Everyone is on Facebook these days. Your donors are on Facebook; your boss is on Facebook; some people’s dogs have more followers than most humans at this point!

So, as the year draws to a close and you’re looking for a great way to turn your year-end fundraising gala into a virtual event, Facebook Live is the place to go! Today we’re back with 6 tips to make your Facebook Live virtual event stand out from the pack.

It’s that time of year to talk about year-end fundraising! If you’re not already getting your ducks and schemes in a row for your organization’s big event, now is definitely the time to start planning a virtual fundraising event or gala, hosted through one of many streaming platforms.

We’ve put together a guide on how to plan the ultimate virtual event, and recently discussed using YouTube Live to throw a smashing virtual gala. Today we want to share 7 clever tips to take your Youtube streaming game to the next level.

If your nonprofit is fundraising these days, it's basically a requirement that you can accept and process online donations. There are so many payment processors to choose from--including Authorize.net, PayPal, Stripe, and many others! It can feel impossible to know which one is right for your nonprofit. To make matters worse, the details about each processing system can be confusing.

Don't worry, we're here to help to make sense of all of this.

We took a deep dive into the world of payment processors on your behalf. Lots of organizations are finding a lot of value in using Stripe as their payment gateway of choice, so we thought it would be a good idea to do the research and help you understand more about this credit card processing option.

As we’re nearing the end of October, we hope you’ve made time this month for some of your favorite fall activities, even if you had to make some slight (virtual) adjustments this year.

Last Tuesday, our CEO, Ryan Ozimek, sat down with Build Consulting's Kyle Haines for a virtual fireside chat to discuss how Microsoft is expanding its offerings and presence in the nonprofit tech world. They had a lovely, informative discussion, complete with penguins, hot cocoa, and ski lodges. We’re pleased to share the webinar recording from our friends over at Build Consulting. Grab your furry hats and something hot to sip on and get up to speed!

Lately there’s been a lot of buzz around Microsoft in the nonprofit sector. If you caught our recent blog post and webinar, you know that Microsoft just announced the arrival of Fundraising and Engagement for Dynamics 365 Sales, an open source fundraising application specifically built for nonprofits. But we won’t get ahead of ourselves. With this new Dynamics 365 nonprofit app on the horizon, we thought we’d highlight some powerful ways you can already leverage Dynamics with the Microsoft tools you may already use to become more productive and effective as an organization.

Let’s dive into the second part of that name (a mouthful, we know) for an overview of Dynamics 365. Then we’ll look at some real-world examples of how Dynamics can work with other tried-and-true Microsoft products you may already use to deliver powerful solutions that lead to mission success.