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"[Artificial intelligence] helps you understand when and how much to ask from your donor base." If you knew every donor's next gift date and amount, what would you do with that information? Wes Moon, COO and Co-founder of Wisely, is an expert in artificial intelligence, and he knows exactly what you would do with it. In fact, Wisely's machine learning can help you break donors into portfolios and...

Buckle up: there's a whole new asset class available to nonprofits. ...One that brings an entirely new donor set to nonprofits that they've never seen before. ...One that offers applications that can fundamentally improve the way nonprofits work. ...One that disrupts the underlying problems nonprofits are treating the symptoms of. We're talking cryptocurrency with Anne Connelly, Faculty at Singula...

Chris Hammond, CEO of Corporate Giving Connection, breaks down his method to peer-to-peer maximization in a personal CEO-to-CEO conversation with Funraise CEO and Co-founder Justin Wheeler.  Chris takes us down both personal and professional roads—his path to CEO-status is strikingly similar to Justin's—and addresses the challenges that Black men in America face building businesses.  He also gives...

Security should be so good, you never know it's there. Check your to-do list real quick. Managing anti-fraud protection for your fundraising platform has been on that list since... since you made that list, right? What if we explained everything you need to know about real-deal, got-your-back protection? Here's your best chance to check that important box. Let Funraise escort you down the transact...

Justin Wheeler, Funraise CEO and Co-founder, sits down with Cara Schwalbach of One Tail at a Time, a Chicago nonprofit that makes pet adoption a joyful and accessible experience, to talk about the success of their recurring program, their COVID-19 response, and making it A Thing.  Tune in as Justin and Cara think through questions like... How can we ensure our donors know that we notice each and e...

Your fundraising potential is anything but confidential. Funraise's Sales Manager, Jenny Flack, and Dana Bakich, Nonprofit Social Media Coach and CEO of Positive Equation, take an eye-opening tour through all the fresh ways Funraise's nonprofit fundraising platform makes fundraising easy, donating easier, and cultivating donors the easy-breeziest of all.  In addition to the exciting wins that Jenn...

Start social fundraising, explain it to your team, or level up your strategies with this basics-to-bad-ass breakdown. Use your network to expand your nonprofit's reach naturally Amp up your current peer-to-peer strategies Connect your campaign pages to social networks to your donor database Meet your supporters where they spend their digital days Celebrate with your supporters as they fundraise fo...

NextAfter's extensive data showing nonprofits' pre- and post-COVID-19 activities, communications, and purpose is the perfect place for you to start making positive, numbers-based changes for your nonprofit.  Listen as Justin and Tim evaluate valuable data from 150+ charitable organizations across a dozen nonprofit verticals: Total weekly email volume from organizations Which verticals are communic...

We're all looking for someone with answers. Ideally, someone who's been here before and can point us in the right direction.  Problem is... this is all new. None of us have been here before. Who can lead us? Why not you? Justin Wheeler, Funraise CEO, and Vik Harrison, founder of The Branded Startup and co-founder of charity: water, are here to help you communicate clearly amidst the shouting and t...

When Sarah Lee, told Funraise CEO Justin Wheeler, "Bold ideas attract bold people," she was talking to the right person. As an experienced fundraiser and nonprofiteer used to swinging for the fences, Justin constantly champions innovation above all. And now, with COVID-19 affecting economies across the globe, nonprofits everywhere are asking the question, "How can my nonprofit make it through the...

We've cut out a lot of the jargon and focused on the nonprofit aid to help answer your COVID-19 stimulus-related questions—CauseMic's expert, up-to-date knowledge of the CARES Act makes them the perfect consultancy to tackle these questions for nonprofits. Listen to the recorded live Q&A and check out their in-depth overview of this far-reaching legislation. 

Nonprofits are no stranger to bringing the best possible outcomes out of bad situations—often with nothing but a wish and duck tape. COVID-19 is next-level stuff, though. And since it's possible that the changes to... everything we know about everything we do (!) have you stressed, Funraise CEO Justin Wheeler and your dynamic digital godmother Kishshana Palmer are here to offer assistance and enco...

If you're wondering how to get started with digital fundraisers, virtual events, peer-to-peer strategies, and social fundraising, listen to this episode's Q&A and consider how technology can be a natural next step. Funraise firmly believes the future of charitable giving will spring from the way we uplift one another, which is why the nonprofit world's quick and collaborative response to the tryin...

So you want to check out livestream fundraising.  You've heard about the $30 million raised for charity by Twitch streamers in 2017, the $40+ million they raised in 2018, and then $55 million they raised in 2019. It makes sense that you want a piece of that growth.  Step into our office.  We've got Alyssa Sweetman (@alykkat) and Justin Wheeler providing insider tips on how to (and how not to!) ide...

Get that golden goosebump moment with Bobby D. Ehlert, world champion auctioneer and nonprofit events visionary, as he dishes on the future of nonprofit events (hint, it's all about the experience), event mistakes to avoid, and The Hug Squad. Here's everything you need to know about taking events from Transactional to Transformational, straight from the pros.  5 things you need for an unforgettabl...

Funraise CEO Justin Wheeler and Southland Strategies President Erin Chidsey sit down to discuss how you can implement strategies that'll have your board leading the charge toward your vision. These aren't secrets; they're things you want to do but don't know how. Learn achievable methods for engaging your board as a whole and individually, directing your board's energy, and holding them accountabl...

You already know why a recurring giving program is so important to your organization, but do you know how to get started? What are the most critical components? How do you measure your program's success? Tyler and Justin discuss best practices for building and maintaining a recurring donor program that'll engage your donors and increase loyalty, reduce attrition, lower operation costs, and establi...

Livestream fundraising has more in common with traditional fundraising strategies than you may know. If you've been looking for a new-yet-familiar fundraising frontier to dip your toes into, here are a few quotes that'll pique your interest: “Q: What did you do to raise $1M? A: We did next to nothing.” “Your organization literally has zero effort to get started.” “Livestreaming fundraising is much...