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Strategic Planning

The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 161: The State of the Social Sector

Tune in to hear how organizations can reference historic trends in giving to help combat the economic challenges facing the social good sector and leverage the moment in 2020.

September 3, 2020 | < 1 min Read

Digital Marketing

How to Create Nonprofit VIPs with Social Media

Guest post from Blackbaud intern, Ben Baker. Ben works on Blackbaud’s Corporate Communications Team, is a Graduate Student at University [...]

February 10, 2014 | 4 min Read

Website Design

Say Goodbye to Wireframes

I built a deck in my backyard this past summer. I had never taken on a woodworking project of this [...]

August 19, 2013 | 3 min Read

Digital Marketing

Symbols in Subject Lines… ♥ Them or ✄ Them?

Increase email open rates & help your message stand out in a crowded inbox includes tips for effective use of symbols in subject lines.

June 7, 2013 | 3 min Read

Budgeting

It’s All in the Preparation

Questions to ask when embarking on a predictive modeling and/or wealth screening project

May 31, 2013 | 2 min Read

Data Insights

Engaging Young Donors

One of the biggest challenges facing non-profit organizations today is changes in generational giving.

May 7, 2013 | 2 min Read

Donor Cultivation

Get in Touch With Your Event Donors

Bringing event donors into your fundraising mix can be a bit tricky. But does that mean you give up on them? Absolutely not.

April 1, 2013 | 2 min Read

Data Insights

Take Your Major Donor Prospecting to Warp Speed with Analytics

There is a wealth of information available to help organizations make informed decisions around who they target for major gifts. This article presents a few.

March 12, 2013 | 4 min Read

Data Insights

Be effective and efficient

We all want to work smarter, not harder—to be effective and efficient. Here ar five steps to keep you focused on the stuff that matters.

February 26, 2013 | 2 min Read

Donor Management

5 Keys to Prospecting on a Budget

If you have observed any industry data over the last six years or so, you also know that acquisition is getting continuously more difficult and more expensive. As brilliant fundraisers, we must get smarter about how we can overcome the acquisition quagmire and reverse these trends.

February 25, 2013 | 5 min Read