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 | 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...
by Dennis Mueller | Fundraising, Tips & Tricks
(and How to Resolve Them) Nonprofits across the nation continue to expand their use of email in communications with their donors and followers. However, many of these organizations are not aware of how many of their contacts never actually receive their messages, for...
by browley | Donor Management Software, Tips & Tricks
Whether you are looking to transfer your data into a new database or tidy up the one you already have, here are a few quick fixes that will make a world of difference in your reports and mailings. 1. Standardize your fields. Limit the number of free form Text fields...
