Not all nonprofits are the same, and there’s no one-size-fits-all technology option. There are a lot of nonprofit CRMs, and the best one for your nonprofit is determined by the features that will make donor management and fundraising easier for you. Different nonprofits need different CRMs.
Read MoreWe think an educated nonprofit is a smart nonprofit, and that the smartest nonprofits choose the technology that best meets their needs. And that means that we want to give you as much information as you need to make the best decision for your organization.
Read MoreAs much as we hate to do this, it’s time for a little tough love: stop comparing the cost of competing CRMs when you’re shopping. You’re focused on the wrong number.
Read MoreMaybe your vendor is adding capabilities by acquiring competitors. Maybe the lack of support leaves you wanting to tear your hair out, or maybe the system has just gotten too hard to use. You know it’s time…time to switch to a new nonprofit CRM.
Read MoreEvery nonprofit starts small. Most grow, and some want to grow quickly and strategically. One of the most crtiical decisions when you're ready for explosive growth is this: am I ready for serious fundraising software?
Read MoreThis is what we like to call a how-the-sausage-gets-made article. Your nonprofit wants to make a technology change, and you’ve picked a new system. You have heard (over and over and over) how great this new technology is. You’ll meet your fundraising goals! You’ll have new donors knocking down your door! You’ll be the best nonprofit around! World peace? It’s on the table. You’ll be invincible!
Read MoreLet’s talk about old cars. Maybe you have a workhorse of a car that you’ve loved. It gets you around town and it takes the cheap gas. Sure, the left-back window doesn’t actually go down, but you have others. And maybe sometimes the air conditioner won’t work, but it’s still spring, so it’s not that hot…yet. And okay, the radio is iffy, so you usually listen to music on your phone and turn it up so you can hear it.
Read MoreYou wanted a new nonprofit CRM. You did the research and watched the demos and read the reviews and scratched your head, wondering how you would ever get from “Maybe I need a new CRM” to slicing and dicing donor data with ease, managing donor relationships so closely they feel like family, and sleeping through the night because you know you’re in really good CRM hands.   But here we are.  
Read MoreBreakups aren’t fun. Whether it’s a seventh-grade romance or the end of a love affair with technology, breakups can leave you feeling unsure and even a little wistful. (I confess I keep my very first smartphone - a Blackberry - in a drawer, and now and then I look at it and remember the old days). When you’re running a nonprofit, breaking up with your main technology squeeze cannot be taken lightly. You’re talking donor information, payment details, and engagement history...you can’t lose this or have it compromised.
Read MoreEverything is fine. Your nonprofit donor management system is fine. Maybe it’s just spreadsheets and hey, that may be old school, but it works. Or maybe you started years ago with a great constituent relationship management (CRM) solution and, as time has passed, you’ve integrated with an email automation provider here and an event provider there and so sure, it’s a little cobbled together, but it’s fine. Or the company you started with has been acquired and conglomerated and now you have solutions from multiple organizations, but they all serve a purpose and do what they need to. It’s. All. Fine.
Read MoreA nonprofit constituent relationship management (CRM) system centralizes donor data and automates the workflows your team relies on, from gift tracking and email campaings to event management…
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