Julie Kennon

Running a nonprofit is a pretty hefty job. As soon as you start looking for the answer to a question from your Board, your computer crashes and your staff panics. When you’re overwhelmed, it’s easy to lose sight of nurturing your donor relationships.

CharityEngine launched an inaugural series of webinars that focuses on the features of our nonprofit CRM. Clients jumped at the opportunity to interact with our team, even recommending new features that are now on our list to develop.

Do you remember how you were taught that “please” and “thank you” are two of the most important phrases? As your mother preached, good manners never go out of style. We’d add that they’re essential when talking about making sure donors love your...

The last few days of the year are seductive. We’ve made it through most of December, which is just so darn busy, and we have a little time before the New Year’s Eve sparklers or implementing those (perhaps overly) optimistic resolutions. There’s a...

Dashing through year-end 🏃 Nonprofit hopes aglow 🌟 Prepping for that email send 📨 That makes your mission grow 💗 🎵🎵🎵🎵

 

Grants are to nonprofits like water is to a fish: absolutely critical if you’re going to keep swimming. And no matter the size of your nonprofit, seeking grants can and should be a significant effort.

Well of course we’re thankful for turkey, because who isn’t? That’s kind of boring. We challenged our team members to dig deep and tell us something else they’re thankful for this Thanksgiving week.

When you strip everything else away, most nonprofits want to create social change. It can be ending hunger, supporting military veterans, helping underprivileged youth advance, or pushing the limits of medicine to treat and cure diseases. But many...

Nonprofits know they should be sending emails to donors often, but sometimes it seems like every single email sounds the same. How can you spice up your emails so they get noticed?