Robert Weiner

AUGUST 30, 2012

Yesterday the news was that Blackbaud had laid off 50 employees it acquired when it bought Convio in May. Today the news is that Blackbaud is killing off Common Ground , one of the two donor management products (aka CRMs or Constituent Relationship Management systems) that they acquired from Convio.

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sgEngage

JULY 15, 2023

Donor relation management is the process by which organizations organize donor data and maintain donor relationships to support a long-term donor infrastructure.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

You’ve been told over and over the more information you have on your donors, the better. Well, according to a recent study conducted by Blackbaud and nfpSynergy of 338 nonprofit organizations in the United Kingdom, many nonprofits are “drowning in data” and are unable to fully utilize all the data they’ve collected with their CRM.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Blackbaud Doesn’t Want You To Use eTapestry. I received a flurry of emails, calls and texts from partners and current eTapestry customers after Blackbaud sent out the following email in July 2016: Subject: Is your organization outgrowing eTapestry? ” “Is Blackbaud not going to invest any further in eTapestry?

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

Nonprofits collect and generate vast amounts of data, ranging from individual donors’ contact information to program outcomes, but they often struggle with organizing and utilizing the information effectively. This is why data warehouses can have such a significant impact on nonprofits. What is a Nonprofit Data Warehouse?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The new Blackbaud Luminate Online Benchmark Report is out, and it has some significant differences from previous years. Listen in to learn about when and where the biggest spikes occurred, how email engagement changed, and how data in the report is segmented. Growth in first-time online donors. When the biggest spikes occurred.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2022

When my sister first started working with a nonprofit museum, she had a lot to learn about the fundraising process for the organization. At one of the first auction events she worked, she was reprimanded for showing a donor a seat a the far end of the room. We’ll do this through the following points: What is donor management software?

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Smaller, distributed teams are increasingly relying on AI to synthesize data and optimize their workflows. And communication with each organization’s constituencies increasingly must be engaging and personalized or it will be ignored. . What is Data Intelligence? .

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

On average, we know that over 80% of a nonprofit’s total donations come from the top 12 donors to the organization. That might be why a giving officer’s average span to stay at a nonprofit organization is less than three years. Overview of Blackbaud Fundraiser Performance Management. Stand-Out Features of Blackbaud FPM.

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Volunteer Hub

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

VolunteerHub integrates seamlessly with Raiser’s Edge NXT and all other Blackbaud CRMs via direct integration. For organizations using both platforms, Integrating VolunteerHub with Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT can provide many benefits including streamlined data management and a 360-degree view of constituents.

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sgEngage

MARCH 11, 2024

Ultimately, this helps major gift teams focus on what matters most—building relationships with donors and helping their organization make an impact. AI tools help minimize those tasks by prioritizing and identifying donors, drafting email communications, and syncing data to your CRM.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 27, 2012

How) will this affect Blackbaud’s plans for, or ability to build, implement, and support Enterprise CRM? Will Blackbaud continue to develop on both the Salesforce and Infinity platforms? There are tons of choices out there for small and mid-sized organizations. Supports streamlined, high-volume data entry tools.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 1, 2023

With the rise of mailing costs coupled with worldwide fundraising competition for every cent, your nonprofit organization can’t afford to guess when it comes to your fundraising program’s direct mail expenses. When you allow data to guide your direct mail strategy, your organization can save time and money. Direct mail?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Nonprofits encompass organizations of all sizes, varied organizational structures, unique missions, and a limitless range of fundraising priorities. Yet for all that may be different between organizations, shared fundraising challenges seem to endure, especially when it comes to identifying more opportunities for major gifts.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

According to the Foundation Center’s analysis of data from the National Center for Charitable Statistics, there are approximately 1.5 According to the Q&A that Idealware conducted with Blackbaud , approximately 400 nonprofits are using Common Ground. million nonprofits in the U.S. That’s about.026 026 percent of U.S. nonprofits.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In the rapidly evolving landscape of nonprofit organizations, the ability to harness data for informed decision-making is more critical than ever. Whether you’re implementing a new CRM or looking to refamiliarize your staff with an existing system, these insights will help you pursue your data-driven endeavors.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

Your online giving form is the primary instrument you use to process a donation, and it’s also the key tool you use for collecting valuable information about your donors. On the giving side, donors also are expecting a lot from your donation form. You’re expecting a lot from your donation form.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 4, 2023

There is a wide variety of CRM solutions available, many of which are specialized to help different types of organizations. When selecting a CRM, start by assessing your nonprofit to determine what type will make the most sense for your organization. There are a few CRM solutions that can accommodate both small and large organizations.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As a nonprofit organization, your mission statement is your guiding light. According to Tim Kachuriak, founder and Chief Innovation and Optimization Officer for the fundraising research lab NextAfter, if he were to contact your organization and ask, “What is your value proposition?” But what about your value proposition?

