Best Practices

Are you a team of one trying to pull off an entire year-end nonprofit fundraising campaign by yourself? Pull your board members into the fray with you. Here's how.

An in-depth dive into the world of in-kind donations, complete with an overview, best practices, and do's + don'ts that should be on every nonprofit's radar.

Discover a nonprofit Executive Director-centered spin on one of the most popular business books out there, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," by Stephen Covey. Read on for useful advice geared towards busy EDs.

Start preparing early and make sure you're giving donors the best experience possible. Together, social media, your website, and your online giving form create a super-powered trifecta that'll give your nonprofit its best Giving Tuesday yet. 

Setting up efficient systems to support your nonprofit work can streamline your work and free up more of your time. Get your systems in order and get ready for some positive changes.

It's time to fight for your nonprofit's right to party (in the 21st century). Use these tech-forward stats to help you make the case for modernization at your nonprofit.

Getting teams on board to make big changes can be challenging, but growing and modernizing your org is worth it. Keep calm and fundraise on, nonprofiteers. We got your back.

We know you’ve got the grit and gumption to rock this Giving Tuesday! It's time to set your goal, create your game plan, and get ready to rock it. Roll up your sleeves and let’s get started!

If you're a nonprofit who waits to the last minute to focus on year-end fundraising (no shame here!), read on for tips and strategies to lay a solid groundwork for your best year-end campaign yet. Let’s get to it!

Being a forward-thinking leader is something you consistently cultivate over time. Use the tools and techniques shared in this article to set yourself and your organization up to do your best, world-changing work for years to come. 

Your organization’s strategic plan is a really important piece of work; it has the ability to unite everyone towards a shared vision for your nonprofit. By following these tips, you’ll be well on your way to implementation success.

Measuring your marketing’s effectiveness doesn’t have to be difficult. If you follow these three steps, you can be well on your way to ensuring your organization maximizes its marketing initiatives.

Thought leadership offers nonprofits amazing opportunities to own and showcase their expertise through specialized content. You’ll be able to get more mileage from this type of content and bring cohesiveness to your marketing messages.

Think about taking one unique initiative that could help strengthen your organization’s brand and elevate it to new heights. We know you’ve got it in you. Shine bright and shine on!

Take every opportunity you can to talk about what you do and get better at telling your story. What you’re doing is important and needs to be heard. Be sure you’re telling it in a way that will make people sit up and listen.

There's up to $7 billion in matching gift revenue left on the table each year! Here's how to boost your overall revenue through matching gifts with Double the Donation and Funraise.

Fundraising doesn’t have to be overwhelming or chaotic. With a fundraising plan in place you’ll have clarity and confidence to conquer to years to come, and maybe even put a little fun back in fundraising.

Whether you're working on a seasonal appeal, like Giving Tuesday or year-end campaign, here are 10 ways you can start raising more money with your fundraising appeals.

Funraise is thrilled to announce its new integration with Double the Donation, a leader in matching gift and volunteer grant software designed especially for nonprofiteers and educational institutions.

Just like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, peer-to-peer fundraising has four fundamental factors that make it fantastic. TMNT may have cooler names, but peer-to-peer fundraising fundamentals are just as effective at combating the world's meanies.

For the resource-strapped nonprofiteer, managing volunteers can take up a lot of precious time. Take heed of these seven tips for getting your volunteers to organize themselves.

There's an art to using text messaging as part of your donor communications. Text Engagement gives you the beauty of text messaging without the beast of uncertainty.

Fundraisers like you go to work building donor relationships and raising money every day, but what’s really the best way to fundraise for your nonprofit?

Learn how nonprofits can leverage the power of Google Ads to supercharge their fundraising strategy and gain more qualified supporters.

How to use text-to-give with your nonprofit CRM to engage supporters, nurture donor relationships, and increase donations.

Planning an event and drowning in lists? No need to fret. Having an all-in-one events & ticketing solution built into your existing nonprofit donor CRM the way to plan nonprofit events.

How to use the power of storytelling at your next nonprofit fundraising event to maximize donations. Ready, set, go!

Hey Nonprofiteers! Here's some tips to help you through the entire volunteer process, from recruitment to retention.

Check out a few of these quick and easy suggestions on how your nonprofit can use technology to get your year-end donor thank-you's out the door.

From marketing automation to streamlining your events and ticketing platform, take a peek at some of the nonprofit fundraising trends we’re keeping an eye on for 2019.

Use committees to push-pull your nonprofit board of directors into being efficient, productive, and even a little radical.

Calling all nonprofit managers and staff! ​Implement these techniques to build your dream team and accomplish your goals.

Your supporters breathe life into your organization. Here's the data you need to keep them engaged.

​Pop quiz time! Which of the following statements is more meaningful to donors? A. “Your gift was able to feed 500 people in need,” or B. “Your gift made it possible for Karen to have a hot meal this week.”​

Do-gooders, you know that go-go-go all the time = burnout. It's time to take care of you so you can take care of the cause.

From the moment a potential donor lands on your website, they begin learning about your impact and building trust with your organization.

By 2020, Millennials will donate over $100 billion online. This demographic is becoming the largest donor base and nonprofits must adapt to their giving preferences or risk missing out on this generation's charitable giving habits.

While it may come across as not the most exciting of offices in a nonprofit, their efforts are absolutely essential and indispensable.

Here's the ultimate guide on how to increase awareness for your nonprofit. Leverage an awareness campaign to increase your nonprofit's visibility.

Did you know that 77% of donors don't donate to the same cause twice? With stats like that, you need to craft a donor retention strategy. Boost donor retention and by saying Thank You to your donors.

There are many gifts which will be ideal for supporting nonprofits. Here is a list of the best holiday gift ideas to support a nonprofit.

As a nonprofit, learn how to embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion as a starting point to help your nonprofit build the core values and intentionally make space for positive outcomes to flourish.

Learn how to leverage storytelling as a strategic tool to recruit and motivate donors. Storytelling makes your nonprofit missions come to life!

Funding options for your nonprofit. Resource on available funding options as well as grants for your nonprofit startup.