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Blackbaud Index shows healthy nonprofit results and optimism for year end

A very warm welcome back to the Miratel blog and today sees the release of the monthly nonprofit fundraising report from Blackbaud that provides us with one of the most valuable overviews of the state of the nonprofit sector. The...

October 7, 2014 Read More

Key information about text donations for nonprofits revealed in new survey

A brand new survey from the mGive Foundation provides even more illuminating data about text donating to nonprofits and can genuinely help charities to strategically assess the best approach to launch mobile giving campaigns. I consider the report to be...

September 10, 2014 Read More

New Blackbaud Index shows a period of very stable growth for nonprofit fundraising in 2014

Welcome back to the blog as we continue the week with encouraging nonprofit fundraising news from Blackbaud as the most recent data from The Blackbaud Index is released which includes data through the end of July 2014. The Blackbaud report...

September 9, 2014 Read More

Five ways a nonprofit can improve online donation forms

Recently I've seen more and more valuable information about how to improve the online donation forms used by nonprofits. As you would expect not only is the donation form a key feature within a website for those who elect to support...

August 21, 2014 Read More

Six key ways a donor survey can help your nonprofit fundraising planning

Nonprofit fundraising often strives to employ the best in new technology and social media tips to move forward the dual goals of audience engagement and sourcing potential new donors. Much of what I write relates to overall trends in the...

August 19, 2014 Read More

5 Tips to get started with Google My Business (and why nonprofits should)

The newest tool from Google might become the best Google based solution yet for nonprofits looking to coordinate their Google+ profiles and business/personal Google profiles into a single home that allows the user to manage everything efficiently and most importantly...

August 14, 2014 Read More

Robin Williams far more than just a talented comic, his charity work impacted many

The sudden and unexpected loss of Robin Williams has dominated the news this week and sincere condolences are extended to his family and friends. I feel that we've lost someone incredibly special on Monday, a man well known for his...

August 13, 2014 Read More

New study reveals much about online privacy concerns – important findings for nonprofits

Even as nonprofit fundraising becomes increasingly reliant on social media for expanding fundraising opportunities and donor engagement it's easy to overlook that there is still much inherent distrust about online privacy. As a firm advocate of social media's ability to both...

August 12, 2014 Read More

New ‘give app’ set to change online fundraising for nonprofits

Online fundraising remains the hot topic for nonprofit fundraising technology and the introduction of a new mobile giving app might be the biggest game changer in the charity sector so far this year, in fact even a year from now...

August 7, 2014 Read More

Explosive growth of crowdfunding continues to bring good news to nonprofits

Just as rapidly as the world and the economy continue to change in matters driven by technology so does nonprofit fundraising. We continue to witness changes that are in particular driving forward online fundraising in ways never previously imagined. One...

August 5, 2014 Read More

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