Fundraising & Nonprofit Blog

Prospect Research: Breaking Free of Portfolios

Guest post by Rachel Richards and Matthew White, USU Foundation This is a follow up blog post to Rachel and…

5 Essential Tips for Increasing Annual Giving

Use these five essential tips to help your donors get excited to participate in annual giving at your organization and support your everyday operations.

Why Data Source Matters When Screening Donors

We’re at a point in time where millions of data points are being generated and stored at any moment .…

What donors want from nonprofits?

If you work in a fundraising department in a nonprofit, chances are you’ve spent more than a few minutes wondering……

7 Art Fundraising Ideas You Must Try in 2022

You likely have a solid argument for why the arts matter. When you love the arts, it’s apparent. Art is…

Q&A: Prospect Lists

Last month we launched iWave’s new Prospect Lists. This exciting new feature reimagines prospecting in the nonprofit space by using…

What is Fundraising Intelligence and Why is it so Important?

You may have noticed, but we talk about Fundraising Intelligence a lot. And there’s a good reason for that. We…

How to Create an Ideal Donor Profile

Improving the results from fundraising efforts is high on the must-do list for nonprofit marketing or development directors. Tight budgets…

The Planned Giving Guide: Maximize Your Gifts

Looking for new ways to take your fundraising to the next level? Wondering how iWave can help you with these…

Major Gifts: All you need to know

Has it been a while since you updated the strategy for your major donor program? It can be tempting to…

The Three Keys Introduction: What is Propensity, Affinity, and Capacity?

Good things come in threes. When it comes to ideal donor ratings, the big three are propensity, affinity, and capacity (The Three Keys). Throughout the nonprofit industry, there are many different perspectives and names for this ratings trio.

How To Connect with Donors the Right way?

Social connection is part of what makes the human experience so interesting and complex. Our relationships with one another are…