Software/Technology

We can live without the office, but we can't live without a digital connection. And yet, think about our investments of time and energy in each. Some of the former debate is merited, but too often our digital infrastructure is like the plumbing, in that, we only notice it when it goes awry.

Organizations are requiring more robust software functionality to ensure virtual and hybrid campaigns connect as deeply with participants and donors as in-person events. In response, peer-to-peer software vendors are offering more tools for organizations and participants to engage in richer and more meaningful ways.

California’s Department of Justice already oversees charities and regulates fundraising on behalf of all charitable purposes in the state, but with the surge in online fundraising platforms, the state’s law, as written, wasn’t sufficient to reach online fundraising.

The need for human services is soaring — outpacing the capacity social good organizations have to help and leaving too many of our neighbors in need. Technology and data may be the answer...

Just a decade ago, machine learning was only accessible to the largest, most well-funded companies and research institutions. Opportunities for nonprofits to use it to advance their work were simply out of reach due to high costs and lack of technical expertise.

Mark Becker is joined by Mitch Stein, co-founder, CEO and chief impact officer at Pond, and Kristin Giant, co-founder and chief growth officer of Pond, in this episode of The NonProfit Voice Tech Series. Listen to learn how they dispel common nonprofits tech myths and encourage nonprofit to shop for technology tools...

Peer-to-peer event participants are more comfortable with the technical aspects of attending events online now and recognize the convenience of attending an event online. Yet, many are starting to tire of impersonal webinars and lack of face-to-face in-person engagement...

Pledges have been around for a long time. They’ve always been used as a way for donors to spread out their gift over time. Recurring gifts have been around for quite a while as well, but they’ve gained more popularity over the past five years...

Dallas-based Data Axle, a data and marketing solution provider, announced it has acquired two Armonk, New York-based companies — Lake Group Media Inc., a media buying and sales agency, and DonorBase Inc., a nonprofit cooperative database...

The number of people using buy now, pay later purchasing services has grown 48% in the last year, according to a recent study. With the technology entering the nonprofit space, nonprofits can make giving more affordable for the donor and potentially turn millennials and Gen Zers into major donors.