Nonprofit Technology
Bloomerang | June 27, 2022
Bloomerang, the complete donor management solution for thousands of small and medium-sized nonprofits, announced the availability of a new user-centric dashboard to improve fundraisers' day-to-day productivity and monitor fundraising campaign performance and overall organizational health. In addition to the refreshed dashboard, Bloomerang's user interface (UI) updates seek to enhance accessibility via improved screen reader support, reduced animated movements, increased readability and scannability, revised colors and visualizations to compensate for red-green colorblindness, and more. Fundraisers can rely on Bloomerang to provide the information they need to take the next best actions and have a full picture of their organization's data and fundraising health–all from one easily accessible location.
These latest updates help customers make the most of their precious resources–so they can spend more time on their mission and fundraising programs. We're excited to deliver a more intuitive information hierarchy, simplified data access and management, and improved accessibility. Our goal is to continuously drive innovation and lay the groundwork for more customization in the future, while staying focused on ease of use and simplicity of experience for the nonprofits we have the privilege to serve."
Tammy Hammond, Bloomerang's Chief Product Officer
The new dashboard in Bloomerang includes visual snapshots of:
Recent constituents with a new constituent quick-add button
Amount raised by week, month, and fiscal year
Donor retention rate with customization capabilities
Recommended first-time donor call list
Most recent reports
Fundraising campaign goals and progress tracking, including customizable date ranges
Active tasks assigned to you and your team
In addition to the new fundraising dashboard, Bloomerang's UI accessibility updates include:
Logo and font update to match Bloomerang's new visual identity
Less scrolling and a brighter look with a full-screen width and white background
Better iconography with red-green colorblind accessible icons, improved labels and wording, and highlighted navigation tabs
Search functionality for information stored in the database is accessible on any page
Fewer clicks to access needed information and fundraising functionality save time and improve productivity for fundraisers
Michelle Gorham, Chief Advancement Officer for YMCA of Rock River Valley has benefited from clearer insights into their donor data through the use of Bloomerang's fundraising dashboard, UI updates, and functionality. The availability and organization of this data has directly improved their productivity and communication segmentation. "Most importantly we know our donor retention which is not something we knew before. I also now have information about key interests of our most generous donors and have the ability to create reports that can show me all the donors who have said they care about 'academic programs' or 'camp' or 'disease prevention programming' so that we can engage in important conversations with them."
This latest release supports Bloomerang's vision to deliver the donor management and fundraising platform of the future. Earlier this year, Bloomerang was named a "Best Place to Work in Indiana" in 2022, and launched a new brand identity to better articulate the value and services offered to the nonprofit community. Bloomerang's suite of online fundraising tools also strengthens nonprofits' ability to cultivate deeper relationships with their donors and increase the impact of their fundraising campaigns.
About Bloomerang
Indianapolis-based Bloomerang is the complete donor management solution that helps thousands of small and medium-sized nonprofits deliver a better giving experience and create stable, thriving organizations. Combining robust, simple-to-use technology with people-powered support and training, Bloomerang empowers nonprofits to work efficiently, improve their donor relationships and grow their donor bases. With Bloomerang, nonprofit professionals love their work and have another teammate in the cause.
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Fundraising
iWave | June 03, 2022
According to iWave, the industry's top-rated fundraising intelligence product, Prospect Lists is a new tool that reimagines prospecting in the nonprofit arena. The company's unique approach helps development teams find more potential donors in less time, raise more money, and improve the quality of leads along the donor funnel.
Prospect identification and certification are two of the most difficult tasks faced by fundraisers. Identifying good-fit prospective donors is a time-consuming, manual procedure fraught with guesswork and missed possibilities. In donor prospecting, poor data is a big concern since it promotes bad leads and produces unsatisfactory outcomes.
Development teams know that the key to a healthy prospect pipeline is to start with a high-quality list of potential contributors who are interested in supporting their purpose. iWave, on the other hand, tailors its strategy to suit all types of businesses and missions, whilst other solutions take a one-size-fits-all approach to developing prospect lists.
