Your guide to year-end fundraising
For any nonprofit, year-end fundraising is like the Super Bowl. Your team has put in tons of hard work throughout the season. You're ready! You've pra ...
Holiday email adds a big boost to year-round growth
The GiveCentral team's goal is to help all of our client organizations to raise more, and we see a tremendous opportunity to improve donor retention r ...
Best Practices for Nonprofit Giving
Technology has changed the way organizations engage donors. Best practices promote giving by reaching people in new and exciting ways. Fundraising can ...
Giving Tuesday: Giving thanks and giving back
Here at GiveCentral, we are really looking forward to the Thanksgiving holiday this year. It brings us all together in so many different ways with its ...
A parish plan for advent: steps to a better advent appeal
Practical steps to improve your advent appeal.
This liturgical season is an occasion for many to revisit their faith. Throughout your Advent services ...
Great things are happening! The value of a hands-on approach
I get a great deal of pleasure and fulfillment sharing the success stories of our clients, and I've started to document some of the more notable succe ...
Online giving: Why haven’t churches made the switch?
Online giving has been on a significant upswing in just the past five years, but churches are lagging behind. A survey Dunham + Company/Campbell Rinke ...
Great things are happening! A case study
Since his first day as pastor of St. John Berchmans Parish in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood, Fr. Wayne Watts' motto has been: "Great things are ...
Storytelling and transparency encourage giving
Consistent, regular donations help fuel your church and its mission, but asking for money can be uncomfortable and even intimidating. Your confidence ...
Ideas to encourage online giving
Your donors want to support you, but they need to know what you need. They know your parish needs money, but how can you best express this to encourag ...