
13 Best Prospect Research Tools for Nonprofits in 2026
Prospect Research Tools TL;DR: Data from our 2026 Nonprofit Benchmark Report revealed that 67% of all donor revenue comes from major donors. And 22% from mid-level donors. And while there

Prospect Research Tools TL;DR: Data from our 2026 Nonprofit Benchmark Report revealed that 67% of all donor revenue comes from major donors. And 22% from mid-level donors. And while there

Donation Page TL;DR: Let’s talk about your donation page. If a donor makes it all the way to your website giving page, so much of the legwork has already been

TL;DR: One month ago, I stood on a stage in Dallas to close out day two of our Respond conference, the one week each year when our customers come together

The following blog is a re-posted article from our partners at Intrumentl. The new Instrumentl Discover turns prospecting into a conversation. Describe your program in plain language, then refine your

TL,DR: Nonprofits leave $4-$7 billion on the table each year in underutilized corporate matching gifts. [1] Why? Two things drive this gap: But the programs continue to grow, with more

TL;DR: If you lead marketing or fundraising at a nonprofit, you already feel the squeeze. Donors have less attention to give, more places to give it, and a credit card

TL;DR: The Job Nobody Sees I spent fifteen years in Advancement Services in Higher Education before moving into product marketing. In all that time, I never once heard someone at

TL;DR: When Optimization Feels Like Guesswork Most donation pages are built once and left alone. Your team works hard to get the layout right, the ask amounts set, the copy

TL;DR If you lead philanthropy at a hospital or health system, you already know the work doesn’t leave much room for stepping back. Most weeks fill up with grateful patient

TL;DR If you lead fundraising at a faith-based nonprofit, you already know the work doesn’t leave much room for stepping back. Most weeks fill up with appeals, follow-ups, and donor

TL;DR Picture this: A fundraising team gets pulled into a room. Leadership announces a round of layoffs, and another round is coming if revenue doesn’t climb. That scenario actually happened

TL;DR Donor lifetime value is one of the most important numbers in nonprofit fundraising, and one of the most underused. Most teams track gifts. Some track retention. Far fewer actually

TL;DR Donor acquisition is how every nonprofit relationship begins. Every major donor, every recurring giver, every loyal supporter who’s been with your organization for a decade. They all started as

TL;DR Recurring giving is one of the most powerful levers in nonprofit fundraising. Not because it’s new, but because it works in a way that almost nothing else does: it

TL;DR Most nonprofits think about portfolio balance the way a financial advisor thinks about investment diversification. Spread across asset classes, reduce exposure to any single position, protect against volatility. That

TL;DR You already did the hard part. These donors found you, believed in your mission, and gave. The question donor expansion answers is whether you’re building on that foundation or

TL;DR Most fundraisers know their retention rate. Many track acquisition cost. But average gift amount often gets less attention than it deserves, and that’s where a lot of revenue growth

TL;DR Donor retention rate is one of the most telling numbers in nonprofit fundraising. Not because it’s the flashiest metric, but because it answers something fundamental: are the people who
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