Blackbaud

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Hundreds of ENGAGE articles have been written by outstanding leaders and subject matter experts across the social good community in 2023. Check out the articles below to see what our community has been most interested in this year. The post The 10 Most Popular ENGAGE Articles in 2023 first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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DonorSnap

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Whether it’s setting fundraising goals, streamlining donation entry, or enhancing donor stewardship, a CRM like DonorSnap has the tools you need to make your year-end campaign more efficient and impactful. Visuals are a powerful tool to motivate additional donations, so consider including them in your emails or social media posts.

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CauseVox

MAY 12, 2022

Here’s a surprising truth for a lot of nonprofit organizations: the donate button on your website is a really big deal! A good donation page is more than a pretty website: it can increase both your number of donors and the size of their donations. And it starts with your donate button. What Can A Donation Page Do?

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 6, 2023

You may have heard the buzz in the nonprofit sector around matching gifts, the corporate philanthropy program in which companies match donations that their employees make to nonprofits. 84% of surveyed donors said they’re more likely to donate if their gift can be matched. Knowing this, Annel donates immediately!

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 21, 2021

We added Text to Donate to the mix to make it easier for donors to give, along with many enhancements to our Online Bidding software. This was also reflected in our top blog articles for the year. This was also reflected in our top blog articles for the year. Quick Revenue Enhancers for Virtual Events.

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DoJiggy

OCTOBER 29, 2024

An effective online giving platform simplifies donations, encourages generosity, and helps churches manage their funds more efficiently. This article explores some of the best online giving platforms for churches, highlighting key features, pros, and cons to help you make the right choice for your congregation.

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DoJiggy

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

By making donating as simple as a single touch or scan, digital wallets are transforming the way we support the causes that matter most to us. This technology not only simplifies donations but also enhances security and convenience, making it easier for supporters to contribute to their favorite causes. What is a Digital Wallet?

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DoJiggy

JANUARY 8, 2025

Are there any fundraising tools that can help with financial management, event planning, international operations, or donation organizations? Do you need a platform to collect online donations? Donation Platforms provide easy online fundraising, helping you reach a wider audience. Sure, there are!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Do you need software to manage volunteers and human resources? Following on the heels of our Software to Build and Grow Your Nonprofit. Following on the heels of our Software to Build and Grow Your Nonprofit. Human resources software can save you time, reduce paperwork, and help you get rid of paper HR files once and for all.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 10, 2012

Back in April 2011, TechSoup ran an Earth Week campaign to raise awareness about the benefits of downloading a TechSoup software donation rather than having it shipped as a traditional boxed product. Our software download resource page is an excellent place to find out whether downloading is right for you as well as how to do it.

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GiveSmart

DECEMBER 11, 2024

This article by Cara Dickerson, Vice President of Customer Success and Account Management, GiveSmart by Momentive Software, originally appeared in Candid insights on December 11, 2024. Whether as a flash point response to a crisis, natural disaster, or an election, one-time, smaller donations are becoming commonplace.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2015

In this second installment of the series, we are going to delve deeper and showcase key antivirus software to protect your nonprofit and show how to avoid harmful malware. What Is Antivirus Software? Therefore, an important precaution to take is to have good antivirus software* installed on all devices that your nonprofit uses.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2014

Now that it's time to upgrade from Windows XP (it’s retires in early April 2014), you may well be wondering how much of your current software and hardware will work on Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. Discovering What Software You Already Have. How To Find Out If Your Other Software Will Work in Windows 7 or Windows 8.

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GiveSmart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

It is the four-letter word in fundraising software. Educate yourself on the types of fees that are part of fundraising software and you can then keep the other four-letter words out of the process. Types of Fees Platform or Software Subscription Platform subscriptions cover actual software usage.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

To wit: we’ve put together this simple guide to the donated software that most all nonprofits and libraries need in their toolkit, especially when they’re just starting out. Don’t forget: log in and check your eligibility to see which of the donations below are available to your organization.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2014

From donors to volunteers, members to alumni, donations to events, mailings to campaigns, this cloud-based donor management software helps you track all of the details about your constituents and their interactions with your nonprofit. See Little Green Light's website for comments from nonprofits that have adopted their software.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Search for a platform that offers essential fundraising features such as: Branded donation pages. These donation pages allow your organization to solicit gifts on online channels. Though gifts may be specified for specific campaigns, an online donation page usually collects donations for the annual fund. Recurring giving.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Earlier this month I read an inspiring New York Times article about St. Tony explained to me that since food banks buy in bulk and receive bulk donations, they frequently distribute an identical selection of goods to all their clients. Every day, Bread and Life serves over 2,300 meals to hungry New Yorkers. read more.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Text-to-give is a powerful donation tool that offers donors a way to easily give to their favorite nonprofits right from their phones. Text-to-give tools streamline the donation process and can even encourage donors to give more (and more frequently!). They should receive an email confirmation of their donation.

