Change is usually accompanied by some pain along with a sizable amount of opportunity. With Blackbaud’s recently announced changes regarding Crystal Reports and Raiser’s Edge NXT, clients will have a good bit of both. There will surely be some challenges in sorting...
Read moreA Missed Opportunity for Higher Education: Combined Philanthropy Operations
Our world has evolved into more complex technologies supporting deeper and multi-faceted relationships with constituents. So, it is time we ask why higher education advancement professionals are consistently overlooking a significant opportunity that forward-thinking...
Read moreReturn on Mission: A Framework to Measure Success at Philanthropic Organizations
As a nonprofit organization, which factor do you believe best showcases the success of your mission? Overhead to program expense ratio Having money left over to reinvest at the end of the year Programmatic statistics related to mission impact As with many...
Read moreWhat Comes Next: Post-Pandemic Fundraising
The Covid 19 virus pandemic is delivering a societal disruption that is likely to leave little if anything untouched. That includes nonprofit organizations and the way they raise money. I can’t tell you what the post-pandemic future is going to look like for nonprofit...
Read moreGiving Tuesday Now: Online Presence for Offline Presents
A new global day of giving and unity is taking place as an emergency response to COVID-19. On May 5, 2020, organizations and supporters alike will participate in Giving Tuesday Now, established by GivingTuesday as a means to help nonprofit organizations affected by...
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