As you may have noticed, S.S. 'Merica took a hairpin right turn with an election and inauguration that sent a bow wave of "what the...?!?" across our collective political and communal consciousness. What does this sea change with a citizenry currently riding it out in their constitutionally-provided floaties mean for your nonprofit and its mission? Here are six points with which to calibrate your compass and make your nonprofit more seaworthy in these turbulent times.

In this political season, there has been a significant spike in donations to nonprofit organizations. People are motivated, and are taking concrete action to support causes about which they feel passionate.

Here are four quick ways you can ensure that when those folks make their way to your online donation page, you’re best equipped to channel that motivation into fuel to fund your mission.

We're pleased to announce that recurring donations made to an organization through Soapbox Donations now automatically post subsequent monthly payments from the payment processor to Soapbox. What's more, these monthly payments are then posted to Salesforce for organizations who have enabled Salesforce integration. Updates to Salesforce support both the standard Enterprise Edition as well as the Nonprofit Success Pack used by thousands of organizations worldwide.

December is the undisputed champ of the fundraising year. The warm and fuzzy feeling of the holiday season combined with the stone-cold reality of the close of the tax year offer compelling incentives for people to open their wallets before Baby New Year arrives. No wonder nearly ⅓ of annual giving is done in that single month with a whopping 11% in just the last three days alone.¹

But December is over. The ball has dropped. The confetti swept. And, while the 2016 fundraising season is behind us, you still need to raise money to fund your mission, regardless of what month it says on your calendar. But how do you tackle the donation doldrums of January and beyond, and make any day a good day to donate to your organization?

Here are five key tips for successful year-round fundraising that you can act on now:

Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack Version 3.85 brought a packed harvest of improvements, from deep cloning of Engagement Plan templates to friendlier NPSP error emails to enhanced Custom Household Naming to more graceful handling of errors with the NPSP Data Importer and Opportunity Naming: