# StratusLIVE

> Software for Social Good

- [Food Bank Financial Processing: Best Practices for Aligning Fundraising and Finance](https://stratuslive.com/blog/food-bank-financial-processing-best-practices-for-aligning-fundraising-and-finance/)
- [What Is the 33 Percent Rule for Nonprofits?](https://stratuslive.com/blog/33-percent-rule-for-nonprofits/)
- [Relationship Management Software for Nonprofits: How CRM Solves Real Engagement Challenges](https://stratuslive.com/blog/relationship-management-software-for-nonprofits-problem-solution/)
- [Supercharge Your Mission: Your Guide to Fundraising Automation and AI](https://stratuslive.com/blog/guide-to-fundraising-automation-and-ai/)
- [Constituent Relationship Management: 4-Step CRM Guide for Nonprofits](https://stratuslive.com/blog/constituent-relationship-management-guide/)
- [Why Most Nonprofits Are Still Using Outdated Revenue Models (And What to Do About It)](https://stratuslive.com/blog/diversify-revenue-nonrpofit-ideas/)
- [What Is Donor Experience and Why It’s the Most Overlooked Growth Lever in Nonprofit Fundraising](https://stratuslive.com/blog/what-is-donor-experience-and-why-its-the-most-overlooked-growth-lever-in-nonprofit-fundraising/)
- [Low Engagement? Here’s How Nonprofits Can Revive Their Email Marketing Strategy](https://stratuslive.com/blog/low-engagement-heres-how-nonprofits-can-revive-their-email-marketing-strategy/)
- [Choosing the Right CRM for Healthcare Nonprofits in 2025](https://stratuslive.com/blog/healthcare-nonprofit-crm-2025/)
- [Ignite Fundraising: A Smarter Way for Nonprofits to Power Online Giving](https://stratuslive.com/blog/ignite-fundraising/)
- [Feature Update: StratusLIVE’s Spring 2025 Feature Enhancements](https://stratuslive.com/blog/feature-update-stratuslive-spring-2025-feature-enhancements/)
- [How Nonprofits Can Use Email Marketing to Drive Real Engagement and Donor Retention](https://stratuslive.com/blog/email-marketing-nonprofit/)
- [Maximize your Nonprofit CRM in 2025](https://stratuslive.com/blog/maximize-your-nonprofit-crm-in-2025/)
- [Why Your Donor Retention Rate Is Falling—and How to Turn It Around](https://stratuslive.com/blog/why-your-donor-retention-rate-is-falling/)
- [Overcoming Donor Fatigue in Healthcare: Creative Engagement Strategies with StratusLIVE](https://stratuslive.com/blog/overcoming-donor-fatigue-in-healthcare/)
- [17 Spring Fundraising Event Ideas to Inspire Your Donors This Season](https://stratuslive.com/blog/17-spring-fundraising-event-ideas-to-inspire-your-donors-this-season/)
- [Essential Software Solutions Every Food Bank Should Implement in 2025](https://stratuslive.com/blog/best-software-for-food-banks/)
- [5 Common Nonprofit Data Management Mistakes (And How to Fix Them)](https://stratuslive.com/blog/how-to-fix-common-nonprofit-data-management-mistakes/)
- [Top CRM for Nonprofits: The Best Solutions to Power Your Mission](https://stratuslive.com/blog/top-crm-solutions-for-nonprofits/)
- [Nonprofits Using AI in Fundraising Are Seeing Bigger Donations and Better Engagement](https://stratuslive.com/blog/nonprofits-using-ai-in-fundraising-are-seeing-bigger-donations-and-better-engagement/)
- [Empowering Volunteers: From Management to Activation in Nonprofit Organizations](https://stratuslive.com/blog/volunteer-activation-for-nonprofit-success/)
- [Best Nonprofit CRM Systems in 2025 That Help You Raise More and Do More](https://stratuslive.com/blog/nonprofit-crm-systems-comparison/)
- [Elevating Donor Experiences in 2025: 5 Tactics for Nonprofit Success](https://stratuslive.com/blog/elevating-donor-experiences-in-2025-5-tactics-for-nonprofit-success/)
- [StratusLIVE Introduces the Community Volunteer Center](https://stratuslive.com/blog/stratuslive-introduces-the-community-volunteer-center/)
- [Creative Food Bank Fundraising Ideas to Make a Difference in Your Community](https://stratuslive.com/blog/creative-food-bank-fundraising-ideas/)
