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Last week, Twitter cofounder Biz Stone announced Jelly, a new social app that’s a combination of Quora and Instagram. People take pictures and ask questions about the pictures, and then the answers are provided by other users. Find out how to use it for your nonprofit. Read More

Grants are just one leg of a three-legged stool. Here we take a closer look at each of the legs of the funding stool to get a better sense of how each funding source functions, and when it is the best choice to meet your needs. Read More

According to BCT Executive Director Toby Schine, before they moved to a database, they were managing everything using spreadsheets: events, class registration, and donor relations. Altogether, there were over 80 spreadsheets. “It was pretty chaotic,” he says. “We were entering and re-entering addre Read More

If you’ve heard it once, you’ve probably heard it a thousand times: you MUST have a Facebook page and a Twitter account if you’re going to reach and engage donors in the 21st century. And so, if you’re like many non-profits, you asked a volunteer or board member to please go ahead and get your orga Read More

We have all seen this before: a company starts with the objective of helping non-profit organizations and ends with the objective of squeezing them for money. It’s rather sad when a non-profit’s software partner of many years turns out to be a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Read More

In the olden days, before computers, donor information was kept on rolodex cards or in individual files. If someone wanted information about a donor’s giving history, they went to the Keeper of the Files, who may or may not have updated the cards or files. Read More

What is a non-profit business? Logically, you’d think, it’s a business like any other, with the exception that its mission is not to make money but to do some form of public good. In order to fulfill its mission, profits from the non-profit go, not into the hands of its owners or stock holders, but Read More

Everything you need to know about getting involved in advocacy work, whether it’s right for your organization, and different ways to get involved to create change. Read More

We talk to the founder of The Autism Science Foundation about what inspired her to start the foundation, how they raise money, and some of the struggles she faced. Read More

How do you stay connected with your donors, and increase their loyalty – especially if you have a limited staff or budget? Here are 7 ways. Read More