The Next Big Thing
When the mobile-giving revolution does pop, let your inner Integrator answer the call (or text, if you will), but remember that there's no such thing as a silver bullet, no magic pill, no one strategy that will ensure an organization's...
Joining Forces
Coordinating philanthropic and community involvement efforts is a one-stop shop away, says Diane Solinger, executive director of San Jose, Calif.-based Entrepreneurs Foundation . She's talking about the partnership her organization and Mountain View, Calif.-based Silicon Valley Community Foundation announced on...
20 Ways to Be Donor-Centric
Today's donors are more demanding than ever. But they're really not demanding anything you don't already know how to give or do — or should already be giving or doing. Here are 20 ways to be donor-centric. ...
Good Things Come ...
It took almost a decade for donors to trust Donate Now technology. Similarly, it might take years for them to trust apps and widgets (and mobile-giving technology), but can you imagine if we had listened to the naysayers and thrown...
There's a System for That!
One of the easiest ways to leverage your time is to create systems. Systems help you provide consistent service to your donors and the community, streamline your work and save time because you aren't reinventing the wheel every time something...
Fundraising Gone Wild!
One of the best ways for fundraisers to get new ideas is by learning from their peers in the nonprofit sector. And despite the economy and continued budget cuts, 2010 saw no shortage of successful fundraising campaigns....
Solving the Mobile Giving Puzzle
Here are seven ways nonprofits can solve the mobile giving puzzle by using cell phones to rake in the cash....
Focus on Your People, People!
Technology is great, but it takes human beings to make the most of it. Ask these questions to make your fundraising efforts successful this year and beyond....