Equal Access to Sports for Transgender Young People
One of President Biden’s Day One executive orders was titled “Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation.” Among the many things this order does is to guarantee equal access to young people to participate in the sport or team of their gender identity, and prevents them being denied access […]
Defend our Democracy
On January 6, 2021 there was an attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol. On January 13, 2021 the House of Representatives impeached the now-former President for inciting the insurrection. On February 13, 2021 a majority of the Senate voted 57-43 to convict the disgraced former President, although the vote fell short of the needed 2/3 […]
Talking Technology Selection With Pursuant
We joined Taylor and Leah at Pursuant on the Pursuant Go Beyond Podcast to talk technology selection. You can listen to the podcast here. If you’ve ever had to write a request for proposal for a new fundraising tech stack, you know that evaluating technology for your nonprofit can be a long, drawn out, hand-wringing […]
I Excel at Spreadsheets
If you hang around the nonprofit digital world long enough, chances are you’ll eventually need to clean up some data. And if you’re doing data hygiene tasks, then you’ll probably use a spreadsheet program like Excel or Google Sheets to organize and clean your data. Here are some of our favorite quick tricks to make […]
Your Bridge Over the Trough of Despair
We’ve told you that the Mid-Implementation Trough of Despair is a normal phase when you’re going through a software implementation. The catch-22 of implementing a new solution is that you don’t yet know what you don’t yet know. But once you know, there are things you probably would have chosen to set up differently. This […]
5 Takeaways from Start Here!
We had so much fun presenting Start Here! Building a Digital Fundraising Program: Selecting Tools & Strategies with our friends from Media Cause. If you missed it, you can view the recording or download the slides. These are Raise HECK’s top 5 takeaways: Digital enables immediacy. The videos captured and shared by people during the […]
5 Takeaways from 20 Tests in 30 Minutes
We had a blast on our webinar 20 Tests in 30 Minutes with Gaby Gollub from World Wildlife Fund. If you missed it, or if you want to relive the experience, you can view the recording and download the slides. These are Raise HECK’s top 5 takeaways: 1. When in doubt, test it out If […]
Making Room for Change
This is a post in partnership with _MINDset direct _ Change is difficult in the most ideal of circumstances, but the circumstances we find ourselves in now during the covid-19 pandemic are far from ideal. Everyone is adjusting to the new normal in unprecedented ways. Our friends at MINDset direct provided this excellent article on […]
Raise HECK from Remote: COVID-19 Nonprofit Resources Roundup
At Raise HECK, we are a company of two people who live in different states. For the past 6 months (and even before that), we’ve been working from home and making the most of video conference tools, collaborative workspaces, and of course, the phone. Both of us (Charlotte and Sally) have children who are out […]
The Mid-Implementation Trough of Despair
If you’re in the middle of implementing new software and you’re feeling negative about it, don’t worry. It’s normal. When you’ve selected your new system, there is excitement about finishing the buying process and wrapping up your RFP. Then implementation begins. Even the best-managed implementation project can feel like a slog at times. Add to […]