LENDonate is a unique software that connects nonprofit organizations with investors around the country. Instead of relying solely on donors to supply nonprofits with funds, nonprofits can reach out to investors on LENDonate to invest in the organization’s future. This new one-of-a-kind software, allows a new way for nonprofits and charities to receive low-interest loans for activities essential to the success of their company. Read more...

Solodev, a content management software company was recently in the news when their client won the 2017 Amazon Web Services (AWS) City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge. The challenge was held at the AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington DC from June 12-14th. The nature of the challenge “was designed to recognize how local and regional governments are innovating on behalf of their citizens across the globe.” Solodev’s client, Seminole County Public School (SCPS) was the winner of the “Best Practices (Large) category for deploying their new and improved website. While this is an outstanding feet for both Solodev and SCPS, this is nothing short of what Solodev attempts to do for all of their clients whether they are a big business or a medium-size nonprofit. Read more...

The need for analytical data is growing daily. Whether it’s to predict how much money donors will give, or monitor the average hours their volunteers work; nonprofits are constantly benefiting from the use of analytical software that can be found in various Blackbaud products. Today, many CRMs like Raiser Edge NXT incorporate analytics into their software because of the important part it plays in measuring how successful a nonprofit organization is or to identify new ways to increase donorship or volunteer service. Read more...

Launched in 2006, Wild Apricot is a membership management tool that is used by over 20+ thousand organizations around the world. With Wild Apricot, nonprofits are able to operate their company’s website, email donors and volunteers, supervising finances, and manage events within one user interface. Instead of the hassle of logging into several different accounts, a charity only has to log into Wild Apricot to manage multiple activities. Read more...