Software for Social Good
We design, build, implement and support innovative Software for Social Good that connect donors – and companies – to the nonprofit missions and causes they care about
and we’ve got a committed partner – Microsoft Corporation – joining us in that effort.
“The disconnected nature of our [previous solution] made reaching the goal of becoming a truly donor-centric organization nearly impossible. StratusLIVE helped us make a fundamental shift to a true fundraising CRM system and bring control back to our internal staff. We no longer need multiple systems, third-party data management, analysis and segmentation vendors.”
Caroline Itoh, Associate VP of Strategic Business Operations
National Wildlife Federation
Building a Better Donor Experience
For-profit CRM and customer management technologies are built with one goal in mind: to meet the distinct needs of each and every customer while maximizing their value to the brand. Why should nonprofit technologies and the donors and constituencies they’re supposed to serve be any different? At StratusLIVE, they’re not.
Constituent Management, Tailored Just for Nonprofits
We designed and developed our suite of donor engagement and fundraising CRM technologies and services to help organizations like yours build outstanding experiences for the individuals and companies you depend on for success. Because most of us have worked in the nonprofit industry, we know what you know: if you meet the unique needs of your supporters, they’ll continue to meet yours.
Building Deeper Donor Engagement
Online giving, volunteerism, and other modes of philanthropy have never mattered more, both to the charities and causes that depend on them and to the corporations eager to do their part.
There’s also growing research that digital transformation accompanied by record growth in online giving is here to stay. Consider that online donations increased to $808 million on #GivingTuesday 2020, up 58% over #GivingTuesday2019. This demonstrates that all that digitization of programs and fundraising in 2020 worked, and nonprofits must continue to invest in online giving initiatives to remain top-of-mind in today’s all-digital world.
Lots of wins in that equation.
Here’s another.
Our online giving software already powers the philanthropic aspirations of more than 1,200 companies through their nonprofit partners, because our tools make it incredibly easy to create and manage virtually any kind of philanthropic program. They’re also intuitive, meaning no steep learning curve and improved engagement from your employees. Oh, and our implementations are the fastest in the industry – we don’t outsource anything.
A Few Words About
StratusLIVE and Microsoft
Our relationship is characterized by award-winning, innovative, dependable technology. But it is forged in the spirit of something even more important: a shared commitment to advance nonprofit and social good missions regardless of the need, scope, or complexity.
Together we are focused on Software for Social Good.
Latest News, Research, and Thought Leadership
- Digital Donor Diaries Part Two: Inform Comprehensive Fundraising Strategies
To accurately set expectations and goals for future fundraising initiatives, it’s important to evaluate your campaign history and create a habit of data analysis. This approach along with identifying trends both within and outside your industry and researching donor expectations will ensure you prepare for the future while you realize your own organization’s success. Read more » - Digital Donor Diaries Part One: Inspire Comprehensive Fundraising StrategiesThe age of the digital donor is upon us. This progression presents opportunities and challenges for the nonprofit industry. Those organizations that peek into the future to identify trends and remain relevant will more aptly respond to their donors’ needs. Read more »
- Why You Should Spend More Time Thinking About your Nonprofit’s CommunityA year spent apart along with an increasing reliance on digital tools to connect leave most of us longing for more genuine togetherness. This longing may include belonging to a community that reinforces our ideals, supports our values, and inspires us to work together toward the greater good. Read more »
- Take Your Nonprofit to the Next LevelIs your nonprofit keeping up with digital fundraising challenges? In today's challenging and competitive environment, nonprofits are adapting and evolving the way they operate and serve their communities by using the power of integrated, donor-focused technology. As innovative technologies develop, nonprofits are embracing change in order to take themselves to the next level. Read more »
