CharityEngine Blog

At the heart of every nonprofit executive lies a gnawing worry: how will I raise more money? 

Can you build a house without the right tools? No way! It would be nearly impossible to even start construction without appropriate equipment. You don’t want to try to hammer nails with a screwdriver, and you surely can’t use a kitchen blender to...

We didn’t know what to expect when we asked a few of our clients to put their heads together at an executive roundtable to discuss the significant issues facing nonprofits. And while there were some laughs along the way (who knew running a nonprofit...

Product release day is always a happy one at CharityEngine, and it’s not only because we get excited as our product evolves and makes managing donors and raising money even easier. It’s also because we can practically hear the squeals of excitement...

Let’s talk about old cars. Maybe you have a workhorse of a car that you’ve loved. It gets you around town and it takes the cheap gas. Sure, the left-back window doesn’t actually go down, but you have others. And maybe sometimes the air conditioner...

You wanted a new nonprofit CRM. You did the research and watched the demos and read the reviews and scratched your head, wondering how you would ever get from “Maybe I need a new CRM” to slicing and dicing donor data with ease, managing donor...

You know the feeling. You and your team have spent months planning an event. Your donors are ready to invest in your mission, and you want to be sure it’s easy for them to give. And the donors are ready, credit cards out! You’re relieved knowing...

Breakups aren’t fun. Whether it’s a seventh-grade romance or the end of a love affair with technology, breakups can leave you feeling unsure and even a little wistful. (I confess I keep my very first smartphone - a Blackberry - in a drawer, and now...

Online Auctions! Advocacy! Blast texts and fraud protection!   The bells and whistles sound pretty great, right? Who doesn’t get wowed by all the capabilities of shiny, robust fundraising software?   It’s like walking into a gourmet grocery store...

Every nonprofit relies on donations, right?  And most nonprofits don’t think much of what happens after someone donates. You see the funds in your bank account, so everything went well, but questions remain, such as how much does payment processing...