Nonprofit Trends

Your small and mighty nonprofit has big aspirations to do good in the world—a recurring giving program will maximize your effort and resources.

A list of lists! We've put together a quick list of the first four lists you and your nonprofit’s team of staffers might want to put together in order to start sorting your supporters.

Try these seven new fundraising hacks to meet—and exceed—your year-end fundraising goals.

Year-end fundraising is a busy time for nonprofits of all shapes and sizes. Luckily, it’s also when your supporters are feeling the most charitable.Wouldn’t you like to double the impact of each donation you receive? You can⁠—by following these nine easy steps.

The risk that BSA's Heart of America Council took in flipping the switch to virtual was well worth the reward.

Whether you’re a medium-sized team or a team of one, it’s possible to combine people power with the power of great tools to sometimes... not work. Which is, perhaps, the very definition of successful teamwork!

Picking a platform for your virtual event is your first major decision. We broke down the top platforms for virtual fundraisers, events, and livestreams to make your decision a lot easier.

if you want your virtual fundraiser or livestream to look good and encourage people to engage and donate, then you need to put in just a little work. A bit of effort on sound quality, lighting, and background will go a long way to set your nonprofit apart.

This is a Virtual Event Checklist for nonprofits. That's it.

How do you ensure your audience enjoys your virtual fundraising event and that you keep their attention (and donations)? Here are some activities to think about when planning your virtual event and handy tips to help you engage those prospective donors.

To turn your virtual event into a fundraising powerhouse, make the giving process as smooth as possible during your event. Let’s review your options and find the best one for your nonprofit’s needs (and wallet).

Just like there are lots of different types of traditional fundraisers—galas, fun runs, concerts—there are a plethora of different types of virtual events your nonprofit may need to host. To get you started, we’ve created this handy guide to walk you through your virtual event options.

When it comes to throwing a virtual event, trust us: you don’t want to procrastinate. To that end, we’re here to walk you through how to develop a solid virtual event plan, from initial ideation to game day.

Interview Time! Alex Pavone, Funraise's Media Manager is sitting down to talk about how to begin livestreaming your virtual fundraisers.

Even the best-laid event plans can go awry, and the same is true when it comes to virtual events. Here are our top virtual event pitfalls and how a little preparation can help you avoid them—or at least bounce back in style.

It’s one thing to have a virtual event; it’s another thing entirely to execute it well. Which brings us to this here article: We’ve gathered four examples of real nonprofit virtual events that raised the roof and rallied the supporters. So pour yourself a cup of tea, sit back, and prepare to be inspired.

Ready to take your virtual fundraiser to the next level? Here's a handy quick start guide to help you boost your style, improve your outreach, and make donating easy. If the idea of virtual events makes you want to hide, read this virtual event blog series to plan a powerful virtual fundraising event!

In the early days of the pandemic, two nonprofits were beginning their journeys with Funraise. In many ways these two organizations, dfree and Back on My Feet, are opposites, but each org has discovered that Funraise's technology was built just for them.

Email confirmations will always be an expected part of the donation process, but that doesn’t mean they have to be boring! Update your email confirmation to delight donors and take the first step toward a better donor experience.

From Giving Tuesday to year-end gifts, the winter months tend to inspire generosity in both spirit and wallet. From Giving Tuesday to year-end gifts, the winter months tend to inspire generosity in both spirit and wallet.

Today, we’re talking about stretching your Giving Tuesday clout beyond a single day. While one-time donations are fine and dandy, how can you turn new donors into year-round supporters once the Giving Tuesday dust settles?

Changing the way you buy software will radically change your organization's growth trajectory. Jenny Flack, Funraise VP of Sales, is stepping into your shoes and showing you how your software purchase can increase your impact.

Imagine two nonprofits—you probably already know them. They have similar sizes, budgets. Facing similar problems. Let's look at the paths of these so-close-yet-so-far organizations.

If you're a fan of Funraise's podcast, Nonstop Nonprofit, you probably heard one of 2020's most-listened-to episodes, featuring Jamie McDonald, a nonprofit strategist with intimate Giving Tuesday expertise. Read on for examples, analogies, and words of wisdom from the podcast.

