Non-profits of all sizes rely on a good fundraising package to help them maintain relationships with their donors, plan events and track donations. Whether the software is deployed in house or available in the cloud, the most important thing is functionality and usability.
Non-profits of all sizes rely on a good fundraising package to help them maintain relationships with their donors, plan events and track donations. Whether the software is deployed in house or available in the cloud, the most important thing is functionality and usability.
The Internet has provided nonprofit organizations with such a wonderful avenue for getting the word out about the amazing things they are doing. Web sites serve as a great "brochure," blogs allow for more in-depth exploration and storytelling, and social media provides an opportunity to build rapport that can develop into a sense of community with constituents. These are all wonderful methods for reaching out and creating potential for support in the form of donations and volunteer hours.
Email fundraising provides a low cost alternative to traditional direct mail appeals, but how does your organization stand out in a crowded inbox? Here are five things you should consider before launching your next email campaign.
Webinar This Wednesday - Nonprofit Registration DemystifiedTony Martignetti is a lawyer but he doesn't talk like one. He's the author of, "Charity Registration: State-by-State Guidelines for Compliance" and in plain language he will explain what the rules are; why it's important to comply; how to figure out where you should register; how exemptions work; and Tony will leave you with a simple, executable plan for getting your registrations started.
CitizenCRM is a donor management web app, purpose built with the intention of being able to serve as much as 95% of small to mid-sized nonprofit organizations. The product scales to the size of the database to provide services to smaller organizations that would often only be available to much larger ones. The company is extremely focused on connections, saying: “We connect your CRM data to your third party apps’ data, we connect your organization to your donors’ social networks, we connect everyone in your organization to the data the need; anytime, anywhere.”
DonorCommunity is billed as "the first comprehensive, powerful, affordable and easy to use online fundraising and advocacy solution designed expressly for small to mid-sized NPOs." Its fully integrated suite of cloud computing applications enables clients to communicate and interact with stakeholders utilizing the customer relationship management, online marketing, and social networking technologies that have become commonplace in the for-profit world.
FastFund Online by Araize is an SaaS-based application that handles a wide variety of tasks for nonprofit organizations by seamlessly integrating nonprofit accounting, fund raising (CRM,) and payroll. The FastFund Accounting module is a true nonprofit accounting system designed to handle the unique requirements of nonprofit organizations, including FASB-116 compliant reports, multiple fund tracking, program and project accounting, budgeting, and customizable financial statements.
Orange Leap is a, on-demand, web-based constituent and donation management solution for nonprofits. It is designed to track individual or organizational constituents in a user interface that is easy to learn. The system has been developed to enable quick data entry, with terminology that is easy to understand- or the terminology can be changed to match that used by the nonprofit. Context-appropriate navigation significantly decreases navigation-related confusion so that what used to take four or five steps often can be done in two or less. Orange Leap is also very customizable with the ability to modify, rename, or hide any screen or field based upon business requirements.
Planning is the key to a successful auction and ReadySetAuction's auction management software solution provides all the tools necessary to ensure your event is a success. There are several modules and add-ons available, so any size organization can host profitable event.
Technology plays an important role for non-profits. Yet, replacing old outdated technology isn't always possible for non-profits. In an effort to change that npCloud, a service of Tech Impact, offers non-profits a way to have current technology at affordable prices.
A non-profit puts a lot of effort into developing a fundraising event and the only way the event will succeed is if people attend the event. One way to ensure a large turnout for your next fundraising event is to use an online tool such as EventBrite.
People are using their mobile devices for everything from quick searches and reading novels to interacting with their favorite charity, but what if the organization doesn't have a website optimized for use on mobile devices? Well, not having a mobile website can lead to frustration on the users' part, which could lead to the organization losing a potential volunteer or donation.
LobbyIt.com, the groundbreaking lobbying firm, and Salsa Labs, Inc. (Salsa), the online organizing company, community and platform for nonprofits, today announced a new partnership that will enable LobbyIt.com to offer its clients a unique technology solution designed to make their advocacy efforts easier, broader and more impactful.
The Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation, a nonprofit organization formed by global cloud-based talent management leader Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ:CSOD), announced today recipients of its 2013 Impact Grant Program.
The advanced persistent threat (APT) is waging an all-out attack on enterprises’ intellectual property. Yet most companies continue to try to protect themselves using approaches that are years out of date. That is one of the conclusions in Responding to Targeted Cyberattacks, a frank new how-to book published by global IT association ISACA and written by professionals at Ernst & Young LLP.
AccuFund, Inc., provider of financial reporting and accounting software for non-profit, municipal and government organizations, today announced AccuFund Anywhere, the new cloud-based version of the AccuFund Accounting Suite. With AccuFund Anywhere, users can access AccuFund’s core accounting functionality from any browser, enabling them to perform their accounting tasks whether they are in different offices or offsite locations.
According to the Philanthropy Journal, creating a survey to find out where your constituents spend their time online and what social media tools they use could help you improve the effectiveness of your social media communications.
How people check their email, relying more on their smartphone vs. their computer, means that non-profits need to rethink how their emails, reports the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
According to Chicago Business, smaller nonprofit arts groups are turning to technology to increase their fundraising efforts. By using technology that not only makes it easier to buy tickets or donate online, but also gathers valuable information about potential donors and subscribers allows the nonprofits to stay in contact with the customer. This gives gives them more opportunity to turn them into donors.
Students from Northern Illinois University hosted a conference for local nonprofits, reports NIU Today. The CLCE 350 Community Organizations in a Digital World conference included information on how to create better websites, using technology for fundraising, search engine optimization, and how to maximize mobile devices.
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About the Author: Kurt Martin is a Founder and Group Publisher of Progressive Media Group (PMG) and the Publisher of Nonprofit Technology News. During his 4 years as Publisher of The NonProfit Times, he grew the imprint from a single newspaper to a community of websites, online job boards, email newsletters and digital editions of the print editions. Prior to taking the role of Publisher he was the East Coast Sales Manager for Broad Daylight, Inc. a knowledgebase company. He also held management roles in advertising and ciruclation sales at American Banker/Bond Buyer (Thomson), Faulkner & Grey (Thomson) and SourceMedia (Investcorp.) Kurt graduated from Montclair State University with a B.A. in Political Science and Public Administration. |
