Launching a Monthly Giving Program: Your Key to More Reliable Revenue
Fifteen percent. The president of my organization wanted me to raise our annual revenue by 15% by the end of [...]
Smarter Planned Giving Strategies: Using Data and Stewardship to Build Legacy
Planned giving is gaining renewed attention among nonprofit fundraising professionals. If you’re focused on long-term sustainability, you’re likely asking: how [...]
Key Takeaways from the donorCentrics Sustainer Summit
Each year, the Blackbaud donorCentrics® Sustainer Summit brings together some of the nation’s leading fundraising organizations that are focused on [...]
What is Human-Centric AI and What Does It Mean for Fundraising?
In the past year, AI has evolved from something that some social impact organizations were experimenting with to a fixture [...]
Donor Retention: The Importance of Keeping Supporters Engaged
What Is Donor Retention? Donor retention is a nonprofit’s ability to keep its existing donors engaged and encourage them to [...]
What Are Giving Circles?
A giving circle is a group of individuals who pool their charitable donations and collectively decide how to distribute those [...]
Donor Cultivation Cycle: Tips for Each Major Stage of Fundraising
A donor cultivation cycle is a systematic process that helps nonprofits build lifelong relationships with their donors through five key [...]
Stewardship Reporting Best Practices for Finance Teams: Tips for Showing Donor Impact
Sharing your organization’s impact goes beyond presenting figures—it’s about cultivating trust, highlighting outcomes, and nurturing meaningful connections with donors. For [...]
How WSU Tech Reignited a Culture of Giving with Their 2024 Employee Donor Campaign
At WSU Tech in Wichita, Kansas, our employees are more than educators and staff—they are champions of student success. Every [...]
Philanthropy Is for the Optimists: How to Build a Shared Sense of Purpose
Be real, but believe. To remain an optimist as a fundraiser, you must be real especially about the challenges of [...]
