Julie Kennon

Running a nonprofit isn’t an easy job. Recruiting and managing donors, planning campaigns, reaching for fundraising goals…the list of to-dos is long, and it’s your mission at risk if you fail.

Donor journey maps are key to understanding your donors and knowing how to engage them better. They'll help you drive giving! Targeted engagement will also lead to a positive user experience and, ultimately, more success for your nonprofit.

Do you need payment processing? Or is always-on support your holy grail? Whatever fundraising software features your nonprofit needs, you can be pretty sure there's a system that offers at least most of what you need.

It’s no secret that a strong recurring giving program provides a necessary foundation for any nonprofit. Reliable revenue means, of course, that you can keep the lights on, but it also means you have a steady base of supporters committed to your...

The past few years can undoubtedly prove that no one has a crystal ball, and no one is able to mitigate threats and capitalize on sure things with ease. CharityEngine, sadly, can’t predict the future either. What we can do is listen to some industry...

We know, we know. You just got through the biggest fundraising push of the year. You’re exhausted and desperately seeking a reprieve from dreams of major gifts and obsession over sustainer retention. We get it.

🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 ❄️ Oh, they said it would be a tough one ❄️ Winking, you said, “We’ve just begun” ❄️ And now fundraising, it won’t slow ❄️ ❄️ Let it grow, let it grow, let it grow! 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

When the pressure is on to hit annual fundraising goals and the calendar year is winding down, nonprofits should leave no stone unturned to maximize giving.

Welcome to our second annual Thanksgiving post, in which we ask tell beg our team members to let us know what they’re particularly thankful for this holiday. As always, not that many people answered, so I got back at them by picking a few and making...

Major Gift Officers play a critical role in a nonprofit: identifying and cultivating relationships with potential major gift donors can tremendously impact an organization’s ability to meet fundraising goals and effect change. It’s not an easy job!