Surge Project's fundraising tech requirements demanded a platform that could tackle 2020's trials and turn them into tomorrow's triumphs. After a year of massive growth, Funraise is proud to highlight their work.

When you think about donor experience as an essential part of relationship building, it becomes a critical part of your strategy and planning. Your donors will appreciate it.

Funraise CEO, Justin Wheeler, discusses the problem with nonprofit job postings.

If your nonprofit is interested in diving into the Facebook deep end, your donors will need a clear, concise, and compelling how-to. Here's a template that any organization can customize just for that purpose.

What is Apple's Mail Privacy Protection Policy? And even more importantly, what can nonprofits do about it? Get the skinny on all of it right here.

International Fundraising Update! Funraise has updated donation forms to reflect the most up-to-the-moment, easily customizable multi-language and multi-currency offerings available to nonprofit organizations.

Funraise CEO, Justin Wheeler, discusses how to take a high-performing nonprofit to the next level.

We've collected 8 examples of various social tactics that you can use as inspiration to plan your own super-successful social strategy. This Giving Tuesday, try one of these social media tactics and you could be seeing a big win.

Have you ever thought about Giving Tuesday as a way to kick off an awareness campaign for your nonprofit as well? Running a peer-to-peer campaign that leads up to Giving Tuesday is one way to get lots of eyes on your nonprofit, at a moment when people are motivated to be generous.

Combined with the giving day juice that Giving Tuesday brings, an event is a way to boost donations, engagement, and overall awareness of your nonprofit—just when the busy year-end fundraising season is starting.

Setting up a custom fundraising website for Giving Tuesday could mean the difference between getting halfway to your fundraising goals and doubling your donations.

Stop Soldier Suicide has promised to close the gap that stretches between soldiers at risk for suicide and the U.S. population—by 2030. Take a look at Stop Soldier Suicide's fundraising stats... and be prepared to be inspired!

In 2020, Stop Soldier Suicide raised $4M and gained 100k new donors through Facebook fundraising alone, allowing them to shrink the gap that stretches between soldiers at risk for suicide and our national population. Here are 7 tips from these fundraising leaders.

In just 16 months, Innocence Project raised $10M online with Funraise as their digital fundraising partner... and there's still room for Innocence Project to grow!

More and more digital donors are making donations on their phones while living their lives. Let’s talk about some proven ways to make it easy peasy for your donors to give and how to optimize your online donation forms.

Funraise CEO, Justin Wheeler, discusses moving past the stigma of the Overhead Myth.

Solving the lapsed donor problem at your nonprofit is kinda like plugging a bunch of leaks. With testing and consistent investigation, you can lessen the leaky lapsed donors each year.

By bringing quotes into your nonprofit's stories, you add additional voices and perspectives and (in some cases) valuable social proof for your cause. Read on for your definitive guide to great nonprofit storytelling through quotes.

A communications plan helps you become more strategic with your nonprofit’s communications. Let's go through the essential parts of a communications plan so you can build your most effective plan yet.

Action Against Hunger has seen awesome results from a long conversion rate optimization test that compares donation pages with pop-up donation forms—one of many experiments that Action Against Hunger regularly performs. Read on for guidance and examples from their Digital Lead, Andrew Chappell.

After hearing how Andrew achieved such amazing results for Action Against Hunger, it's obvious that his advice can be a proven gamechanger for nonprofits ready to increase donations. Get your own gamechanger.

Funraise CEO, Justin Wheeler, discusses the 100% model charities adopt.

With Funraise's team coming from all corners of the nonprofitsphere, the team prioritizes making our tools accessible to nonprofits everywhere. Here's how we respond to queries so that Funraise's true cost—and savings—is highlighted.

Finding ways to optimize your fundraising efforts and tools is your path forward. Let’s talk about some ways you can do this as a team of one.

Funraise CEO, Justin Wheeler, discusses why your nonprofit should build up financial reserves.

If you’re using WordPress, Funraise’s Donation Form WordPress plugin is the easiest and code-free-est way to add a donation form to your website. This article covers how to install and use it.