- Top 5 Nonprofit Leadership Lessons from Ted LassoTed Lasso is taking the world by storm with his positive, can-do leadership style – a breath of fresh air in our current environment. Read more »
- Why Nobody Cares about ‘Nonprofit Impact’Is it just us, or has the terminology ‘nonprofit impact’ become trite and meaningless? The very nature of nonprofit work creates ‘impact,’ but how? Is it quantifiable or just a feeling? Read more »
- StratusLIVE Named Top Provider of Microsoft-based Solutions for NonprofitsCIOReview Magazine selected StratusLIVE as a most promising Microsoft Solution Provider in its July, 2021 edition. This is a listing of the 50 top companies that are at the forefront of providing Microsoft software solutions and transforming businesses. StratusLIVE is the only provider included in the list that focuses on solutions for nonprofit clients. Read more »
- Five Digital Strategies to Fuel All-Donor EngagementFor many nonprofits, the pandemic added a jetpack to their digital transformation efforts. Although in-person events are returning slowly, nonprofit leaders must continue to invest in digital strategies to engage donors and improve fundraising efforts. In this part two of our webinar recap, we'll discuss the five digital strategies to fuel all-donor engagement. (Dig into part one of this series, here. ) Read more »
- Three Hybrid Nonprofit Event Ideas that WOWHybrid events offer both in-person and digital experience options. These events provide flexibility for your attendees while they assist your organization in donor acquisition. Read more »
- Transform your Nonprofit's Fundraising and Marketing for a Donor-First Digital RevolutionIn 2020, many nonprofits converted their marketing, fundraising, and operations functions into an all-digital environment instantaneously. Before you move full speed ahead into the remainder of 2021, it’s important to revisit and future-proof your digital marketing and fundraising strategies for the future. Read more »
- Fundraising and Gratitude in the Digital EraAs almost everything has turned to automation and a digital-first society, it can be easy to overlook an aspect of fundraising critical to the relationship with your donors - showing genuine and authentic gratitude. Read more »
- Six Digital Transformation Tips for the C-SuiteThere’s no doubt 2020 threw most nonprofit leaders for a loop. As the demand for your services increased, you and your teams had to implement new fundraising strategies to engage your donors and work remotely. Read more »
- Kevin Ressler and the United Way of Lancaster County plan for the future with StratusLIVEStratusLIVE, a leading provider of cloud-based solutions for nonprofits, foundations, and workplace federations, announced today their inclusion as part of Kevin Ressler’s transformative changes at United Way of Lancaster County. Read more »
- Direct Mail Fundraising Metrics: Nice to Know vs. Need to KnowThis last year taught us so many things, and much of it has accelerated a digital revolution. When we weren't able to have in-person meetings, everything had to go online (hello, Teams meetings!) But then what happened when your donors started to get the dreaded “Zoom fatigue?" Today we are looking at going back to basics with Direct Mail because fundraising is all about meeting your donors where they are.This digital shift has brought so much to the forefront, including much more sophisticated data tracking. So in this post, we will go over Direct Mail Fundraising Metrics, the items that… Read more »
- StratusLIVE and iWave Form Strategic Relationship to Empower NonprofitsStratusLIVE, a leading provider of cloud-based solutions for nonprofits, foundations, and workplace federations, announces a new integration with iWave, the industry's top-rated fundraising intelligence solution. Through this partnership, StratusLIVE and iWave will support nonprofit organizations to achieve their fundraising goals by delivering the most comprehensive philanthropic, wealth, and behavioral data available.“We’re thrilled to partner with StratusLIVE,” says Mary Cote, VP Product, iWave. “iWave’s proprietary donor insights, including gift capacity and affinity scores, provide robust donor intelligence with wealth data right inside StratusLIVE. We both share a commitment to advancing the achievements of nonprofits and our combination of intelligence and technology… Read more »
- Three Common Questions about Monthly Giving ProgramsAs the demand upon the nonprofit industry’s services increases, nonprofits need a steady revenue stream upon which they can rely. Although labor-intensive to establish, a monthly giving program can serve that purpose. In this blog post, we dig into three common questions about monthly giving programs. Read more »
