5 Advantages of Using Grants Management Software Instead of Spreadsheets to Manage Your Grantmaking
The person who coined the term “cat herding” may have been a grants manager. From applications to reviews to reporting, [...]
Streamlining Grantmaking Processes: How Your GMS Can Double as a CRM
Managing grant applications is complex enough without the added frustration of maintaining two separate systems—one for funding requests and another [...]
Beyond Charts and Lists: How AI and Data Visualization Transform Grant Reporting
As a grantmaker, you’re surrounded by data—applications, grantee updates, historical funding records, and industry trends. Gathering data isn’t the challenge [...]
5 Year-End Actions for a Resilient 2026
As 2025 ends, the social impact sector looks back on a year of uncertainty, with few answers about what 2026 [...]
Social Impact Experts Share Best Practices for Building an Innovation Culture
Our current environment is being transformed by the rapid advancement of data, technology, and artificial intelligence. As nonprofits and educational [...]
Enterprise Fundraising Organizations Are Gaining a Competitive Edge with AI and Blackbaud CRM
The most successful fundraising operations don’t view AI as an opportunity for the future; they view it as a force [...]
Art of the Ask: 10 Steps to a Yes
A how to guide for fundraisers to solicit major gifts [...]
Keeping Time: What We’re Learning from Conversational Grantmaking in Practice
It’s summer, and this moment holds more than dates and deadlines. It’s a time to pause and reflect on the [...]
5 Critical Characteristics of Data Driven Nonprofits
Everyone's talking about data for nonprofits. These 5 data driven characteristics are the recipe to the success of nonprofit organizations around the world.
Harnessing the Power of Grateful Patient Data
In healthcare fundraising, one of the most powerful tools often goes underutilized: grateful patient data. Hospitals and care institutions interact [...]
