CharityEngine Blog

When you first started your nonprofit, you likely used spreadsheets to store information about your supporters’ contact information, donation amounts, date of giving, campaigns supported, and all sorts of other information.

If it’s time to grow your capacity with a large-scale campaign, you should definitely take all possible steps to maximize its effectiveness and impact, starting by digging into your data.

Attracting new supporters is a long, resource-intensive process. To do so, you need to create multiple touchpoints through email blasts, social media campaigns, and direct mail, all of which require time and dedication from your marketing, donor...

Our veterans occupy an exceptional role in our country and have unique financial, physical, and psychological needs when they return home. However, with 66% of veteran organizations earning $50,000 or less in donations annually, nonprofits...

Giving Tuesday is right around the corner, and it’s no secret that fundraising feels a little different this year. With virtual events replacing the usual status quo, many of our original plans have been derailed - leading to a shifted landscape in...

Many nonprofits have postponed or canceled their events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While it’s natural and healthy to mourn these lost opportunities, it’s just as important to look for positive learning opportunities that have come about as a...

The development of a comprehensive and effective fundraising strategy is important in the best of times. It becomes crucial when the world of fundraising becomes more turbulent.

Nonprofits rely heavily on contributions made by donors, to realize their intentions (or mission) in actionable ways. In that sense, fundraising helps secure an organization's future impact. This all starts with donors, and how invested they are in...

Your nonprofit hosts events to engage your supporters and raise essential funds for your organization. It’s easy to run your event, clean up afterward, and decide that your work for the day is done.

As a nonprofit, online fundraising should be a top priority due to its convenience and effectiveness. But what if you aren’t finding as much success with it as you’d like? There are many things you can do to raise more online, but there can be a lot...