In our recent webinar, leaders from eight innovative tech platforms discussed how nonprofits can leverage technology to amplify their impact. The featured speakers included Steve Latham (Donate Stock), Nick Fitz (Momentum), Emily Rasmussen (Grapevine), Spencer Cassidy (LifeLegacy), Sheri Chaney-Jones (SureImpact), Jeff Rum (Storyraise), Chris Miano (MemoryFox), and us (Civic Champs).

Here are some key insights and takeaways from the discussion:

1. Demonstrating Impact to Funders with SureImpact

75% of nonprofits report missing out on funding due to a lack of impact data. SureImpact provides a user-friendly platform to track, measure, and report on outcomes. With the right impact data at their fingertips, nonprofits can create more compelling funding requests.

2. Engaging Donors Through Storytelling with Storyraise

Stories are a powerful way to emotionally connect with donors and inspire greater giving. Storyraise helps nonprofits create stunning, interactive digital reports and campaigns that showcase their impact.

3. Transforming Donor Experiences with Momentum

Momentum uses machine learning and AI to help nonprofits better engage and steward donors. Their platform prioritizes donors for outreach, suggests optimal communication timing, and assists with personalized messaging. By leveraging data and automation, nonprofits can build stronger donor relationships and increase giving.

4. Visualizing Your Nonprofit’s Mission with MemoryFox

MemoryFox is software built to answer the question, “What’s your mission?” with beautiful and engaging visuals. The software helps nonprofits collect, organize, and share stories that illustrate their impact. Nonprofits can use these stories to engage donors, Board members, prospective volunteers, and more.

5. Securing Transformational Planned Gifts with LifeLegacy

An estimated $84 trillion will transfer between generations by 2045, representing a massive opportunity for planned giving. LifeLegacy offers a full suite of affordable, customizable planned giving tools that integrate with popular CRMs. By making it easier for donors to leave a legacy, nonprofits can boost long-term financial sustainability.

6. The Potential of Giving Circles with Grapevine

Giving circles, where people pool donations and give together, have moved over $1.3 billion to nonprofits. Grapevine provides the only platform dedicated to helping nonprofits start and manage giving circles. By tapping into this growing form of collective giving, nonprofits can diversify funding and expand their donor base.

7. The Power of Stock Gifting with Donate Stock

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Over 60% of U.S. households own stock, representing billions in untapped funding for nonprofits. Donating stock is a tax-advantaged way for donors to support causes they care about. Donate Stock makes it easy for nonprofits to accept and manage stock gifts, even without a brokerage account.

8. Automate Processes and Triple Your Impact With Civic Champs 

Civic Champs’ platform helps volunteer managers automate the entire volunteer lifecycle; from recruitment and onboarding, to scheduling and communication, through feedback and reporting. Through its unique volunteer donation feature, Civic Champs provides nonprofits with a 3x ROI while saving volunteer managers over 8 hours per week.

Takeaways

This webinar covers a wide range of practical strategies and tools that nonprofits should utilize to increase their impact. By embracing innovative technologies, your nonprofit can raise more money, strengthen donor relationships, and ultimately achieve your mission.

Want more insights from nonprofit and industry leaders like this? You can sign up for Civic Champs webinars and find recaps of our past ones on the Webinars page on our website. 

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You can find the slides from this webinar here, and the video is below:

As CEO of Civic Champs, I lead our team of passionate change leaders to create technology solutions to create a seamless and rewarding volunteering experience for both volunteers and service organizations.