Philip Schmitz

Follow along as we talk about the donor experience, new rules, fundraising, and hefty fines. While PCI compliance isn’t the most exciting subject, online donations are a critical source of fundraising and there’s renewed security scrutiny as new...

Whether you realize it or not, you’re likely entrenched in the subscription billing economy. From Spotify and Netflix to your local Equinox gym to software like Adobe, paying a weekly, monthly, or yearly fee in exchange for access to a product or...

A strong sustainer program is the lifeblood of a healthy nonprofit. You have a group of supporters so dedicated to your mission that they pledge to donate regularly, and those payments are often automatically charged or transferred from a bank...

If you were along for the confusing Mastercard ride as it evolved last fall, you know that nonprofits got a bit of a scare thinking they were going to be subject to extensive rules around monthly subscriptions.

Would you be interested in a magic bullet that will help you crush your fundraising goals? If you’re a CharityEngine client, we’ve got this magic baked right into our nonprofit CRM.

You’ve probably heard about CharityEngine’s payment processing and all the valuable features we offer our clients...we’re PCI and SOC 2 certified, we have in-house ACH processing, we offer advanced fraud protection...but our savviest clients...

When you consider fraud, you might think of someone stealing your identity and buying things with your credit card. Nonprofits aren’t usually selling valuable goods, so no one is making purchases with a stolen identity. So are you susceptible to...

It’s not a big secret that nonprofit organizations need donations to survive and thrive (or even just keep the lights on). What’s not as widely known is how confusing it can be to decide how you’re going to accept donations or process the payments....

Update 10/13/22: Glad you're still along for the ride! Today, we learned that the efforts of our industry lobbying on behalf of nonprofits have paid off. Mastercard is exempting nonprofits and charities from the new recurring payment regulations....