Software/Technology

The United Way has jumped on the Bitcoin bandwagon, joining several nonprofits in accepting Bitcoin donations. Should your fundraising department hop on board with Bitcoin as well?

The new FundRaising Success conference, Engage P2P: Redefining Peer-to-Peer Fundraising, takes place Oct. 21. Take a look back at speaker Dan Germain's article on how fundraisers can learn a thing or two from business intelligence.

As peer-to-peer fundraising continues to establish itself as a major pillar in the nonprofit sector, fundraisers must make sure they provide the best experience for their participants and volunteer fundraisers. And that starts with the website.

Let the software do most of the work so you can concentrate on ensuring the most success for your fundraising events. Here are five ways event management software can make your job easier.

As your organization makes its interactive investment plans, especially with the common July 1 fiscal year around the corner, you can shine as a strategic leader. Consider these four recommendations.

In 2014, tremendous opportunities exist for nonprofit organizations to use technology to deliver on their missions in very effective and scalable ways. Here are the technology trends that will have the biggest impact on the nonprofit sector this year.

Do not use end-result tools for the sake of using new tools; use them as a predetermined integrated component within your overall integrated marketing communication program.

Attention to detail improves the fundraising "net." By having a strong gift-processing, accounting and donor stewardship function, you have vital tools to deepen donor relationships. 

While technology has opened all sorts of new possibilities for fundraisers, there is no technological cure-all for the fundraising sector, no matter what anyone may attempt to lead you to believe. Fundraising still takes work — and hard work at that.

Sage North America announced that Version 11.0 of its Sage Fund Accounting nonprofit and government financial management software is now available. Product enhancements focused on improving the customer experience and included streamlining the upgrade process with the new Sage Auto Update console; implementing user-requested improvements within core modules; updating the workflow and user interface; improving reporting capabilities; and adding Sales Order functionality to the Accounts Receivable (A/R) module.