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How to Cultivate New Audiences for Your Nonprofit

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...

The One-Person Development Team Survival Guide

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...

Optimizing the Summer Slowdown: 7 Tips for Nonprofits

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...

Top 10 Nonprofit CRMs with Event Tools in 2026

Choosing a nonprofit CRM is a big decision, and adding event management into the equation makes it bigger. Whether you are evaluating platforms for the first time or outgrowing what you have, this is a decision worth getting right. The CRM and event tools you choose...

How to Use Your Nonprofit Data For Strategic Planning

Strategic planning can feel like a big undertaking, especially for small and mid-sized nonprofits where staff wear multiple hats and time is limited. But a solid strategic plan does not have to be complicated. What it does need is grounding in real data. The good...

Why Data Governance Should Be Part of Your Nonprofit CRM Plan

Your nonprofit is about to invest in a CRM. You have shopped around, attended demos, and made your shortlist. But one thing many nonprofits overlook is how they will actually use that database once it is live. A nonprofit CRM can provide a wealth of information to...

How to Customize Your Nonprofit CRM for Better Results

Your nonprofit's mission is unique. Your donor relationships are unique. Your CRM should be too. Most nonprofits start with a donor management system, enter the basics, and then quietly work around the gaps, keeping a separate spreadsheet for membership levels here, a...

How to Clean Up Your Nonprofit Donor Data

Your donor database is only as valuable as the data inside it. Duplicate records, outdated addresses, and inconsistent entries do not just create an organizational headache. They produce inaccurate reports, waste money on undeliverable mail, and can quietly erode...

How to Use Financial Data in Nonprofit Storytelling

Accurate financial data is the foundation of evidence-based storytelling. Learn how to transform your nonprofit’s bookkeeping data into a powerful story.

Why Nonprofit Reporting Matters and How a True CRM Delivers

We hear it more often than you might expect. A nonprofit team logs into their CRM, enters a few contacts, maybe records a donation or two, and calls it a day. The reporting tab? Untouched. The data? Sitting there quietly, doing nothing. If that sounds familiar, you're...
How to Thank Recurring Donors (+Sample Letter)

How to Thank Recurring Donors (+Sample Letter)

Thanking monthly donors is the best way your nonprofit can ensure they continue to give. According to research, recurring donors give 42% more per year than one-time donors. Because of the nature of their gifts and the value of recurring donors, it is important to...

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Donor Acknowledgment Letters: A Complete Guide

Donor Acknowledgment Letters: A Complete Guide

Donor acknowledgment letters are a valuable component of donor retention. If you give the same amount of attention to your acknowledgment letters as you do your appeal letters, you can vastly improve your donor retention rate.  Your thank you letters serve a practical...

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Donor Retention Best Practices for Nonprofits

Donor Retention Best Practices for Nonprofits

If donor retention isn’t part of your fundraising strategy, you could be leaving significant revenue on the table. Retaining current donors costs less and delivers more value than constantly acquiring new ones. A solid retention plan strengthens the financial health...

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Building Your Nonprofit Content Calendar in 2025

Building Your Nonprofit Content Calendar in 2025

Your nonprofit’s content should tell a compelling story and inspire your audience. Effective content also educates and adds value. To achieve this, nonprofits must thoughtfully plan their content strategy to maximize its impact. Sporadic posting and inconsistent...

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Year End Tax Statements: 7 Creative Ideas

Year End Tax Statements: 7 Creative Ideas

It’s the time of year where nonprofits are busy preparing their year-end tax statements. Year-end tax statements, tax letters, or contribution statements as we call them here at DonorSnap are a great way to help your donors prepare their tax returns.   What are...

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Nonprofit Text Message (SMS) Campaign Best Practices

Nonprofit Text Message (SMS) Campaign Best Practices

When your nonprofit has an important message, you can’t afford to have it ignored, missed, or deleted. That is where text message (or SMS) campaigns come in. Unlike email or direct mail, text message campaigns are the most effective way to share urgent messages with...

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GivingTuesday 2025 Checklist for Nonprofits

GivingTuesday 2025 Checklist for Nonprofits

GivingTuesday is a global day of generosity that rallies people to do good together. In 2024, donors, volunteers, and advocates again showed up in force. Early tallies from sector reports indicate U.S. giving remained strong, with millions participating across causes,...

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8 Steps to Setting up a Monthly Giving Program

8 Steps to Setting up a Monthly Giving Program

If your nonprofit does not have a monthly giving program, you are missing out on the fastest-growing segment of online fundraising. A monthly giving program is more than adding giving frequency to your forms. In this article discover how you can launch a successful...

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14 Tips to Streamline Year-End Giving Season

14 Tips to Streamline Year-End Giving Season

Even if the busy holiday season seems far off, the more you prepare ahead of time, the more streamlined your year-end giving will be.   Below we cover what nonprofits should be doing before, during, and after the giving season to ensure success, improve processes, and...

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Online Fundraising: A Complete Guide

Online Fundraising: A Complete Guide

Online fundraising gives your nonprofit new avenues for growth. Between social media, your website, and other digital tools, there are endless opportunities to connect with new audiences and raise more funds. According to Philanthropy News Digest, online giving rose...

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LYBUNT & SYBUNT: 3 Steps to Re-Engage Lapsed Donors

LYBUNT & SYBUNT: 3 Steps to Re-Engage Lapsed Donors

What is a LYBUNT Report? LYBUNT is an acronym for Last Year gave But Unfortunately Not This. LYBUNT reports are used by nonprofits to find lapsed donors. Lapsed Donors are donors who gave within a specific time period but not in the following time period. With the...

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