Accion is an international organization that seeks to achieve what it calls a “financially inclusive” world, one in which all people have access the tools and services they need to develop the financial literacy necessary to make their dreams come true. To reach this ambitious goal, Accion takes a multi-faceted approach, one which involves partnering with local financial organizations across five continents.

No matter what size your organization, your board of directors serves a variety of important functions, but from a fundraising perspective, a board member’s personal and professional networks can be a huge asset. Whether you’re trying to assess a prospective board member’s network or figuring out whether you can make a connection through a current board member, even a little research can go a long way.

There comes a time when even the most sophisticated donor research tools don’t have all of the information you need, and you have to get a little creative to track down the information you want. That’s where the Wayback Machine comes in. An archive of old web pages (and old drafts of current web pages), the Wayback Machine is one of our Research Team’s favorite free-to-access tools.

The staff at Donorly has compiled a Labor Day reading list—four books that tackle the subject of management and leadership in the nonprofit world and beyond!

Choosing CRM (Customer Relationship Management) Software can be overwhelming. Whether you are a small organization transitioning out of your Excel spreadsheets and into software for the first time, or a larger organization on the hunt for a new product, there are many important factors to consider.

RIP Medical Debt is not your average charitable organization. Founded in July 2014 by two former collections industry executives, the NY-based small nonprofit has a simple and yet important mission: Seek out, buy, and forgive unpaid and unpayable medical debt. With few programmatic activities beyond abolishing medical debt (and public education about the issue), RIP Medical Debt remains agile and puts donor dollars directly to use.

As we look forward into FY18, we’re noticing some interesting changes in the ways that individual and institutional donors are deciding how to spend their charitable dollars, and how they’re deferring to other people’s expertise as they make those gifts.

#GivingTuesday is a social movement that was created to support and celebrate nonprofit organizations. Founded by the United Nations Foundation and 92nd Street Y the campaign has grown exponentially since its inception only five years ago.