CharityEngine Blog

There’s nothing more helpful than a list of eager volunteers when you’re planning fundraising events. Walks and runs, galas, and auctions all run smoothly when you have a veritable team of volunteers making sure nothing goes wrong. Managing this...

What a week for nonprofits! GivingTuesday 2023 is in the books, and we’re getting our first look at how this traditional kickoff to the busiest giving season went.

It’s here! The official kickoff to the most amazing, stressful, successful fundraising season ever. Whether you’re staring down a huge annual fundraising goal or just hoping to capitalize on a traditionally generous time of year, it’s go-time for...

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!

The holy grail of every successful nonprofit is a snazzy, beautifully branded donation form. No matter what amazing multi-channel outreach campaigns you run, everyone’s going to end up in the same place: staring at your donation form.

Yes, it’s true. In a few short weeks, we’ll all still be dreaming about that delicious Thanksgiving pie…and we’ll be smack in the middle of GivingTuesday. Whether that sentence gives you butterflies of excitement or heartburn from despair, we’ve got...

Okay, maybe that was clickbait. But there’s a trend in the nonprofit CRM industry, and Bonterra is the latest poster child. What’s the trend? Private equity taking over good companies with a focus on making a profit. And Bonterra has seen it all,...

In the realm of nonprofit CRMs, it's imperative to acknowledge the inherent diversity of options, each designed with a distinct purpose. Nonprofits have unique needs, necessitating a tailored selection of tools, features, and integrations to achieve...

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...