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 30, 2021

With the wide-ranging consequences of last year’s Blackbaud breach still being felt by many across industries today, this breach was so devastating because Blackbaud was unable to say what exact data was touched. PHIPA also applies to “health information custodians,” not just organizations involved in commercial activities.

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Neon CRM

MAY 9, 2023

Good donor management software can be a real game changer for a nonprofit. Here’s what you need to know about choosing the right donor management software for your organization. Here’s what you need to know about choosing the right donor management software for your organization.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

And that information can almost always be broken down into its underlying data: the literal and figurative bits and bytes that catalog our lives, the work we do, and the world around us. Why pay attention to data? Data is valuable! Our environment is telling us how important our data is by how hard we work to protect it.

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sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2024

This marks the end of the qualification road for one nonprofit organization. While this scenario represents a best practice for major donor portfolios, there is no one answer to the question of when to disqualify a prospect. Are they inclined to be philanthropic to our organization? How long will it take to make the ask?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

According to the 2019 Blackbaud Charitable Giving Report , online giving grew 6.8% Sending donors a third-party payment site, such as PayPal, is problematic if that is the only way that donors can give. Monthly donors give $35.46 per month – or $425 a year, according to the Blackbaud Luminate Online Benchmarks Report.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 19, 2022

However, the most popular posts have been in the areas of fund accounting, grantmaking, fundraising, and data intelligence! 10 Considerations for Creating a Budgeting Process by Carrie Watkins, Blackbaud. 4 Secrets to a Successful Fundraising Portfolio Review by Tanya Cole, Blackbaud. Here are some tips to make your data shine.

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Double the Donation

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Double the Donation and Blackbaud are thrilled to debut their recent integration enhancements. As a Premier ISV Partner in the Blackbaud ecosystem, Double the Donation offered a robust CRM integration, designed to automate matching gift outreach to donors post-contribution.

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Volunteer Hub

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

VolunteerHub integrates seamlessly with Raiser’s Edge and all other Blackbaud CRMs via direct integration. Note: Because VolunteerHub integrates directly with Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge, data can also be accessed via Blackbaud’s web-view version, Raiser’s Edge NXT. What is Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

bbcon 2021 Virtual , happening October 13–15, will bring together thousands of arts & cultural professionals from zoos, museums, aquaria, performing arts organizations, gardens, and beyond for three days of cutting-edge thought leadership, virtual peer networking and unforgettable experiences.

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3rd Sector Labs

JULY 22, 2014

Let’s face it … there is a direct relationship between the number of fundraising software systems we are using and the data problems we are creating for ourselves. More fundraising software = more data headaches. Start with contact databases, donor management systems, and CRMs. We don’t know our data.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Recurring donations are gifts to a nonprofit organization made by a donor on an ongoing basis, typically monthly. Nonprofit organizations benefit from recurring donations because they provide consistent revenue streams and help organizations maintain long-term relationships with supporters. And donors like it.

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sgEngage

APRIL 8, 2024

Since she signed the Giving Pledge in 2019 and began her momentous campaign of organization-changing donations, MacKenzie Scott has given away more than $17.3 Restricted vs Unrestricted Funds Nonprofit organizations receive funding that typically falls into two buckets: restricted and unrestricted. What Are Restricted Funds?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

When it comes to donor data, there’s a lot to keep track of. A nonprofit CRM helps you keep all this information organized and easily accessible. A nonprofit CRM (also referred to as a donor management system ) is a software platform that allows nonprofits to store, update, and report on supporter data.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

” You’ll also hear exciting updates from Blackbaud executives and discover how we’re building software solutions to help your organizations maximize impact. Cara Giacomini—Vice President of Data, Research, and Technology at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

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sgEngage

MAY 28, 2021

High donor attrition is a fact of life for fundraisers—even those who excel at donor retention. To grow revenue, social good organizations must attract a steady stream of new donors each year to replace those that will be lost. Topics Discussed in This Episode: Donor acquisition growth in 2020.

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OneCause

JULY 7, 2022

The Blackbaud Institute reports that in 2020, total online giving across the sector was up by 21% over 2019. Also consider that for many nonprofits, GivingTuesday marks the launch of their end-of-year fundraising campaign as they specifically target their mid-size and smaller dollar donors with online asks.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

If your nonprofit organization hosts a peer-to-peer event with thousands of happy participants and supporters, but you don’t have a plan to convert those bikers, gamers, walkers, golfers, dancers, scavenger hunters, or pub crawlers into monthly donors, you’re missing out on the point of putting on an awesome P2P event.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Planned giving, often called” legacy giving,” is the process by which a donor or prospective contributor produces a financial or estate plan to donate something of value to an organization at a later time. With numbers like this, it may benefit every nonprofit organization to develop or build a planned giving program.

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