A Nonprofit’s Guide to Choosing Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Software

Choosing the right peer-to-peer fundraising software can make or break your campaign. With so many P2P platforms on the market, it’s tough to know which one actually fits your needs. That’s why Raise Heck and Funraisin co-authored this unbiased buyer’s guide—to help you cut through the noise and make a confident, informed decision without the sales pitch. Inside, […]

Webinar: Choosing P2P Fundraising Software

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Have you ever gone shopping for a new peer-to-peer fundraising tool? It can get pretty overwhelming. There are so many features and considerations about your program, your people, and your existing tech stack.  How can you make this process less overwhelming? So glad you asked! We are teaming up with our pals at Funraisin to […]

Practical AI and Tech for Fundraising: Webinar Recap

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Raise HECK presented a webinar with our friends at CIMA Consulting and Thread Strategies: Practical AI and Tech for Fundraising.  Here’s a recap of what we covered and the top takeaways. Identifying Your AI Use Case for Fundraising Thread Strategies’ Loree Lipstein presented a framework for how nonprofits can decide whether and how AI can […]

NTC 2026 Recap Part 3: How to Lead Through Tech Change

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Raise HECK organized a session at 26NTC, How to Lead Through Tech Change, and we were so fortunate to have three of our clients agree to join us. The speakers were: Lea Wehrle-Garsh, International Mountain Bicycling Association Freeda Brook, The News Literacy Project Mallory Gay, USA for UNHCR Each panelist described the tech change project […]

NTC 2026 Recap Part 2: What I Learned at Sessions and Keynotes

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Here’s what I learned at the sessions and keynotes during 26NTC. I need to include a massive disclaimer that there were many more sessions than any one person could attend, and that I wasn’t able to hear every keynote in its entirety.  Tuesday’s keynote from Anil Dash I was intrigued by Anil Dash’s exploration of […]

NTC 2026 Recap Part 1: Reflections on NTC and the Value of Community

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“I don’t love technology. I love people.” –Amy Sample Ward, CEO of NTEN NTEN is an organization with a particular point of view. Their mission, values, theory of change, and commitment to equity, accessibility, and compassion are front and center. As much as the organization is about nonprofit technology, NTEN’s foundation is also about respecting people’s […]

Let’s Hang Out!

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Raise HECK is hitting the road for an in-person conference, and we’re also holding two webinars that you’re invited to! We’d love to meet up with you in person, to invite you to our webinars, and/or to connect 1×1 virtually.  In-person: Nonprofit Technology Conference. we’ll be attending 26NTC in Detroit, Michigan March 10-13. We’re presenting […]

Webinar: Practical AI and Tech for Nonprofit Fundraising

Raise HECK is excited to join with CIMA Consulting and Thread Strategies to host a webinar. We’ll discuss what AI and tech is out there for nonprofit organizations, how to make informed decisions around what to use, and how to make your nonprofit fundraising more efficient. CIMA will do a brief demo of their institutional […]

Sustainer Checkup

TL;dr: we tell you about our Sustainer Checkup service, which will help fine-tune your recurring giving program to retain sustainers. We hope your nonprofit organization gained a lot of net new one-time donors during end-of-year fundraising season.  How have you been communicating with these new donors to steward and retain them? Our friend Ted Fickes of […]

The Most Important Factor to Guarantee Success During a Technology Transformation

What’s the most important factor that will guarantee success during a nonprofit technology transformation? Is it budget? Extra staff? A great consultant? All of those things are important, and leaders need to make sure they’re in place for a successful project, but they’re not the MOST important. What is? It’s LEADERSHIP. Leadership is the most […]