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Why a polished email matters Email is still one of the most effective ways for nonprofits to reach supporters. M+R Benchmarks 2026 found that nonprofit email revenue grew 16% in 2025, with organizations raising an average of $54 for every 1,000 fundraising emails...

A polished email says more about your organization than you might think. When an email reads well, has no errors, and looks professional, supporters see an organization they can trust with their gift. You've written the appeal, picked the photo, and the deadline is...

GivingTuesday Ideas for Nonprofits of Every Size GivingTuesday falls on Tuesday, December 1, 2026, and it keeps getting bigger. Last year, donors in the U.S. gave $4.0 billion on GivingTuesday, up 13% from 2024, and 38.1 million people took part. Here's the number we...

GivingTuesday is just around the corner. This global day of generosity largely takes place online, so it is important for nonprofits to get active on social media. If your nonprofit is looking for ideas to get started, you are in the right place!  This year,...

Most donation pages ask for two things: a name and an amount. That works, but a few small additions can raise the size of the average gift, protect more of every dollar, and keep your data cleaner from the moment a form is submitted. The good part is that you already...

What could your nonprofit accomplish if you could extract more meaning from your data? Here is a scenario many fundraisers are familiar with. You have a question about your donors, something specific like "which of my mid-level donors gave more this year than last?"...

Affordable Nonprofit CRMs: What They Cost in 2026 Search "affordable nonprofit CRM" and you will find a dozen lists that all say the same thing. The catch is that most of the platforms they call affordable start at $125, or more per month, plus add-ons that quickly...

GivingTuesday 2026: A Nonprofit Checklist GivingTuesday is a global day of generosity that rallies people to do good together. In 2025, donors, volunteers, and advocates again showed up in force. Early tallies from sector reports indicate U.S. giving remained strong,...

Fall is the busiest fundraising stretch of the year. Between the crisp-weather turnout, the run-up to GivingTuesday, and the year-end giving push, the events you run over the next few months carry more weight than anything you'll host in the spring. The organizations...

Every nonprofit hits a season where the same names keep showing up on the same lists. Your loyal donors renew. Your board shows up. Your volunteers come back. That consistency is a gift. It can also be a quiet warning sign. If your audience isn't growing, your...

You write the appeals, pull the reports, manage the donor database, coordinate with the board, plan the events, send the thank-you letters, and somehow also find time to actually cultivate donor relationships. If you have a good week, everything gets done. If you have...

Summer often brings a welcome lull for many nonprofits. But before you fully kick back, consider this: the organizations that sail through year-end are almost always the ones who used their slower months wisely. This "quiet season" is actually one of the most valuable...