- [How to Build an Effective Stewardship Plan for Donors](https://stratuslive.com/blog/effective-stewardship-plan-for-donors/)
- [The Problem with Fundraising Databases and How StratusLIVE can Help](https://stratuslive.com/blog/fundraising-databases-problem-solution/)
- [Top Donor Engagement Strategies for Nonprofits](https://stratuslive.com/blog/top-donor-engagement-strategies-for-nonprofits/)
- [Boosting Donor Engagement: Challenges and Solutions for Nonprofits](https://stratuslive.com/blog/donor-engagement-strategies-for-nonprofits/)
- [StratusLIVE’s Vision for 2025: Empowering Nonprofits through Innovation and Collaboration](https://stratuslive.com/blog/nonprofit-technology-trends-2025/)
- [Solving Common Challenges in Stewardship Fundraising](https://stratuslive.com/blog/common-challenges-in-stewardship-fundraising/)
- [The Secret Sauce for Employee Giving: Make it an Experience](https://stratuslive.com/blog/employee-giving-strategy/)
- [The Future of StratusLIVE: Moving to Microsoft Azure in 2025](https://stratuslive.com/blog/stratuslive-moving-to-azure/)
- [5 Tips for Writing a Successful Grant Application for Melinda French Gates' Pivotal Ventures’ $250M Open Call](https://stratuslive.com/blog/maximizing-the-impact-of-a-grant/)
- [Why a CRM backed by Microsoft Dynamics 365 is the Best Choice for Nonprofits](https://stratuslive.com/blog/crm-with-microsoft-dynamics-365-best-for-nonprofits/)
- [Nurturing Generosity: The Data-Driven Blueprint for Nonprofit Donor Success](https://stratuslive.com/blog/nurturing-generosity/)
- [Transforming Direct Mail Fundraising: From Junk to Gem](https://stratuslive.com/blog/direct-mail-from-junk-to-gem/)
- [How to Master Nonprofit Digital Donor Engagement](https://stratuslive.com/blog/nonprofit-digital-engagement/)
- [Rethinking Healthcare Philanthropy](https://stratuslive.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare-philanthropy/)
- [Making the Thriving United Way Framework Actionable with StratusLIVE](https://stratuslive.com/blog/united-way-framework/)
- [A Guide to Creating Lasting Community Impact for Nonprofits](https://stratuslive.com/blog/guide-nonprofit-community-impact/)
- [Transitioning from Microsoft Fundraising and Engagement (F&E) to StratusLIVE: A Seamless Shift to Enhanced Nonprofit Solutions ](https://stratuslive.com/blog/transitioning-from-microsoft-fundraising-and-engagement/)
- [Blog Series: 10 Ways to Motivate your Donors to Run a Peer-to-Peer Campaign](https://stratuslive.com/blog/10-ways-to-motivate-your-donors-to-run-a-peer-to-peer-campaign/)
- [Blog Series: Best Practices for Creating Successful Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaigns](https://stratuslive.com/blog/best-practices-peer-to-peer-fundraising/)
- [Building Genuine Connection in 2025: Empowering Nonprofits with Digital Tools](https://stratuslive.com/blog/building-genuine-connection-2025/)
- [StratusLIVE Positions for Continued Growth with New Executive Additions](https://stratuslive.com/blog/executive-additions/)
- [Creating Effective Volunteer Job Descriptions](https://stratuslive.com/blog/volunteer-job-descriptions/)
- [Feature Update: A Deep Dive into StratusLIVE's Summer 2024 Innovations](https://stratuslive.com/blog/summer-2024-feature-update/)
- [Breaking Up with Your Old Dated Software? 5 Steps to Take Before Implementation](https://stratuslive.com/blog/5-steps-to-take-before-implementation/)
- [Checklist for an Optimized Online Donation Page](https://stratuslive.com/blog/five-point-checklist-for-an-optimized-online-donation-page/)
- [Engaging Individual Donors: 10 Innovative Strategies for Maximum Impact](https://stratuslive.com/blog/engaging-individual-donors/)
- [Maximizing Online Donations: Key Insights and Strategies for Effective Donation Pages](https://stratuslive.com/blog/maximizing-online-donations/)
