Nonprofit accounting platform firm AccuFund has passed the two-decade milestone. The Castle Rock, Colo.-based firm provides nonprofit and government financial/ERP management software. AccuFund began as an offshoot of the consulting business of founders Gordon Holfelder and Peter Stam. Holfelder began by creating a unique solution to custom-print checks for NASCAR race winners. He used the initial profits from […]

Laufton Ascencao, who was elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 2018 but never took office, pleaded nolo contendere to one count of felony embezzlement, three counts of failure to report campaign expenditures and one count of failure to have a duly appointed treasurer other than himself certify the accuracy of his campaign […]

Participants in the American Red Cross (ARC) retirement plan have gone to federal court alleging retirement fund fees were not kept below market standards and that returns on investments were subpar. Fund participants claim that they lost millions of dollars, according to a class action complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District […]

Your nonprofit has established a recurring giving program. Now what? You push to increase those gifts, of course. But how? Keep it simple. You need to attract new recurring donors and encourage existing donors to upgrade to large or more frequent donations, according to the Radical Recurring Giving Guide by QGiv, a Lakeland, Fla.-based software […]

Turnover among fundraising professionals isn’t a new problem but a recent survey suggests that major gift officers are even more prone to consistent turnover. However, the more that CEOs and board members are engaged in fundraising could deter turnover. The findings come from “A National Study of Staffing Challenges in Nonprofit Fundraising,” released last week […]

The number of donors to charities grew by a projected 10% during the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2020 while the retention of new donors grew by 13.6% during the same time period. Those are two data points in the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s (FEP) new report, 2021 First Quarter Fundraising […]

The coronavirus hit nonprofits hard, and organizations — especially those that do not offer programs that directly address pandemic-related needs — faced dire economic circumstances during 2020 and into 2021.  In response, foundations, government programs and individual donors increased their financial support or gave additional flexibility in how previously promised funds were used, according to […]

Muslim charities in Canada are increasingly being targeted for audits and revocation of their status, according to a publication from the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG), Ottawa, Toronto. The challenges to charities are coming from a division within the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), which coordinates tax policy and oversees benefit programs and tax credits, […]

Research shows that multi-channel donors can be worth more than donors who give only online or only offline. But do nonprofits treat multi-channel donors like they’re worth two or three times more to their organization? A recent experiment looked at how nonprofits respond after a gift and the results could surprise you. Gabe Cooper,  CEO […]

Baylor University, a private Baptist university based in Waco, Texas, has raised $1 billion toward the $1.1 billion goal of its Give Light Campaign. The campaign is a capital improvement effort geared toward improving all aspects of campus life, including academics, athletics, service learning and student life.  The gift that put the campaign over the […]

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s overnight fundraising event will be virtual. The Overnight Virtual Experience, an online event which will take place the night of June 26 through the morning of June 27, is a culmination of a month-long physical movement and self-care activities drive. The lead-up activities to June 26 consist of four […]