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Dear nonprofits: Are you simply getting less, faster?

Nonprofits are experts at making do. We pride ourselves on doing more with less. Small budgets. Smaller staff. Tight control of paper clip usage. (You’re nodding now, aren’t you? And if you aren’t, congratulations!) And there’s nothing at all wrong with being careful about how we use the money given to us. We must be […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fundraising, Nonprofits Tagged With: Fundraising, nonprofit budgets, nonprofit spending

3 Tech Tools Nonprofit Leaders Should Buy (and 3 To Stick to the Free Version)

Technology matters In order to attract, motivate, convince, and keep the dedicated donors who power your mission, nonprofit leaders need just as many technology tools as the big for-profit brands. But what nonprofits don’t have in common with those brands is a budget. To ensure you get the most for your money, it’s important to […]

Filed Under: Blog, Nonprofits Tagged With: nonprofit budgets, nonprofit technology

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