CharityEngine Blog

If you asked some of the largest nonprofits the secret to their success, what do you think they would say?

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...

We decided to hop on the holiday gift-giving bandwagon! We released a bunch of software features over the past couple of months (and will release more soon!) that will make nonprofits excited about all that can be accomplished next year. They’re...

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

As much as we hate to do this, it’s time for a little tough love: stop comparing the cost of competing CRMs when you’re shopping. You’re focused on the wrong number.

All you have left from Thanksgiving is pants that don’t fit as well as they used to, and the holidays are staring you in the face. If you haven’t hit your nonprofit’s fundraising goals, it’s too late, right? NO!

There you are, logging into your CRM to check recent transactions. You see a huge increase in donations, but with rising alarm, you note that most of them are for $5. You know that’s a hallmark of thieves testing stolen credit cards, and with...

Does it ever seem like every nonprofit CRM is the same? Technology that manages donors and automates email doesn’t sound like rocket science, so what can really make one system better than another?

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.