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During this week's success call, we discussed best practices for your website and the new Websites by DonorDock product offering where we help you refresh your current site or create a new website.

A commonality we’ve heard when it comes to email marketing and donor management is our clients would prefer to just use DonorDock, but have years of contact data in multiple systems, like Constant Contact and MailChimp, to name a few.

This post focuses on email templates, which are there to serve the framework to get you started or simply spark inspiration in the communication you want to put together.

This is a philosophy of success I’ve adopted myself, and one I feel translates to the nonprofit world as well. A sure-fire way to measure the success and accomplishment of your organization is if the work you’re doing and the difference you’re making fills your cup as much as you pour out from it.

The need for retention is even more crucial during times of crisis, such as the Covid-19 pandemic we find ourselves in. This issue brings to light six simple strategies you can employ today to more effectively retain your donors.

Transparent, honest communication with donors is imperative during a time of crisis or financial uncertainty. Email marketing is one mechanism by which you can continue to communicate in a safe and efficient way. There are some tactical things to consider when communicating with donors. This post will focus on five scenarios in which your organization can use email marketing to effectively engage with your donors.

You may have seen an increase in the number of people doing virtual happy hours with friends or co-workers; in fact, even the DonorDock team has had a few over the past few weeks. It is a great way to stay engaged and see each other “in person”. This concept could also work for one-to-one engagement or small group engagement with key donors.

There comes a time when businesses and nonprofits alike have to pull back and ask themselves a serious question: "What do you mean there's a way to do this that isn't an Excel spreadsheet?" We get it, and understand not using Excel is like not using your right arm for some of you. It's a powerful tool and provides multiple capabilities for data organization and analysis.