The Latest on Matching Gifts

Check out Double the Donation’s blog to learn more about matching gift best practices and trends. Stay up to date and in the know so that you can leverage matching gifts at your organization.

Live auctions are an effective tool for fundraising, engaging nonprofit supporters in your event.

Live Auction – Nonprofit Catalog

A live auction has the potential to raise significant funds for your organization. When your auction is held live, you give donors the chance to be recognized publicly for their giving, increasing the desire to give big. Additionally, a talented auctioneer can use the time-limited nature of a live auction to your organization’s advantage to yield the highest […]

This guide covers the basics of the fundraising thermometer.

Nonprofit Basics: Fundraising Thermometer

Fundraising campaigns are a nonprofit’s bread and butter when it comes to getting donations. Since these campaigns can last for days or weeks, donors and participants need to be able to track the progress made. Nonprofits use a variety of marketing tactics to promote their progress, including social media posts, email reminders, and other forms […]

This guide explores the basics of strategic philanthropy.

Nonprofit Basics: Strategic Philanthropy

A significant amount of time, resources, and effort goes into powering social change. Many of the problems we strive to address today require well-researched and detailed strategies from a variety of actors in the nonprofit sector. To make sense of this process, funders have turned to the model of strategic philanthropy. With principles that are […]

Matching gift videos, tips and examples

Matching Gift Videos | Examples and Best Practices

Corporate matching gifts can significantly benefit any institution’s fundraising efforts. Raising awareness of the programs is essential, however, as available opportunities are often overlooked, especially for organizations developing a new matching gift program. For nonprofits, schools, and other fundraising organizations, matching gift videos may be just the answer you were looking for. In this guide, […]

We're here to answer all your email append questions.

What Is an Email Append? All Your Questions Answered

Email marketing is an extremely cost-effective way to reach out to your supporters. Compared to other types of marketing, email campaigns don’t require any physical materials or the same level of staff time. Not to mention, they also offer a higher response rate than other marketing methods such as direct mail or phone calls. Therefore, […]

This article explores the basics of nonprofit jobs.

Nonprofit Basics: Nonprofit Jobs

The nonprofit world is full of talented individuals working to further charitable missions. From executive directors to grant coordinators to volunteers, there are a variety of roles that need to be filled for a nonprofit organization to run smoothly. What are examples of nonprofit jobs? There are many different types of nonprofit jobs, such as […]

Find out how date birth appends could help your nonprofit.

What Is a Date of Birth Append? A Comprehensive Guide

When collecting information from your supporters, you’ll probably capture bits and pieces of who they are. You’ll learn their names, email addresses, and phone numbers just to name a few. However, there are probably some snippets of information you don’t collect that could really benefit your organization’s understanding of your supporters. Date of birth is […]

Learn how the phone number appending process works.

What Is Phone Number Appending? How the Process Works

These days, people are glued to their phones, and most would probably consider either texting or calling as their primary form of communication with others. Therefore, making sure the phone numbers you have for your supporters are up to date is essential for smooth and effective communication with them. Even if you know how important […]

Matching gift guidelines overview

Matching Gift Guidelines | Ratios, Minimums, Maximums & More

Thousands of companies match donations made by employees to a range of nonprofit causes through corporate matching gift programs. However, billions of dollars in available corporate matching revenue go unclaimed each year⁠—largely due to a lack of awareness surrounding the programs and the matching gift guidelines and request process that are required for donors to […]

Find out more about what an address append is and how it could help your organization.

What Is an Address Append? Ultimate Guide for Nonprofits

As a nonprofit professional, you know that reaching out to your supporters is an essential part of your fundraising and marketing strategy. You’ve built relationships with these people, and in order to strengthen them, you must stay in touch using effective communication. However, you might not have all of the correct contact information that will […]