- How to Leverage Technology to Better Support Your Nonprofit's MissionAs a nonprofit leader, it can be overwhelming to continuously look for ways to bolster your nonprofit's community presence. You need to keep in contact with your current donors, create new donors, appeal to your Board Members, and engage your volunteers, all while staying connected to your cause. That is a lot, but you can leverage different tools to help. This is why the entire team here at StratusLIVE is so passionate about what we do. We know that our technology is a tool (hello tip #3 below) that gives our nonprofit clients more time in their day to focus… Read more »
- Values Matter: Core Values and What They MeanStratusLIVE focuses on three core values: excellence, integrity, and innovation. In all aspects of business, whether in creating new enhancements for our Nonprofit CRM or Online Giving platforms or in the content we produce to help the nonprofit community tackle a topic they may be struggling to overcome, we want to be sure that we stay true to those core values consistently. What are your organizations' core values? Read more »
- Relational Fundraising: The Cornerstone to a Recurring Giving ProgramThe 2021 Nonprofit Leadership Impact Study by NonProfit PRO is out. One of the key findings indicates an important shift in fundraising strategy nonprofit organizations must consider: Read more »
- Avoiding Internal Silos Across your NonprofitTime and time again, as we talk with nonprofit employees, one of the most significant pain points we hear concerns internal silos. Organizations, big and small, can suffer from a lack of collaboration. That lack of collaboration leads to various teams creating their own SOPs and forgetting the organization's overall goal as they go about their day-to-day tasks. Read more »
- Five Point Checklist for an Optimized Online Donation PageAccording to the public relations agency, M+R, in 2020, organic website traffic comprised 42% of all nonprofit website traffic. Of those organic visitors, only .08% donated, resulting in the average revenue generated by an organic visitor of 12 cents. Read more »
- Remote Work and Successful Communication at your NonprofitAs your nonprofit teams continue to work from home, you might find a communication breakdown - perhaps feeling like you are in the game of telephone. We developed a whitepaper with tips you and your nonprofit teams can implement to help overcome the lack of nonverbal communication that tends to cause conflict while working from home. Read more »
- How to Develop Interconnected Nonprofits in the All-Digital WorldWith a multitude of online platforms to monitor, along with a variety of constituents to engage, it’s enough to make even the most dynamic nonprofit leader feel withdrawn. This begs the question: “In a time when we are all more “connected” than ever, how can we feel so disconnected?” Read more »
- Our Top Blog Posts of 2020If we can say one thing about 2020, it's that it's been a year of transformation for nonprofits. We even saw this as a recurring theme in what became our most popular blog posts for the year, so here is a round-up in case you are looking for a variety of information that can help you and your coworkers with that change. Read more »
- Looking Ahead: Nonprofit Technology Trends in 2021This past year transformed how nonprofit organizations fundraise, organize, and collaborate. Despite the difficulties in securing funding, 2020 challenged organizations to explore new strategies, leverage new digital tools, and fearlessly work toward mission fulfillment. Read more »
- Press Release: 2020 User Conference & Highlights of Near-Term RoadmapStratusLIVE, a leading provider of cloud-based solutions for nonprofits, foundations, and workplace federations, announced today that they will be unveiling the highlights of their near-term roadmap at the 2020 Virtual User Conference scheduled for December 9-10, 2020. Read more »
- Servant Leadership: What’s Needed from Nonprofit Leaders NowArguably this year, organizational leaders faced challenges never before seen. Nonprofit leaders in particular juggled lost fundraising revenue, a transition to remote or semi-remote work, and stale campaign engagement. With all the adaptations nonprofit organizations had to make, this placed an undue amount of stress and anxiety upon staff. Many were left to ponder questions such as: Read more »
- Blog Series: Level-Up Your Fundraising, Monthly Giving ProgramsWelcome to final post of our blog series, "Level-Up Your Fundraising."This latest blog series is written to help nonprofits of all sizes navigate through several different fundraising situations. Each tip is designed to help you raise more money with less stress and hassle for your organization.If you missed part 10 which is all about finding (and using) good fundraising software, you can view it here. Read more »
