Fundraising & Nonprofit Blog

The Top 5 iWave FAQs Answered by the iWave Team

Every day, the iWave team works closely with development professionals from nonprofits of every size and scope. Some are longtime…

How To Implement A Grateful Patient Program

Imagine you are the director of development at a hospital foundation in a mid-sized city. You have an average intake…

Are Prospect Profiles Worth It?

Whether you’re a researcher or fundraiser, you may have a love/hate relationship with the prospect profile. Yes, they can be…

Integrating iWave With Your Donor Database

Convergence is everywhere For many of us, our workday is centered around a computer. Historically, this meant running several applications…

How to Leverage #GivingTuesday In Your Major Gift Program

The 2017 edition of Giving Tuesday (#GivingTuesday on Twitter) is here.  Some nonprofits don’t get the hype, but for others…

Conversation Starters: Strategies That Open Doors to Major Gift Success

Guest Post by Paul D’Alessandro, D’Alessandro Inc.  Donors, Then and Now In the late 80’s I worked on my very…

Finding New Donors With Political Contributions

Many prospective donors give not only to support various nonprofit organizations, but also to support various elected officials and campaign…

Trust As a Service

Last week, iWave hosted Lori Lawson of WorkingPhilanthropy.com for an engaging webinar on prospect research ethics.  Lori discussed, among other…