Since Squarespace is one of the internet's most popular site-building platforms, we've written this article with instructions detailing how to embed your donation forms on a Squarespace site.

Action Against Hunger asked, "Can a better donation form improve conversions?" Their scientific approach to this question resulted in a surprising response as they tested Funraise's Pop-Up donation forms on their website.

With the pressure nonprofits are under these days, you’re probably gathering as many ideas as possible to help your nonprofit surpass its fundraising goals. Here’s a list of 10 fundraising hacks worth trying.

Funraise CEO, Justin Wheeler, discusses why nonprofits shouldn't pay platform fees—and what Funraise is doing about it.

Funraise, the nonprofit industry's leading digital fundraising platform, announced the elimination of donation-based platform transaction fees with their Donors Cover Fees model.

A recap of the exciting and awesome products launched the Funraise Future live product premiere event on May 18, 2021.

Now that Luminate CRM is losing support from Blackbaud, it's the perfect moment to do something better for your fundraising, like get Funraise. Here's why.

Turn your donors' giving experience into a conversation. Custom questions take the donation process from generic form-filling-out-ing to an engaging moment of generosity and give you the power to grow your budget while growing closer to your supporters.

Custom campaign websites improve your fundraising results. Plus, custom stuff just looks rad and makes you feel like a boss. We want you to have that boss feeling all the time, so Funraise made an incredible fundraising website builder.

Justin Wheeler, Funraise CEO gives the reasons behind Funraise's new donor portal mobile app for nonprofits. Giving by Funraise is an easy-to-use mobile app for donors to view and manage their donations.

Check out these 26 summer fundraising ideas for your nonprofit. Awesome outdoor fundraisers for June, July & August + a water balloon event.

If you're thinking of hosting an outdoor fundraising event, it may be a breath of fresh air, but it also may be nerve-wracking for you to plan and for your community to attend. Here's how to get back on that event-planning horse.

Need a zakat al-mal calculator for Ramadan and interested in ways you can leverage Funraise Giving Forms to meet different giving requirements? This is the conversation for you!

Your digital presence is the backbone of successful fundraising campaigns and donation management. That digital presence works for you—even when you’re not working—by engaging, informing, and broadening your organization’s audience. Let's Get Digital!

We know tackling the website project requires staff time and money, but the long-term payoff for maintaining a modern, accessible website justifies the investment. With a few simple changes, you’ll start describing your nonprofit’s site as easy, successful, and profitable! Let's Get Digital!

For some of you, this might be a painful truth: you can’t ignore social media any longer if you want your organization to grow. By sharing content on social media platforms, you can grow your audience substantially and support your fundraising initiatives. Let's Get Digital!

You have a new website, you updated your social media pages, and you’ve signed up for Funraise Free... but how do you actually accept all of those donations? You’re going to need a payment processor. Let's Get Digital!

How does a donation button solve fundraising concerns? Consider the one-click buy option on Amazon: just one little button that automatically charges, ships, and confirms your order. A donation button does that... for fundraising. Let's Get Digital!

Building comprehensive, updated email lists is a legit challenge. But the good news is that we can help you streamline this process and stop the manual madness altogether. Let's Get Digital!

Many nonprofits struggle to collate donor information, and as a result, they lose important data. Now imagine this: you sit down at your computer and open one program that contains everything you need to oversee your donor management. Let's Get Digital!

Congratulations, you’re doing great!! Getting started with Funraise takes just a few steps and then you're ready to launch successful fundraising campaigns with these must-take steps.

Creative donor stewardship is one way to stand out in the hearts and minds of donors. Make a plan to do something special for parents this year that will add a little extra delight to your donor relations!

Read how DIGDEEP increased donations during the COVID-19 pandemic using Funraise technology to pivot their rallying cry and relate their cause to handwashing.

Ken Norwood has lots to say about Safe Families' nonprofit's relationship with Funraise and how they found triple-digit success in donor acquisition and online giving revenue by using Funraise's forms.

Funraise is awarded Best Customer Support 2020! An industry-leading digital fundraising platform, Funraise is now leading the nonprofit technology industry in customer support, according to Software Advice and Funraise users.