- Blog Series: Level-Up Your Fundraising, Find – and Use – Good SoftwareWelcome to part 10 of our blog series, "Level-Up Your Fundraising."This latest blog series is written to help nonprofits of all sizes navigate through several different fundraising situations. Each tip is designed to help you raise more money with less stress and hassle for your organization.If you missed part 9 which is all about winning grants by casting the big picture vision, you can view it here. Read more »
- Blog Series: Level-Up Your Fundraising, Win More GrantsWelcome to part 9 of our blog series, "Level-Up Your Fundraising."This latest blog series is written to help nonprofits of all sizes navigate through several different fundraising situations. Each tip is designed to help you raise more money with less stress and hassle for your organization.If you missed part 8 which is all about your website, you can view it here. Read more »
- Blog Series: Level-Up Your Fundraising, Planned GivingWelcome to part 8 of our blog series, "Level-Up Your Fundraising."This latest blog series is written to help nonprofits of all sizes navigate through several different fundraising situations. Each tip is designed to help you raise more money with less stress and hassle for your organization.If you missed part 7 on thinking outside the box when connecting with corporate donors, you can view it here. Read more »
- Blog Series: Level-Up Your Fundraising, Corporate DonorsWelcome to part 7 of our blog series, "Level-Up Your Fundraising."This latest blog series is written to help nonprofits of all sizes navigate through several different fundraising situations. Each tip is designed to help you raise more money with less stress and hassle for your organization.If you missed part 6 which is all about donor loyalty among major donors, you can view it here. Read more »
- Blog Series: Level-Up Your Fundraising, Giving ClubsWelcome to part 6 of our blog series, "Level-Up Your Fundraising."We have reached mid point of this 11 part blog series. So far, we have discussed Events, your Website, Direct Mail Audience, Memorial Gifts, Involving your Volunteers, and Giving Clubs- each post based on helping your nonprofit raise more money with less stress and hassle. If you missed part 5 on getting your volunteers involved, you can view it here. Read more »
- Blog Series: Level-Up Your Fundraising, Involve Your VolunteersWelcome to part 5 of our blog series, "Level-Up Your Fundraising."This 11 part blog series is crafted to help your nonprofit navigate several different fundraising situations, with the goal to help you raise more money with less stress and hassle for your team. These tips span the most common strategies used by organizations of all sizes.If you missed part 4 on Memorial Gifts and which gift is the most important, you can view it here. Read more »
- Blog Series: Level-Up Your Fundraising, Memorial GiftsWelcome to part 4 of our blog series, "Level-Up Your Fundraising."This series is created to help you raise more money with less stress and hassle for your team members. These tips span the most common strategies used by organizations to support their work and apply to nearly every organization, large or small.If you missed part 3 which is all about Direct Mail and the "10 Second Club", you can view it here. Read more »
- Blog Series: Level-Up Your Fundraising, Direct Mail AudienceWelcome to part 3 of our blog series, "Level-Up Your Fundraising."We've put together this 11 part series to help you maximize your fundraising revenue. These tips span the most common strategies used by organizations to raise money to support their work and apply to nearly every organization, large or small.If you missed part 2 which is all about your website, you can view it here. Read more »
- Blog Series: Level-Up Your Fundraising, Take a Look at Your WebsiteWelcome to part 2 of our blog series, "Level-Up Your Fundraising."In this series, we're going to help you maximize your fundraising revenue by providing 11 great tips for raising more money with less stress and hassle for your team… and without the need to hire new staff or dramatically increase your fundraising budget. These 11 tips span the most common strategies used by organizations to raise money to support their work and apply to nearly every organization, large or small.If you missed part 1 on Events, you can view it here. Now, without further ado- Part 2: Understand the True… Read more »