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Double the Donation

MAY 25, 2021

For companies all over, finding the right software that helps you manage your corporate giving online is essential. Use this list to find the best corporate giving software for your company and start boosting employee participation in your workplace giving programs. Overview of This Corporate Giving Software. SmartSimple.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

Our Microsoft donation program has gone green! Media for Microsoft donation requests is now download-only. When you download your Microsoft software you'll get your software more quickly and be a little greener in the process. More and more people have been downloading their software since then.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2012

New to TechSoup: 3G Windows Venue Pro smartphones (admin fee: $31) from the Dell donation program. Take donations by using your phone as a mobile credit card terminal. These donated phones include a Windows Mobile operating system, 4.1-inch Up to 20 donated Dell products may be requested within a fiscal year (July 1 to June 30).

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2009

If your organization is an eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit or public library listed in the IMLS database , you may be eligible to request donated Windows 7 Enterprise or or Professional versions through TechSoup or to upgrade at no additional cost from your XP or Vista operating systems if you still have valid software assurance.

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CauseVox

APRIL 20, 2021

An article from the New York Times warns “Precautions remain especially important as new variants of the virus emerge. Ease of use: when you’re running a virtual program, you have the option to add donations directly to your page so that donors and fundraisers never have to leave to make a donation. Raise more with less effort.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2010

TechSoup has some great resources to help you on your way such as webinars , blog posts , articles , and a Tech Planning forum. In addition to those, most people may know us best for our software, hardware, and technology service donation programs. Donation program pages may include: Example: Symantec.

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DoJiggy

JUNE 11, 2024

Wondering how to effectively request donations for your nonprofit on Facebook? Keep reading to learn what you need to know about asking for nonprofit donations on Facebook and how DoJiggy can amplify your efforts. Direct Donation Requests Use eye-catching images and powerful stories to make your appeals hard to resist.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2009

Microsoft's Donation Program through TechSoup is by far one of the most in-demand and equally misunderstood programs available to nonprofits and libraries. They generously donate, so we happily oblige. What a lot of folks don't realize about the Microsoft Donation Program is that there is often more available than what people realize.

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DonorSnap

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In-kind donations are gifts of goods or services. Many nonprofits receive various forms of in-kind donations throughout the year. In fact, according to one donor loyalty study, 56% of donors prefer to donate goods and services. Unfortunately, tracking and managing in-kind donations is not as straightforward as cash donations.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 30, 2024

The Right Shoe Can Change Your Life, and So Can the Right Nonprofit Fundraising Software How It Had “Always Been Done.” Organization Perhaps the most obvious, and really the most important, use for an event software system is that if used correctly, it can keep all financial aspects of the event organized and easily accessible.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In this article, you will learn about the nuances of fund accounting, including the key differences between what nonprofits need and what small businesses need, and the rationale for those differences. Nonprofits categorize donations and/or grant income as either “with donor restrictions” or “without donor restrictions.”

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Candid

JULY 26, 2022

With that in mind, let’s dive into the article, starting with a quick definition of the overhead myth itself. rent, employee salaries, software licensing, energy bills) compared to the amount dedicated to mission-specific spending (i.e. What is the overhead myth? the amount of money that’s spent on direct services and programming).

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

They’ve also told us about some great, but little-known online resources that explore faith-based IT like the pros and cons of the different church member management software packages and website content management systems for congregation websites. They review church member management software like Shelby , ACS , and Fellowship One.

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CauseVox

MARCH 9, 2021

As fundraising becomes more and more digital, creating sustainable and predictable donations takes on new importance. Optimize Your Donation Form For Recurring Donations. One of the best ways to push your donors to become monthly donors is by creating a donation form that subtly tells them what you want.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Preparing and submitting articles of incorporation. There is a small fee required from your state’s corporate filing office to submit these articles. Getting Attention’s article on getting funded outlines several ways that your organization can bring in initial funds, including: Individual donations. Event revenue.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2013

Social media and the Internet have completely changed the way people donate money and discover causes they're interested in. To help your organization find the tools it needs, we have compiled a list of the best software and web-based tools along with resources on how to meet the many challenges of modern fundraising. PayAnywhere.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 9, 2024

It’s no secret social media has become a powerful tool for amplifying fundraising efforts and driving donations for organizations. Your organization can harness that potential by taking advantage of social media fundraising ideas designed to boost donations and enhance engagement. Identify what you’re raising funds for (e.g.,

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

To run a silent auction, you’ll need to plan many logistics, such as how guests will bid on items, what items you’re procuring, and how you’ll process donations. If you need to budget more conservatively, recruit more volunteers to support the event or gather more in-kind donations rather than purchasing auction items yourself.

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