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Budget Narratives: What Nonprofits Need to Know

By Julie Kennon

Last Updated: July 16, 2025

These days, many nonprofits are concerned about losing—and replacing—grant money. While it’s always advisable to diversify revenue streams when one is under attack, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t continue to apply for funds.

Are Nonprofit Grants Risky Business?

By Julie Kennon

Last Updated: July 16, 2025

These days, it’s hard to confidently say that federal grants to nonprofits are certain to continue as they have in the past. But this is true of any source of fundraising income: direct mail got expensive. Too many emails put you in spam jail....

Apple Pay and Recurring Donations

By Julie Kennon

Last Updated: July 16, 2025

We all love the ease with which we can tap our phones to buy groceries or pay a bill. Apple Pay has taken the consumer world by storm, making it faster and easier to zip through lines and pay for items quickly.

Advocacy Software: Key Features to Increase Your Impact

By Julie Kennon

Last Updated: July 16, 2025

Nonprofits focused on advocacy increasingly leverage powerful software to amplify their voices and drive meaningful change. But which software features are the most helpful? You might already have access to some of them!

Advanced Fraud Protection from CharityEngine

By Julie Kennon

Last Updated: July 16, 2025

Optimized donation forms can help your nonprofit increase conversions and amplify your mission. But there’s also a dark side: they are prime targets for nefarious individuals testing stolen credit card information, and the cost to nonprofits is...

A Shortcut to Choosing the Right Nonprofit CRM: Streamline Your Search

By Julie Kennon

Last Updated: July 16, 2025

Is the idea of a new nonprofit CRM overwhelming? The larger your nonprofit, the more data to migrate and the more teams to train on the latest technology. And it’s a big decision: contracts are signed, and your nonprofit’s three-year success hinges...

Nonprofit CRM

7 Signs It’s Time To Break Up With Your Nonprofit CRM (Updated!)

By Julie Kennon

Last Updated: July 16, 2025

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...

Fundraising

6 Ways to Know You’re Ready for A Robust CRM (Updated!)

By Julie Kennon

Last Updated: July 16, 2025

Every nonprofit starts small. Most grow, and some want to grow quickly and strategically. One of the most crtiical decisions when you're ready for explosive growth is this: am I ready for serious fundraising software?

5 Tips for Successful Online Fundraising

By Julie Kennon

Last Updated: July 16, 2025

Yes, there’s direct mail. There’s SMS. There are phone calls and there’s social media. But at the end of the day, most of these channels lead donors right to your online donation form, making nearly every effort online fundraising!

5 Strategies to Get Board Buy-In

By Julie Kennon

Last Updated: July 16, 2025

You’ve done the research. You’ve seen demos, shared your pain points with ten different vendors, haggled on price, and gotten buy-in from your team. You are ready for new fundraising software, and it is going to revolutionize your nonprofit.

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