- Blog Series: Level-Up Your Fundraising Starting with EventsYour nonprofit does great work, and the people you serve rely on you to raise as much money as possible to grow your impact and support your mission. Like every nonprofit, you have limited time, resources, and budget to invest in fundraising. For that reason, it is important for your organization to maximize revenue from each and every fundraising strategy to ensure that you optimize your return on investment in your development program. Read more »
- The Evolving Digital Nonprofit Technology LandscapeLast month, Forbes posted an article titled “Why Enterprise Software Will Be Forever Changed.” Within the article, software executives commented on the future of technology. One of these executives, Adam Mansfield, the Practice Leader at UpperEdge, highlights Microsoft: Read more »
- Database Cleanup TipsThere are always some tasks that you have hidden on a to-do list that you'll get to... eventually. It's likely that a database cleanup is one of those tasks. It may be an arduous task, but once complete, you and your team will operate more efficiently and effectively. Read more »
- Effective Change Management PracticesThere’s change management, and then there’s change management in a crisis. Many of us wish we would have been prepared for COVID-19. We would have tested whether or not our VPNs worked from home. We would have finally purchased an ergonomic desk chair and set up our home offices, but we didn’t have the chance to prepare. This crisis forced us to change… no questions asked, and hardly any of us had time to think or plan, we had to act. Read more »
- Tips for Microsoft TeamsMicrosoft Teams is a great tool for staying connected while working remotely. If you are new to Microsoft Teams, here are some of my favorite tips for using it like a pro! Read more »
- The Time for Digital Transformation is NowSeth Godin wrote the following blog post earlier this month which prompted internal conversation surrounding change management and digital transformation within the nonprofit industry: Read more »
- 5 Little Changes to your CSR Initiatives That'll Motivate Your TeamDiscover (and Celebrate) your Teams Motivation through your CSR Initiatives Corporate social responsibility, workplace giving, employee engagement, productivity, positive environment, and impact all go hand in hand, and motivation is what ties them all together. Read on to see how, as a nonprofit organization, you can implement just a few small changes to positivity effect your team's motivation. Read more »
- Virtual Fundraising in the Time of Social DistancingVirtual fundraising is the new norm for nonprofit organizations. Beyond merely converting in-person events to virtual ones, nonprofits must consider how to create engaging, transformative experiences. Read more »
- The National FFA Foundation Concludes Record Fundraising Year with StratusLIVE 365After years using 14 disparate technology platforms for donation processing, tracking, marketing appeals, membership management, and more, the National FFA Foundation recognized the need for an integrated platform. A donor gifted licenses to Microsoft Dynamics 365 which provided the organization a baseline platform upon which to advance their technology. After working with consulting firm, Bentz Whaley Flessner (BWF), National FFA selected StratusLIVE 365 as their donor engagement and constituent relationship management solution in May 2018. Read more »
- How FFA Performs Alumni EngagementThe National FFA Foundation recognizes the importance of alumni engagement. We spoke with Staci Glaser, Director of Development Operations, regarding their alumni program. Here’s what she had to say: Read more »
- The Top Four Nonprofit Challenges TodayOvertime, nonprofit professionals select various technology platforms to solve a challenge(s). These disparate, disconnected platforms introduce four challenges nonprofit organizations face today. Based upon primary feedback and secondary research, we compiled a list of these challenges: Read more »
- StratusLIVE Successfully Implements StratusLIVE 365 at National 4-H CouncilStratusLIVE, a leading provider of cloud-based solutions for nonprofits, companies, foundations, and workplace federations, announced today the successful implementation of their Enterprise CRM Platform for Nonprofits, StratusLIVE 365, for National 4-H Council based in Chevy Chase, Maryland. After a detailed selection process totaling nine months, the national non-profit organization already recognizes the value of the platform. Read more »
- Do You Know the Value of Corporate Volunteer Programs?Volunteering is very rewarding on many levels. Not only does it make a positive impact on the life of the doer (and receiver), but the feeling of goodwill and positivity can radiate in the halls of your company. Read more »
