Software/Technology

Client Stories: Impacting Employees, Donors, Volunteers
November 14, 2017 at 11:04 am

Client success stories must be collected, shared often and treated like gold—because they are! Authentic anecdotes help retain your employees and volunteers when they begin to feel burned out and overwhelmed. Personalized impact stores will inspire your donors to dig just a little deeper for your cause...

7 Social Media Trends Your Nonprofit Must Know for 2018
November 13, 2017 at 11:19 am

It's not too soon as we race toward the year-end to begin to think about what your nonprofit team should know for 2018, regarding one of the essential elements of your marketing plan—social media. Even if you’re a nonprofit leader, and you delegate your marketing and social networking efforts to more junior staff, it is your responsibility to understand trends...

St. Vincent de Paul Receives $2M Donation for Homeless Youth
November 7, 2017 at 12:25 pm

Two million dollars have been donated to Saint Vincent de Paul in the largest donation that the organization has ever received. The money was donated by a Eugene IT software company, CBT Nuggets, to fund a youth home for homeless teenage boys. According to St. Vincent de Paul's Executive Director Terry McDonald, about 600 kids…

Mobile Fundraising Technology Company Gesture Helps Nonprofits Raise $500M
October 26, 2017 at 12:34 pm

Gesture, a Chicagoland mobile-fundraising technology company, celebrates helping their nonprofit clients raise over $500 million through the use of mobile technology. The impact for nonprofit organizations who implement mobile fundraising techniques has been a game changer, allowing them to increase revenue while keeping up with growing fundraising challenges. Since 2011, Gesture has worked with over…

BitGive Launches Bitcoin Donation Platform GiveTrack
October 25, 2017 at 12:39 pm

BitGive Foundation, a nonprofit organization, announced the launch of the beta version of GiveTrack, a blockchain-based platform that allows donors to donate bitcoin to charitable causes and track those donations in real-time. Connie Gallippi, founder of BitGive, made the announcement yesterday at Money20/20, a four-day payments and finance event in Las Vegas. “It is a…

How to Create More Effective Nonprofit Social Media Content
October 24, 2017 at 12:45 pm

When I use social media, there are pages I return to each time I sign on and then there are those I've stopped looking at altogether. As the head of a nonprofit organization, it got me thinking about why I was drawn to certain pages on social media more so than others. After all, I…

Best Practices for Retaining and Recruiting Event Participants
October 23, 2017 at 3:40 pm

When I use social media, there are pages I return to each time I sign on and then there are those I’ve stopped looking at altogether. As the head of a nonprofit organization, it got me thinking about why I was drawn to certain pages on social media more so than others. After all, I […]

How to Keep Your Nonprofit's Data Safe
October 19, 2017 at 1:10 pm

Nonprofits tend to be wary of devoting their limited budget to comprehensive data security. Regardless, taking cybersecurity precautions is essential for a nonprofit's livelihood. Some hackers may prefer the lucrative nature of hacking large corporations, though others view nonprofits as the perfect victim instead...