Hey everyone, I’m excited to announce that SimplyFundraisingCRM has joined the Community Brands community! Joining with Community Brands will enable us to invest even more in simple and easy-to-use fundraising CRM software that anyone can use and everyone loves. After I left DonorPerfect more than 2 years ago (I founded DonorPerfect Online in 2001), I knew there had to be…

It’s Time to Grow! After a successful launch of SimplyFundraisingCRM and hearing the awesome feedback of happy and successful customers, it’s time to really ramp up our marketing and sales effort to get the word out!! Small or smart nonprofits can count on SimplyFundraisingCRM to save time, increase communications, and raise more money with their donors. All in a software…

With the pandemic ebbing to a degree where in-person events are now possible, it’s time to start thinking about planning that special event. While I know fundraisers have a love/hate relationship with events, the fact of the matter is that a well planned special event builds both revenue *and* community. And personally, I really like special events- I’m fairly outgoing,…

For years, nonprofits have been grappling with the concept of donor retention and why it matters. But in reality, it’s Donor Annual Revenue Retention (DARR) that is the King of KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) Sad Donor Retention Rates A friend of mine was not having a good day. “Our donor retention is down again,” she exhaled. “I don’t see how…

What really makes up a good nonprofit strategic plan? What is the difference between strategy and tactics? And WHY does it matter? There seems to be a lot of interest in strategic planning, especially now that the current COVID-19 crisis is forcing everyone to dust off their strategic plan and decide which parts to keep, which parts to change, and…