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Using Your Fundraising CRM Software to Its Full Potential

Blackbaud

Optimizing the use of our fundraising CRM gives us room to take on new projects and adopt new features without a daily struggle against our own databases. Over the long term, optimizing how you use your CRM will help you achieve more of your objectives. Could you have more accurate data fields?

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Fundraising CRM vs. Fundraising Platform: What’s the difference?

Qgiv

And what’s the difference between a fundraising CRM and a fundraising platform? This blog post will break down what a fundraising CRM is, what a fundraising platform is, and the key differences between them. What is a fundraising CRM? There are for-profit and nonprofit CRMs out there. What is a fundraising platform?

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Nonprofit Fundraising: How to Run an Effective Campaign

Qgiv

Use a CRM to help w ith donor research . Data-driven fundraising strategies are always the smartest move, so make sure you have the necessary constituent relationship management software (CRM) integrations and reporting tools. So, if you know you want to attract high-impact donors and retain them, turn to the data in your CRM.

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Tracking Performance: 6 Fundraising Data Points You Need

The Fundraising Coach

Find the average gift size from the last two years—for clarity, we’ll use 2020 and 2019. For example: in 2019 you received $200,0000 in total donations coming from 5,000 donors which represents an average gift size of $40. Subtract 2019’s average from this 2020’s average, then divide this difference by 2020’s average.

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End-of-Year Giving 

GiveSmart

Researchers also found that, between 2016 and 2019, women contributed over two-thirds of the total donations on Giving Tuesday annually and were more likely to donate online than men. For example, women are more likely to donate to nonprofits than men.

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Your Unrestricted Funds Need Stewardship, Too

Blackbaud

Since she signed the Giving Pledge in 2019 and began her momentous campaign of organization-changing donations, MacKenzie Scott has given away more than $17.3 All in unrestricted funds with no reporting necessary. That starts with a fund accounting system built for nonprofit organizations.

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Candid’s year of systems integration

Candid

We had spent 2019—the year Foundation Center and GuideStar joined forces to create Candid—managing separate “classic” GuideStar and Foundation Center business systems. In August, we launched a combined CRM (customer relationship management), a new e-commerce system, and a single sign-on solution.