Adding a donation form to your donor-facing emails has the potential to unlock next-level donations and supporter engagement—try it in your next email!

You probably didn’t launch or start working with your nonprofit to fundraise, but at the end of the day you need to keep the lights on, and to effectively create change, you need cash flow. And while nonprofits have been managing this in one way or another for decades, you now have more choices than ever when it comes to choosing a fundraising platform.

If you decide to make a game out of raising the money your nonprofit needs to operate and achieve its mission, there’s a good chance your donors won't be the only ones having fun!

Increasing donor retention can be fun! Donor stewardship can be a highly effective donor stewardship strategy. Let’s get into the nuts and bolts of how you can implement thank yous as a donor retention strategy.

To help you dive into Spring fundraising, we’ve put together this list of unique fundraising ideas for Spring. Get inspired, get creative, and get ready to raise some money!

Get the real download on how automated tasks can benefit you and your donors. Put a process into place: when a task has to be done, why it needs to be done, and who needs to finish the task.

As the pandemic hit, Rising TIDE needed to shift their programming—fast. Without a team of tech pros, they built an action-focused fundraising site through Funraise in a few minutes and inspired the community to give.

GoFundMe Charity is closing, starting on March 31, 2021. Here's what to do: Pull all of your data from GoFundMe Charity. Sign up for Funraise Free. Redirect any fundraising campaigns to your Funraise account. Breathe easy.

By customizing your campaign sites, you're creating a more elegant and memorable donor experience. In the digital age, that's key!

Once you get a donation page set up, you'll need to make sure there are actually eyes and fingers on it, bringing the donations. Here’s a quick and easy guide to how to do exactly that.

Funraise, the nonprofit industry's leading digital fundraising platform, released a new fundraising website builder that stands shoulder to shoulder with today's most forward-thinking website technology.

Let’s take a look at five nonprofit trends for 2021 and how you can utilize them to the fullest.

The beautiful thing about our digital-driven world are the ways that technology can do the heavy lifting in our day-to-day. Consider using Funraise’s mobile app if you’re a Funraise user. (And if you’re not, check out Funraise Free!)

No matter the size of the gift, International Women’s Day is a wonderful way to say thank you to women who donate to your cause. Here are a few stewardship ideas you can try out this year.

As LiNK's gala season approached, they decided to go all-in on virtual events, and with the help of Funraise, a few practice runs, and a whole lot of laughter, they tamed virtual events and raised over $1M to rescue and empower North Korean refugees.

Every year, Liberty in North Korea holds two galas that typically raise $1.5M. Cue 2020: a year that ravaged nonprofits' ability to fundraise as usual, and LiNK was left with a tough choice—go virtual or go home. See how they raised over $1M virtually.

By establishing a major donor strategy, small nonprofits set themselves up for long-term success. Major donors are integral to the health of small nonprofits—and when 88% of your donations come from 12% of your donors, it’s clear where nonprofits should focus their efforts.

Did you know? Website visitors are 82% more likely to spend money if they’re engaged in live chat. Can you guess how many nonprofits use chatbots? 12% of NGOs worldwide use live chat.

MLK Day serves as a reminder of the racial justice work still to be done and ways that we can support the cause every single day, in every single situation.

You don’t have to keep all of your donor and donation information in spreadsheets anymore. You can try using—drumroll please!—a donor CRM.

Funraise CEO, Justin Wheeler, discusses year-end fundraising in 2020 and nonprofit fundraising in 2021.

How will the pandemic impact giving? Will donors give less or will donors give more because they see the effects of the pandemic? Survey findings from The Nonprofit Alliance and RKD Group show surprising results.

If you’re new to the world of digital fundraising, here are the first steps to help your nonprofit and its team of unicorns become digitally fluent.

The emotional and mental health challenges that 2020 left us with cannot be understated. When you ask 2020-weary donors, remember that the most powerful thing we can extend is empathy and a we’re-in-this-year-together promise to continue the work.

For the Children's innovative spirit has carried their supporters (even the ones who aren't digital wunderkinds) into the digital realm, and Funraise is right alongside, leading the charge.