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Raiser’s Edge NXT Database View Is Going Away. Is Your Nonprofit Ready? | by Mark Becker

Blackbaud has announced that it will end support for Raiser’s Edge NXT database view on September 15, 2027. On that date, hosted RENXT customers will no longer be able to...

Raiser’s Edge NXT Database View Is Going Away. Is Your Nonprofit Ready? For years, Raiser’s Edge NXT users have worked in two versions of the same fundraising system: the newer, browser-based web view and the familiar database view accessed through Citrix. That dual experience now has an expiration date.

The Hidden Cost of Online Giving: What Platform Fees Mean for Nonprofits | by Mark Becker via NonProfit PRO

For fundraisers, the conversation cannot stop at the balance sheet. Online fundraising platform fees do not just change what an organization nets on a $100 gift. They influence every decision that sits upstream of that transaction — from how the ask is framed and how the donation form is designed to whether the organization has been honest with itself about what it is asking donors to absorb.

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The Hidden Cost of Online Giving: Understanding Platform Fees in 2026 | by Mark Becker and Erin Peshoff, Vivia Studios

Do we truly understand what it costs to process a $100 online donation? Processing Fees Are No Longer the Whole Story...

The Hidden Cost of Online Giving: Understanding Platform Fees in 2026 For years, nonprofit organizations evaluated online fundraising platforms based on features, usability, integration capabilities, and payment processing rates. Most of us became familiar with the standard conversation around credit card processing fees. Depending on the provider, organizations could...

Before You Replace Your Nonprofit CRM, Fix the Process Behind It | by Mark Becker

Your nonprofit’s CRM may not be the real problem. Learn why assessing workflows, data ownership and workarounds before replacing technology leads to better decisions and stronger implementations.

Evaluating Your Nonprofit Technology Stack: A Practical Framework In our experience conducting technology assessments and platform selection projects, the most successful organizations focus less on individual products and more on how their technology ecosystem supports their mission, staff, and constituents.

Stop Blaming Your Nonprofit CRM: Fix the Process First | by Mark Becker via NonProfit PRO

Nonprofit leaders are often convinced their CRM can’t do what they need. Sometimes they’re right. More often, they’re describing a process problem.

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Evaluating Your Nonprofit Technology Stack: A Practical Framework | by Mark Becker

The most successful orgs focus less on individual products and more on how their tech ecosystem supports their mission, staff, and constituents...

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The Modern Nonprofit Tech Stack: What Matters — and What Doesn't | by Mark Becker via NonProfit PRO

Orgs getting the most value from tech are rarely the ones with the largest stacks, rather those with the clearest understanding of what actually matters.

What Actually Belongs in Your Tech Stack Learn which tools belong in a modern nonprofit tech stack, which integrations matter, and how to avoid over-engineering so your systems serve your mission.

Why Data Hygiene Is the Most Underrated Fundraising Strategy in 2026 | by Mark Becker via NonProfit PRO

Personalization, automation, AI-driven donor journeys, predictive analytics, major gift prospecting - all of it breaks when your data isn’t accurate.

Why Bad Data Is Your Biggest Fundraising Risk AI amplifies your data quality — good or bad. Here's why nonprofit data hygiene is now the foundation of every modern fundraising strategy.

Why Donors Are Making Smaller Gifts
Fundraise Up’s Tara Broughel and Matt Bowe join The NonProfit Voice to unpack key findings from the “Pulse of the Donor” benchmark report, including why more donors are giving smaller gifts and how mobile, social, and AI are reshaping online fundraising.

Why Donors Are Making Smaller Gifts - NonProfit PRO Fundraise Up’s Tara Broughel and Matt Bowe unpack why more donors are giving smaller gifts and how mobile, social, and AI are reshaping online fundraising.