Donor Engine

2 APR 2019

'Strategy, Payment Processing’

Percentage based billing is just about the worst thing ever.

In recent years, percentage-based billing has become more and more common for vendors in the non-profit space, particularly to charge for the portions of their service that involve credit card / financial transactions. So instead of charging you a monthly / annual fee, you pay a certain % of each transaction you process using their service. Now it’s beyond question that this is a fantastic and profitable business model. Let’s look at Visa Inc. who contrary to...

15 FEB 2019

'Press, Donor Engine’

Our David Saraiva talks about socially responsible growth in a post featured by the Center for Social Innovation!

Nic Rowen

At Donor Engine, we believe businesses and organizations have a responsibility that is bigger than the bottom line. We need to think about the social impact of what we do. It’s one of the reasons Donor Engine is designed the way it is, to empower non-profits, both large and small, to better accomplish their mission and make as positive an impact as possible. We’re proud to see our CFO David Saraiva share a bit about those values and goals in this post by the Center...

12 OCT 2018

'Technology, Donor Engine’

Changing the nonprofit software world

I believe that your organization should spend the absolute minimum time managing data and data silos, and as much time as possible focusing on the two things that really matter most: your mission and your donors. As a software vendor in the charitable sector, that's an easy statement to make, but much harder to practice. It means when you're faced with a decision where increased profit is in direct competition with what's best for your customer. You do the right...

27 AUG 2018

'Technology, Press’

We're featured on Hilborn Charity eNews!

The fine folks at Hilborn Charity eNews are featuring a guest post I wrote about ransomware and some simple security steps every nonprofit should follow! Be sure to swing by and check it out: Are you (in)secure?

13 AUG 2018

'Technology, Press’

Guest post on Nonprofit Marketing Academy!

Our friends at Nonprofit Marketing Academy are hosting a guest blog from yours truly! Database imports can be intimidating, but I have a few simple tips that can radically simplify the process and ensure it goes as smoothly as possible. Read about them yourself here!: Ah, the Dreaded Database Import: Three Ways to Smooth a Database Migration

26 JUN 2018

'Management & Leadership’

5 things you need to know before your next tech purchase

It’s rare that I meet someone who doesn’t have at least one (usually several) frustrating stories about how a technology / software purchase went terribly wrong on them in one way or another. In almost every case, by the time they realized things had gone off the rails, it was too late to do anything about it. You can’t control every cog of a complex purchase, big purchases are always going to come with some risk. But, there is a lot you can do as a savvy...

7 JUN 2018

'Featured, Marketing, Donor Relations’

Writing the perfect appeal letter

Nic Rowen

Writing an appeal letter is one of those things that seems easy, right up until you have to put pen to paper. When you get right down to it, an appeal letter is making an extraordinary request, you're asking people to not only give up their hard-earned dollars for a cause, you're asking them to trust you to make the most of that money as well. It's a big ask. When you write an appeal letter, you have to make your case quickly and convincingly. You only get one chance...

7 JUN 2018

'Marketing, Donor Relations’

Thank your donors like you mean it

Nic Rowen

Its true that giving is its own reward, but a little gratitude doesn't hurt! When you're running a charitable organization, you want your donors to know how much you appreciate their contribution to your cause. The best way to do that is with the perfect thank you letter. Share your passion A thank you letter is not the place to play coy. When you're writing on behalf of an organization to a large number of people, it's easy to slip into a very distant and formal voice....

7 JUN 2018

'Technology, Strategy, Leadership’

Creating a real data driven strategy

Nic Rowen

Big data has changed the way big nonprofits operate. Over the past decade, the power of data analysis has provided forward-thinking nonprofits invaluable insights and direction that has improved every aspect of their operations. From being able to measure the exact success or failure of their initiatives and refining them to be more effective, to being able to customize targeted retention campaigns, big nonprofits with access to powerful CRM solutions have been benefiting tremendously...

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