- [Prompting AI for Successful Nonprofit Donation Pages](https://stratuslive.com/blog/prompting-ai-for-donations/)
- [Announcing Version 9.3 of StratusLIVE 365 CRM: New Features and Enhancements](https://stratuslive.com/blog/crm-9-3-release/)
- [Reframe your Corporate Partnerships through Shared Purpose](https://stratuslive.com/blog/reframe-your-corporate-partnerships-through-shared-purpose/)
- [Navigating the Current Ideologies Influencing CSR: A Comprehensive Approach](https://stratuslive.com/blog/current-csr-ideologies/)
- [Feature Update: A Deep Dive into StratusLIVE's Spring 2024 Innovations](https://stratuslive.com/blog/spring-2024-feature-update/)
- [Take your Nonprofit Events to the Next Level with StratusLIVE Ignite](https://stratuslive.com/blog/nonprofit-events-video/)
- [Eternal Essentials: Key Principles for Timeless Success in Nonprofit Event Management](https://stratuslive.com/blog/principles-nonprofit-event-management/)
- [StratusLIVE: Pioneering the Future of Nonprofit Technology](https://stratuslive.com/blog/pioneering-nonprofit-technology/)
- [Cultivating Workplace Donors in 2024: 5 Strategies for Lifelong Support](https://stratuslive.com/blog/cultivating-workplace-donors-2024/)
- [The Complete Guide to Donor Stewardship and How it Can Help You Increase Your Giving](https://stratuslive.com/blog/complete-guide-to-donor-stewardship/)
- [The Power of Email Marketing for Nonprofits](https://stratuslive.com/blog/power-email-marketing-nonprofits/)
- [United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut selects StratusLIVE’s Nonprofit Industry Cloud Solution](https://stratuslive.com/blog/united-way-of-central-and-northeastern-connecticut-stratuslive/)
- [Looking Ahead: Leveraging Past Trends to Forge New Paths in Nonprofit Technology for 2024](https://stratuslive.com/blog/np-tech-2024/)
- [The State of Fundraising in 2023](https://stratuslive.com/blog/state-of-fundraising-in-2023/)
- [The Greater Chicago Food Depository Implements Cohesive StratusLIVE Technology Solution](https://stratuslive.com/blog/gcfd-stratuslive/)
- [The Importance of Maintaining a Healthy Nonprofit Database](https://stratuslive.com/blog/healthy-nonprofit-database/)
- [[REPORT] The Nonprofit Overhead Disconnect](https://stratuslive.com/blog/nonprofit-overhead-necessary/)
- [John Funari, StratusLIVE Co-Founder and CTO, joins Fundraising.AI Board](https://stratuslive.com/blog/john-funari-fundraising-ai-board/)
- [Enhancing Your Nonprofit's Brand Identity](https://stratuslive.com/blog/brand-identity/)
- [Leveraging Data to Inform Content Strategy for Nonprofits](https://stratuslive.com/blog/leveraring-data-inform-content/)
- [Optimizing Healthcare Philanthropy: 6 Essential Software Features](https://stratuslive.com/blog/software-essentials-healthcare-philanthropy/)
- [United Way Suncoast Implements StratusLIVE Nonprofit Industry Cloud Solution](https://stratuslive.com/blog/united-way-suncoast-stratuslive-selection/)
- [Top Tech Takeaways from National Conferences in 2023](https://stratuslive.com/blog/2023-tech-takeaways/)
- [StratusLIVE and Orr Group Form Strategic Partnership to Elevate Nonprofit Growth](https://stratuslive.com/blog/stratuslive-orrgroup-partnership/)
- [Essential Nonprofit CRM Features](https://stratuslive.com/blog/essential-nonprofit-crm-features/)
- [5 Software Essentials that Support your Mission](https://stratuslive.com/blog/5-software-essentials-mission/)
- [Tips for Choosing a Nonprofit CRM for Your Organization](https://stratuslive.com/blog/tips-for-choosing-a-nonprofit-crm-for-your-organization/)
- [A Beginner's Guide to CRM Software](https://stratuslive.com/blog/beginners-guide-to-crm-software/)
- [Blog Series: The Power of Peer-to-Peer Fundraising](https://stratuslive.com/blog/peer-to-peer-fundraising/)
- [Digital Donor Diaries Part Two: Inform Comprehensive Fundraising Strategies](https://stratuslive.com/blog/digital-donor-diaries-part-two-inform-comprehensive-fundraising-strategies/)
