Posts by Kathy Nothnagel

Schools, foundations, and nonprofits are continually seeking donations to help them achieve their objectives. An in-kind donation is one type of contribution that can provide significant benefits to nonprofit organizations. In-kind donations are gifts of goods or services, offering more flexibility and adaptability than monetary donations. While financial contributions are valuable, in-kind donations provide your…

You work hard for every dollar raised in online giving. What if you could double or triple those funds? Corporate matching gift and volunteer grant programs provide a (largely untapped!) fundraising opportunity you need to learn more about.  Corporate matching gifts and volunteer grants are donations made by a company to a nonprofit that an…

F€€$. It is the four-letter word in fundraising software.   Some providers make it seem like a PhD is needed in nonprofit technology to sort out what a nonprofit will really be paying to raise critical mission dollars. And, as everyone knows, there is often a high cost to another four-letter word, “free.”   So, what fees…

Where would your nonprofit be without its volunteers? From acting as peer-to-peer fundraisers, committee members, day-of-event support, skilled work, and board members, volunteers eagerly contribute their time and talent to support your mission. They are also a likely group to donate money to your organization.   With a volunteer hour being valued at $33.49 to…

Why waste donor touchpoints on receipt pulls? Effective donor management means giving donors seamless access to their contributions and giving history—without having to contact your team to provide an annual giving summary or individual donation receipts. When donors must request this information and rely on your team to manually fulfill these requests, it can create…