2017 came to a close, and the nonprofit sector had a good year. Total charitable donations rose to a new high of $390 billion in 2016 and are projected to rise by 3.8% in 2018. What else is going to happen in 2018? 2018 is looking good for the nonprofit sector, but in order to keep up with the rapidly changing demands of the sector, we’ve put together a list of 8 biggest … [Read more...] about 8 Fundraising Trends for 2018: Looking Ahead
donor management
Donation Information Page
Tired of having to export your donations CSV file in order to access all the additional information associated with your donation? Good news! We added a new button that allows you to see all the data from your donations right from your dashboard. Simply go to your Donorbox dashboard and click the “Donations” tab to access your list of donations. Then, click the “Show” button at … [Read more...] about Donation Information Page
Donors Database & Donor Profiles
We recently added a new page to your Donorbox dashboard in order to make it easier for you to manage your donors! The “Donors” page groups all your donations into a comprehensive list of donor profiles that you can easily sort through based on a variety of factors, such as their name, the date of their last donation, or their donation count. You can also sort by total donation … [Read more...] about Donors Database & Donor Profiles
Feature Update: Custom Questions for Offline Donations
For those of you who do a lot of in-person fundraising and want to add your offline donations to your Donorbox account, we have some great news! You may have noticed that Donorbox forms have the facility for donation designation and custom questions. Now these questions are available for donations that you receive outside of Donorbox. Here is how it works: … [Read more...] about Feature Update: Custom Questions for Offline Donations
Feature Update: Send Test Emails
Attention nonprofits, we just launched a new feature! You can now send yourself test receipt emails to see first-hand how your donation receipt template looks when it is sent out to your donors. Initial & One-Time Donations There are two types of email receipts you can test, the first being for initial and one-time donations. Start by heading over to your Donorbox … [Read more...] about Feature Update: Send Test Emails