Cultivating Relationships: Strategies for Getting to Know Your Donors

As we head into the season for charitable runs, walks, and rides, learn how the most effective fundraising teams are reinventing the peer-to-peer format. Patty Frey, FrontStream’s Manager of Customer Success will sit down with you and Heidi McMahon, Director of Account Management and Professional Services, to show how FrontStream’s most innovative customers raise and process more funds.

Your e-mail, QuickBooks, your donor database, your bank’s website, PayPal, Venmo, Stripe, etc.…. How many different places do you visit each day to see what’s going on with your nonprofit? And how much time do you spend entering donations and expenses into your accounting software, that are already in another system? You don’t have to do this.

It’s a reality that nonprofits must work hard to keep donors’ attention in today’s world. There are a zillion worthy causes out there. So how do you garner more supporters who donate regularly?

Cyber attacks are one of the biggest threats that organisations face today, so cyber security needs to be high on the boardroom agenda. A well-planned incident response plan can minimise damage from hackers, which is critical for organisations that hold vast amounts of public data and have precious reputations to uphold. However, a recent survey by Third Sector and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) revealed a lack of action, knowledge, training and confidence among not-for-profit organisations when it comes to cyber security risks and how to stay safe. Only half of respondents were fully aware of the potential consequences of a cyber attack on charities and the vast majority (70%) had no plans to deliver cyber security training in the next six months.