TechSoup@PND

Through an arrangement with TechSoup, PND is pleased to offer a series of articles about the effective use of technology by nonprofits.

4 nonprofit content trends for 2022

4 nonprofit content trends for 2022

January 27, 2022 Amy Hooper

In a changing world, many nonprofits are looking to expand their content strategies and find new ways to draw in potential supporters, and trends to look out for in 2022 include data-driven content and visual storytelling....

Everything you need to know about hybrid and virtual events

Everything you need to know about hybrid and virtual events

December 22, 2021 Michael Roberson

When planning hybrid and virtual events, the most important considerations center around platform functionality, partnership opportunities, audience engagement, event organization, and curated experiences for your guests....

Best practices in sending year-end statements to donors

Best practices in sending year-end statements to donors

November 29, 2021 Virginia Davidson

Year-end tax statements provide donors with a convenient summary of their charitable contributions. They also offer your organization an additional opportunity to express its appreciation....

 Ransomware: What it is and how to fight it

Ransomware: What it is and how to fight it

October 26, 2021 Amy Hooper

TechSoup spoke to Brian White, an enablement specialist at Veritas. He is also the executive director at the Positive Flow Foundation, about ransomware attacks, how they affect nonprofits, and what to do to protect your organization from them....

5 tips for creating effective online fundraisers

5 tips for creating effective online fundraisers

September 23, 2021 Evgeny Redjebov

Seasoned nonprofit professionals are used to managing donor experience during in-person fundraisers, but doing so in a digital space takes some special considerations....

Using collaborative data collection to combat human trafficking

Using collaborative data collection to combat human trafficking

July 22, 2021 Amy Hooper

A lack of knowledge around the scale, nature, and effects of human trafficking makes it much easier for its perpetrators to profit from the exploitation of its victims; United Against Slavery collaborates with more than a hundred contributors across twenty-two countries to collect data and make it available in an open-source platform to those doing anti-slavery work....

Grantmaker tech trends that nonprofits should know about

Grantmaker tech trends that nonprofits should know about

March 25, 2021 Chantal Forster

Based on the organization's 2020 State of Philanthropy Tech survey, TAG's Forster identifies key practices already under way in the technology world for funders, as well as new practices that have emerged as a result of the pandemic and racial justice protests in 2020....

Nonprofit social media benchmarks 2021

Nonprofit social media benchmarks 2021

February 26, 2021 Witt Godden

As the digital landscape continue to change in 2021, writes Godden, expect social media to assume an even more central role in your nonprofit's ability to build, engage, and leverage its community....

The rise of the data-driven nonprofit

The rise of the data-driven nonprofit

January 22, 2021 Katharine Bierce

In the middle of a devastating pandemic, writes Bierce, what was once politiely referred to as digital transformation has now become a digital imperative....

Is it time to rethink your sponsorship strategy?

Is it time to rethink your sponsorship strategy?

December 24, 2020 Shannon Cherry

If there's a silver lining to the dark cloud that was 2020, writes Cherry, it might be the incentive it gave development professionals to change the way they approach fundraising events and corporate sponsorships....

Nonprofit Fundraising in an Age of Uncertainty

Nonprofit Fundraising in an Age of Uncertainty

November 27, 2020 Michael Stein

In these uncertain times, supporting a nonprofit can be a source of both inspiration and empowerment. But first, writes Stein, you have to find and persuade would-be donors that your nonprofit merits their support....

Can I Tweet That? Charities and Social Media in an Election Year

Can I Tweet That? Charities and Social Media in an Election Year

October 26, 2020 David A. Levitt

Given the lack of guidance from the IRS addressing the use of social media by 501(c)(3) charities in the context of election-related activities, Levitt addresses considerations for its use by nonprofits looking to engage in these activities....

Due Diligence: What Grantees Need to Know

Due Diligence: What Grantees Need to Know

September 21, 2020 Martha Lackritz-Peltier

Due diligence. Most people are familiar with the term, but do they know what it means for nonprofit grantees? Lackritz-Peltier, general counsel at TechSoup, breaks it down....

What's the Difference Between a Nonprofit and a Charity?

What's the Difference Between a Nonprofit and a Charity?

August 27, 2020 Martha Lackritz-Peltier

In the first installment of a new series that will examine basic concepts in nonprofit law, Lackritz-Peltier considers some of the legal differences between nonprofits, charities, public charities, and private foundations....