6 Factors Small Nonprofits Should Consider When Choosing Donor Software

One of the most important aspects of fundraising is having a method to track the information of people who support your organization and manage your donor relationships. Many organizations do not have a dedicated system to track their donors. They may have one long-time staff member or volunteer that maintains all the donor relationships; or, […]

Donor retention for small shops

Why is donor retention important?  Let’s start with a simple example. A new organization with a strong mission has a crowdfunding campaign. With their social media savvy, the organization builds enthusiasm and raises a substantial amount of money for its cause. Unfortunately, as time goes on, many of the new donors from the campaign do […]

Four tips to a stronger grant budget

Funding your organization’s initiatives is an important part of sustaining your organization’s work long-term. For many nonprofit organizations, some or the majority of that funding will likely come from grants. When writing grant applications and proposals, it’s imperative that your organization demonstrates to the funder that your project is a trustworthy investment. Also, the funder […]

Stats, stewardship, and the modern donor

Want to learn more about donor stewardship? We’ve partnered with the author to present a free webinar on September 23, Small Shop Stewardship: Tools for nonprofit staff, leaders, and board members. Click here for details and to register. Canada’s diversity Using data helps us to communicate with our donors and the broader community. Furthermore, it can […]

The importance of clean data

  You mean cleaning isn’t just for my house? For your organization to really get the benefits of your data it must be clean and accurate. So, what is clean data you may ask? As per Wikipedia, data cleaning is “the process of detecting and correcting corrupt or inaccurate records from a record set, table, […]

My donors seem tired: Simple tips to combat donor fatigue

If your donors are no longer responding, it could be donor fatigue.

The importance of data for small nonprofits

Data analysis can help you understand key questions to help your nonprofit work more effectively.