Friends with Benefits - Monthly Donors
How one Operations Director is growing her org's monthly donor program - and it's making a big difference
Borrow & Match
Think about borrowing that is my best online fundraising advice. Heres what I mean: watch what the major nonprofits or large political campaigns are doing and test a similar version with your audience.
Advocacy and Election Resources for Nonprofits
For those of you who are up to your eyebrows in legislative advocacy, the elections will have a big impact on your chances to improve policy.
Essentials 5, Part 2: Evaluating Salesforce Intergrations for Nonprofits
In a previous post, we talked about the qualities we look for in a good Salesforce integration: reliability, transparency, configurability, well-supported, and playing well with NPSP.
Get Them to Open it
Lets say you have a great email broadcast program and well-cultivated email, now what? How do you get people to continue to open your emails? How do you get people to take action?
Zombie Prevention!
Managing your email program is a big job. You have to pick the right database and email broadcasting platforms, and you need to be able to wield them well.
The quest: broadcast email & salesforce
I have a (possibly unhealthy) obsession with broadcast email platforms that integrate with Salesforce. Im always searching for the email holy grail the right balance of power, usability, and reliability.
5 Essential Quantities of Great Salesforce Integration (Part 1)
The vast ecosystem of 3rd-party integrations is one of the big reasons so many nonprofits use Salesforce.
18 months working with Greenpeace
Last month we wrapped up an 18-month project with Greenpeace offices globally and Greenpeaces Mobilisation Lab, collaborating on curriculum for organizing in the digital age.
Where We'll be at NTC
Are you going to NTENs annual conference for all things nonprofit tech this week? So are we!
NPSP 3 Keeps Washington Hiking
Washington Trails Association (WTA) is one of our favorite clients. While they are busy protecting hiking trails and wildlands and promoting hiking in Washington State, they are equally busy making sure their systems supporting that work are top-notch.
Always Go Up: Upgrade Month
When hiking the myriad trails around Bellingham every weekend, I have a wanderers mentality. I often dont plan a specific route beyond basic safety, but follow the path that seems most interesting when it appears.