by Jordan Bell | Fundraising
Are you going to damage your email reputation for the dream of easy money? This is an extremely important question to ask yourself as you get ready for Giving Tuesday. Don’t let it become the day that you SPAM all of your supporters, and lose the privilege to email...
by Dennis Mueller | Fundraising, Tips & Tricks
“Donor fatigue” is when your organization’s donors lose interest in your organization over time, and it is accelerated by asking for donations too often. Over time every organization experiences the effect of long-term donors losing interest. This waning interest...
by Dennis Mueller | Fundraising, Tips & Tricks
Most organizations hold an annual fundraiser to supplement and augment their operating budget. The nonprofit Malaika Early Learning Center that was started by my wife and I (and the genesis for DonorSnap) is no different. Malaika started in 2003 and we held our...
by Dennis Mueller | Donor Management Software, Fundraising
(Donor Management Software is NOT an Accounting System) Many new and smaller organizations gravitate to QuickBooks to help keep track of the organizations finances. The seemingly logical extension of this software is to use it to keep detailed records of donor...
by Dennis Mueller | Fundraising, Tips & Tricks
Nonprofit organizations stand to gain a lot from the smart usage of social media. The key word here is “smart.” Not all nonprofits have a target audience that is going to be active across all social media networks. It is important for organizations to do some analysis...
by Dennis Mueller | Donor Management Software, Fundraising, Tips & Tricks
How to keep your database free from duplicates without slowing down. The demise of all donor and contact management systems (or CRMs) is the creeping addition of duplicate contacts. There are many sources for duplicate entries, but every organization is bound to...