At iWave, we are focused on developing cutting-edge solutions that enable nonprofits to build a better world, faster.” Ross further added, "With the launch of Prospect Lists, we're putting the power of AI and big data behind every fundraising team and reimagining one of the most important steps in the donor funnel. Having the ability to identify strong donor candidates means that development teams can prioritize their efforts and spend less time researching and more time cultivating the right prospects."
Ross Beattie, President and CEO at iWave
iWave's AI-powered platform analyzes billions of charitable and wealth indicators to find people who are a good fit for NGOs and reveals key insights that allow them to respond quickly. Because iWave is linked to a wide range of sources of financial, charitable, and biographical data, fundraising professionals have access to all the information they need to get a full picture of their prospects, including accurate contact information.
This functionality is in addition to other recent iWave advancements that have established iWave as the industry's most advanced fundraising intelligence platform. Users can establish Smart Notifications to automatically monitor target potential donors for new intelligence and receive real-time alerts once a prospect list has been created, ensuring that choices and actions are based on the most up-to-date and correct information. Users can also use iWave Connections to find people who are connected to their prospects and expand their network.
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Nonprofit Technology
GolfStatus | June 02, 2022
GolfStatus, the leading technology platform for nonprofit and charity golf fundraisers, is teaming up with its giving partners at Dormie Network and Dormie Network Foundation for the Play It Forward campaign to give back to organizations that are using golf to make an impact.
Now in its second year, the campaign is a unique opportunity to "play" it forward. Individuals nominate a golf fundraiser to receive a $10,000 donation and have the chance to win a one-year honorary membership to Dormie Network, a national network of private golf clubs, plus a $10,000 credit toward onsite golf and lodging.
From small, local fundraisers to massive charity tournaments, golf is a great way to bring people together in support of a cause. Play It Forward celebrates organizations golfing for good and doing incredible work in their communities and beyond."
Brian Schenk, Chief Philanthropy Officer at the Dormie Network Foundation
The 2021 Play It Forward nonprofit winner was the Cameron Steinberg Foundation's inaugural golf fundraiser, which was nominated by Dr. Michael Gaies. The Foundation honors the life of Cameron Steinberg, who was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and tragically passed away at just two months old. Cami's parents, Mel and Sam, created the Foundation to help families affected by congenital heart disease. The $10,000 donation was made to the Foundation's second annual golf tournament, held May 23, 2022. The event's second year utilized GolfStatus's golf event management platform—which is available at no cost to qualifying nonprofit organizations through the Golf for Good program—and more than doubled the dollars raised from its first year.
The giveaway launched May 31 and nominations will be accepted through July 4. Winners will be announced via press release and on GolfStatus's and Dormie Network's social media channels in August.
About GolfStatus
GolfStatus is golf's premier tournament management solution and golfer engagement platform. Its full-service tournament management software streamlines outings from start to finish, yielding professional, high-end events that add value for golfers, sponsors, and golf facilities. Through GolfStatus.org, we make our powerful technology accessible to nonprofits to streamline fundraisers and help charitable organizations engage more supporters, raise more mission-critical funds, drive impact, and do more good.
About Dormie Network and Dormie Network Foundation
Dormie Network is a national network of private destination golf clubs that includes ArborLinks in Nebraska City, Nebraska; Ballyhack Golf Club in Roanoke, Virginia; Briggs Ranch Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas; Dormie Club in West End, North Carolina; Hidden Creek Golf Club in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey; Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Indiana; and a seventh course built from the ground up in the Nebraska Sandhills, with a planned opening of 2024. Each offers a premier golf experience in a relaxing and accommodating environment ideal for business or leisure. The Dormie Network Foundation supports nonprofits through in-kind donations and direct cash grants, and seeks to build long-term relationships with its nonprofit partners to help them raise the bar on fundraising opportunities.
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