CharityEngine Blog

I’m a lifelong PC user. I know Macs are great—they sync with everything else I use, they’re fast, they’re perfect for design programs—and I know my PC is a little clunky. But moving all my data and learning how to do things in a new way? That would...

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...

Every nonprofit wants more donors to support its mission. But with the increasing need and volume of ways to give to different charities, how can your nonprofit be the voice your donors and prospective donors hear?

As summer winds down and the fall months loom, nonprofits are gearing up for their busiest time: year-end giving. Are you feeling like you’re about to go into overdrive?

Does thinking about a year-end giving push stress you out? With more than half of all nonprofits starting to plan their year-end ask in the fall, it’s hard to avoid the pressure as September looms.

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....

Let’s be honest. People can get tired of giving. Donation requests have become ubiquitous, whether you’re opening mail from your local firefighters, answering the phone because your college is calling, or even checking out at the grocery store and...

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....

We’re going to nerd out on you again.

Even though we are all guilty (admit it!) of scrolling through some kind of social media fairly often, we sometimes hear that social media isn't always the best way to get your message out. So what’s a nonprofit to do?