Alexis Simoneau, CAE

Starting today, September 1, 2023, new federal regulations for mass text messaging will be effective and enforced. They state that campaigns related to fundraising must be registered and that new campaigns (or those not related to fundraising) must...

When your phone dings with an incoming text, what do you do? If you’re like most of us, you glance quickly at your phone (or leap over furniture to grab it). Text messages are quick, convey urgency, and usually get a response. Even “Can you please...

Secret? Okay, maybe that’s a stretch. How about underappreciated or underutilized? How about insanely powerful and profitable? How about all of the above? Let’s make sure you’re getting the most you can out of the data you’re collecting!

Data breaches are an ominous and ever-present threat, particularly when financial data is at play. So how can nonprofits ensure their systems are safe and their donors are protected?

It’s a busy time to be a nonprofit. There’s escalating need everywhere, grant availability fluctuates with politics, and everything from paperclips to plane tickets seems to just get more expensive. On top of all that, you’ve got to find a way to...

Let’s be honest. People can get tired of giving. Donation requests have become ubiquitous, whether you’re opening mail from your local firefighters, answering the phone because your college is calling, or even checking out at the grocery store and...

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...

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...

During this summer’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple announced its latest software updates due this fall for their iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, and watchOS 8.