We’re excited to announce the merger of RaiseDonors with Virtuous, uniting to enhance nonprofit fundraising and donor engagement.
Get Technology Out of the Way of Storytelling [Part 2]
At RaiseDonors, the big question we ask ourselves is not how we can make our technology cooler. Our big question is how do we make our technology so good that it gets out of the way of your fundraising. When technology gets out of your way, you have more time to do the things that will […]
Get Technology Out of the Way of Storytelling [Part 1]
Believe it or not, RaiseDonors isn’t just about technology. Our focus is built right into our name: raising more donors for your organization. We just happen to use technology to help you do that. Ironically, our primary way of using technology is to get technology out of your way. When you’re not struggling with hard-to-use […]
Avoid this End of Year Giving Disaster
For most nonprofits, the end of year giving season is in full swing. Even if donors haven’t received your end of year fundraising messaging yet, chances are, you’ve been working on it for quite some time already to prepare for this all-important fundraising season. And there’s good reason for that. 30% of all giving occurs […]
Saving Thousands of Dollars…To Save More Teens
A conversation with Adam Gregston, Director of Development & Strategy of Heartlight Ministries. Online transaction fees. Hidden behind a shroud of Internet technology, not many nonprofit leaders know enough about them to see how they are affecting their organizations financial health. Most nonprofit leaders would say that they’re simply the cost of business. That there’s […]
Premiums and Online Giving
The holidays are coming, so let’s talk about gifts. Should you offer a thank you gift or “premium” in exchange for an online gift? Find out here. Whether or not fundraisers should offer donors thank you gifts or “premiums” has been argued about for decades. In 2012, an article from the Yale School of Management […]
Avoid Abandoned Online Gifts
Online fundraising depends on several things, but few things are as important as building trust. That’s why branding your donation pages is a must. Here’s how to do it. At first, you might think that the ability to customize your RaiseDonors donation pages with your unique nonprofit branding, colors, and other brand design elements is […]
Muttville Saves Monthly Donor Program Using RaiseDonors
A conversation with Erick Smith, Development Operations Manager for Muttville. For animal shelter volunteer Sherri Franklin, it was frustrating to see older dogs always getting passed up for adoption. They had great personalities. They were potty-trained. They were great with kids. But the longer a dog stayed in the shelter, the more likely it was […]
10 Companies With Awesome Corporate Matching Gift Programs
Many of your supporters are employed by companies with corporate matching gift programs. Here are 10 of our favorites— and how you can get your donors involved. Did you know that more than 18 million people are currently employed by companies with matching gift programs in place? However, the majority of these individuals are unaware […]
Cloudflare + RaiseDonors =
The Internet was built to be resilient, flexible, and adaptable. We are seeing this same resilience among our customers: non-profits have been forced to adapt in response to massive changes in online behavior. Cloudflare has amassed a wealth of information about the pandemic’s effect on Internet traffic, usage, and threats. RaiseDonors Co-Founder Chris Mechsner sat […]