacher, the Senior [...]
Stop Paying to Mail Yourself Twice: Why Unique Identifiers Matter for Your Constituent Data
In this post, David highlights the importance of "householding" records and the associated traps, pitfalls, and solutions surrounding the process.
Technology’s Role in Advancing Philanthropy’s Mission
Chantal Forster, executive director of the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG), discusses the top 3 areas where grantmakers can make [...]
Data Health and Integration for Foundations Part 2: Business Imperatives
I recently received my copy of Giving USA 2021. This year’s publication highlighted how different 2020 was and, in fact, [...]
