Best Practices

Imagine two nonprofits—you probably already know them. They have similar sizes, budgets. Facing similar problems. Let's look at the paths of these so-close-yet-so-far organizations.

In 2020, Stop Soldier Suicide raised $4M and gained 100k new donors through Facebook fundraising alone, allowing them to shrink the gap that stretches between soldiers at risk for suicide and our national population. Here are 7 tips from these fundraising leaders.

Your digital presence is the backbone of successful fundraising campaigns and donation management. That digital presence works for you—even when you’re not working—by engaging, informing, and broadening your organization’s audience. Let's Get Digital!

We know tackling the website project requires staff time and money, but the long-term payoff for maintaining a modern, accessible website justifies the investment. With a few simple changes, you’ll start describing your nonprofit’s site as easy, successful, and profitable! Let's Get Digital!

For some of you, this might be a painful truth: you can’t ignore social media any longer if you want your organization to grow. By sharing content on social media platforms, you can grow your audience substantially and support your fundraising initiatives. Let's Get Digital!

You have a new website, you updated your social media pages, and you’ve signed up for Funraise Free... but how do you actually accept all of those donations? You’re going to need a payment processor. Let's Get Digital!

How does a donation button solve fundraising concerns? Consider the one-click buy option on Amazon: just one little button that automatically charges, ships, and confirms your order. A donation button does that... for fundraising. Let's Get Digital!

Building comprehensive, updated email lists is a legit challenge. But the good news is that we can help you streamline this process and stop the manual madness altogether. Let's Get Digital!

Many nonprofits struggle to collate donor information, and as a result, they lose important data. Now imagine this: you sit down at your computer and open one program that contains everything you need to oversee your donor management. Let's Get Digital!

Congratulations, you’re doing great!! Getting started with Funraise takes just a few steps and then you're ready to launch successful fundraising campaigns with these must-take steps.

GoFundMe Charity is closing, starting on March 31, 2021. Here's what to do: Pull all of your data from GoFundMe Charity. Sign up for Funraise Free. Redirect any fundraising campaigns to your Funraise account. Breathe easy.

Let’s take a look at five nonprofit trends for 2021 and how you can utilize them to the fullest.

If you’re new to the world of digital fundraising, here are the first steps to help your nonprofit and its team of unicorns become digitally fluent.

Fundraising campaigns can benefit from bringing together different types of fundraisers. Peer-to-peer fundraising and giving days are a match made in fundraising heaven; when you put them together, you get big success (and big $$$.)

Your supporters want to donate online in a friendly, smooth donation experience in all kinds of places, using all kinds of devices. Why not give them what they want?

Email fundraising is still very much alive. In just a month, we witnessed a record amount of fundraising revenue come through email for a nonprofit client—just shy of $200k. Read on to see how you can make email work for your nonprofit.

DAFs are now within reach for everyone! Hear how Millie, a workplace giving platform, decided to make it possible to open your own DAF for $20.

Donor surveys can help you gather a lot of useful insights about your donors. Take the time to craft a quality survey and you’ll be on your way to a better donor experience in no time!

A quick 'n' dirty explanation of the definition and basics of blockchain in a 3-minute read.

A quick 'n' dirty explanation of the definition and basics of Bitcoin in a 3-minute read.

It’s time to dust off your fundraising program! We’ve put together a comprehensive deep cleaning checklist for your fundraising program that covers all the necessary nooks and crannies.

Recognizing donation patterns is key to the longevity of your organization. So, how do you create the trust necessary for your supporters to share their information?

Social fundraising can be easy if you keep it simple and keep learning. With hundreds or even thousands of online community members, you have the perfect pool to fundraise for your amazing cause.

Nonprofits need experts like Funraise CTO and Co-founder Jason Swenski, to keep us informed and in front of digital threats. See what he says about security.

What is transaction fraud and how is my nonprofit at risk? Learn how Funraise reduces your exposure to fraudulent activity... and all fundraising technologies should, as well.

Video is a growing part of social media and online content; whether you’re just getting started or you’re looking to optimize, here are four easy tips to help your nonprofit win at social video.

A pandemic is no excuse to shift your focus from diversity. Explore why your nonprofit needs DEI in a pandemic, how to get started, and ideas for DEI in action.

Hosting a virtual event for community members and want to know how to get them to show up? Savvy marketing and communication can help your nonprofit. 

Funraise recently pulled some wild stats regarding nonprofit technology that underscore the state of nonprofit tech. Let us know where you fall on the global technology spectrum.

Funraise CEO, Justin Wheeler, discusses leveraging the network effect.

Here are most-asked nonprofit virtual event questions with answers from experienced event fundraisers, the result of brainstorming and fundraising nerves.

Tactics for finding the right Twitch, YouTube, or Mixer streamers to fundraise for your nonprofit. You can transfer these steps to any streaming platform.

Don't be afraid to ramp up and double down on social fundraising. Let online donors surprise you with their capacity to give and raise money for your nonprofit.

Nonprofit Executive Directors play an important role in every organization. Commit to being better, not just doing better, with these small improvements.

Nonprofit boards play an important role in an organization. Encourage your board to be better, not just do better with these small improvements.

This step-by-step guide will provide you with directions to evaluate your fundraising program so that you can reach that next-level goal and beyond.

Looking for strategies and tips on how nonprofits can retain donors? Here are the 6 top tips for keeping your donors' attention year-round.

Justin Wheeler, Funraise's CEO, co-founder, and an experienced nonprofit fundraiser, discusses the impact of young donors.

As you think about which tech trends and tools could help your nonprofit this year, Funraise has you covered with our list of top trends and tools worth exploring. Intelligent fundraising reports and social fundraising integrations for Facebook, Instagram, and Streamlabs open a world of possibilities for nonprofits.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Though it may feel a bit intimidating, the potential of peer-to-peer fundraising is definitely worth the effort to quickly reach your fundraising goal.