As a leader in higher education, you probably know that the Salesforce platform supports the complexity of fundraising in higher ed. If your team is planning a move to Salesforce, there are some important things to consider before you begin ...Read More

Change does not come easily to most organizations. Inertia often rules the day, and Newton’s First Law of Motion (“a body at rest remains at rest”) can prove difficult to overcome. In fact, there is a fundamental difference between ...Read More

2021 was another year of rapid adaptation for nonprofit marketers. While the pandemic accelerated the need for digital transformation in 2020, nonprofit marketing teams have continued to be under pressure to keep up their use of digital tools and transform data insights ...Read More

There are many roads that might lead you to consider a new CRM. Some nonprofit leaders initiate the move because the old CRM non longer keeps up with organizational needs. Sometimes the old provider is sunsetting the system, forcing the ...Read More

Microsoft’s recent launch of Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit takes the Fundraising and Engagement solution and makes it a full-service nonprofit toolset that includes volunteer management, engagement with all types of supporters, and program management tools that will allow you ...Read More

If your nonprofit is thinking about moving from a legacy donor management system to Salesforce, you’ve probably already done some research. You likely know that Salesforce has a lot to offer nonprofits, including: Flexibility — You can customize and extend ...Read More

If you’ve been using Raiser’s Edge for a long time to support your higher education advancement activities, you might be wondering if it’s time to move to Salesforce. It’s not unusual for advancement departments to shop ...Read More

In a recent blog post, we described four distinctly different approaches to building out technology ecosystem to help nonprofit leaders navigate increasingly complex and varied choices in the marketplace. These different approaches are product, solution, platform, and ecosystem. Each approach ...Read More

Preparing data for your accounting department might not be the most exciting activity for your development team. But fundraising and accounting reconciliation is vitally important. Your nonprofit must track money received and where it’s going, and that means you ...Read More

What do you do when you think (or even know for sure) that it’s time for new software for your nonprofit? There was a time when it was a relatively easy process: You had technology for a specific functional ...Read More