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Build Trust by Integrating Your Fundraising and Finance Systems

Blackbaud

This seamless flow of information is truly incredible, particularly when the data exchange is between finance and fundraising. When you unite your fundraising and finance systems, efficiency is simply the first win of many. In Gen Z at the Table , 40% of Gen Zers said the same.

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How to Evaluate a New Revenue Stream

Blackbaud

Ask the finance team. Finance teams can help their nonprofit organizations evaluate new revenue streams, enhancing the organizations stability and mitigating risk while intentionally experimenting with varied income sources. Even your IT team suggested selling the research tool they built to other organizations.

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Don’t Take a Vacation From Your Donor Communication

Ann Green's Nonprofit

Maybe this sounds impossible, especially if you’re a small organization and worried about your finances , but you can do this! Email and social media are okay, too. You can also use email and social media. The downside is people get a ton of email and social media messages, so make yours stand out. Jazz it up a little.

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CRM Integration for Nonprofits and Schools: Helping Organizations Save time and Eliminate Errors

Blackbaud

It helps you better understand your donors, keep them engaged, and work more efficiently with your finance, marketing, programs, and leadership teams. Integrating finance and fundraising makes reconciliation easier and helps improve donor stewardship. Volunteer management platforms: Keep all your volunteer information in one place.

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7 Signs Your Organization Is Ready for an Enterprise-Scale CRM

Blackbaud

You Need to Customize Your Workflows and Integrate Systems Growing fundraising teams typically want to leverage custom workflows and integrate with related software systems like those used by finance and digital marketing. System integration cuts down on manual processes and allows organizations to maintain a consistent, unified database.

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50+ Fun and Creative School Fundraising Ideas That Work

Qgiv

Teach kids math and leadership skills: A recent study found that just 18% of high schoolers and 26% of college students said they have a somewhat high or very high knowledge of finance. Planning school fundraisers can make learning about finances fun and relatable. The student whose apparel receives the most votes wins!

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Survey: Nonprofit Finance Fund's State of the Sector

Tech Soup

Our friends at the Nonprofit Finance Fund have asked us to help them spread the message about a survey they're conducting on the current financial state of nonprofits. The study was heavily covered in the media and brought a lot of much-deserved attention to nonprofits' financial woes.

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