- [Unlocking the Power of Nonprofit Digital Transformation: Expert Tips for Success](https://stratuslive.com/blog/nonprofit-digital-transformation-tips/)
- [Secure the Answers you Truly Seek in your RFP](https://stratuslive.com/blog/rfp-tips/)
- [5 Software Essentials Your Organization Needs to Thrive](https://stratuslive.com/blog/5-software-essentials/)
- [The Nonprofit's Guide to Artificial Intelligence](https://stratuslive.com/blog/np-guide-artificial-intelligence/)
- [Top 5 Nonprofit Leadership Lessons from Ted Lasso](https://stratuslive.com/blog/top-5-nonprofit-leadership-lessons-from-ted-lasso/)
- [Beyond Affinity Groups: Ways to Appeal to Younger Donors](https://stratuslive.com/blog/appeal-to-younger-donors/)
- [StratusLIVE Transforms Nonprofit Technology Landscape with Ignite AI](https://stratuslive.com/blog/ignite-ai/)
- [Using Business Automation at Your Nonprofit Organization](https://stratuslive.com/blog/using-business-automation-at-your-nonprofit/)
- [Rediscover Your Donor Personas](https://stratuslive.com/blog/rediscover-donor-personas/)
- [United Way of Greater Knoxville Selects StratusLIVE Nonprofit Industry Cloud Solution](https://stratuslive.com/blog/uwgk-stratuslive-selection/)
- [StratusLIVE Announces New Template Gallery within the Ignite Platform](https://stratuslive.com/blog/ignite-template-gallery-release/)
- [5 Software Essentials for your Healthcare Philanthropy to Thrive](https://stratuslive.com/blog/5-software-essentials-for-healthcare-philanthropy/)
- [Infographic: Five Ways to Show Donors Love](https://stratuslive.com/blog/infographic-show-donors-love/)
- [Free Software: Too Good to Be True](https://stratuslive.com/blog/free-software/)
- [United Way of the Greater Capital Region StratusLIVE Selection](https://stratuslive.com/blog/uwgcr-stratuslive-selection/)
- [The Essentials of Nonprofit CRM Reporting](https://stratuslive.com/blog/the-essentials-of-nonprofit-crm-reporting/)
- [5 Reasons the New Year is a Great Time to Launch a New CRM](https://stratuslive.com/blog/5-reasons-to-launch-new-crm/)
- [Getting the Most Out of Your CRM](https://stratuslive.com/blog/keys-for-maximizing-crm-success/)
- [How to Write Successful Year End Fundraising Emails](https://stratuslive.com/blog/year-end-fundraising-emails/)
- [StratusLIVE Named 2022 Top Provider of Microsoft-based Solutions for Nonprofits](https://stratuslive.com/blog/stratuslive-selected-by-cioreview-as-a-most-promising-microsoft-solution-provider-in-2022/)
- [2023 Trends to Watch For in Fundraising](https://stratuslive.com/blog/2023-trends-in-fundraising/)
- [StratusLIVE Announces Roadshow Series for Nonprofit Professionals](https://stratuslive.com/blog/stratuslive-announces-roadshow-series/)
- [Best Practices for Giving Tuesday](https://stratuslive.com/blog/best-practices-for-giving-tuesday/)
- [Thinking of leaving Luminate Online: What to consider](https://stratuslive.com/blog/thinking-of-leaving-luminate-online/)
- [Infographic: Top Five Employee Giving Campaigns to Run](https://stratuslive.com/blog/infographic-top-five-employee-giving-campaigns-to-run/)
- [5 Key Traits Every Nonprofit Leader Should Cultivate](https://stratuslive.com/blog/blog-5-key-traits-every-nonprofit-leader-should-cultivate/)
- [Five Ways to Cultivate Workplace Donors into Lifelong Supporters](https://stratuslive.com/blog/five-ways-to-cultivate-workplace-donors-into-lifelong-supporters/)
- [How to Create a Successful Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program That Thrives](https://stratuslive.com/blog/how-to-create-a-successful-csr-program/)
- [The Power of Positive Leadership](https://stratuslive.com/blog/the-power-of-positive-leadership/)
- [Relational Fundraising: The Cornerstone to a Recurring Giving Program](https://stratuslive.com/blog/relational-fundraising-the-cornerstone-to-a-recurring-giving-program/)
- [Infographic: 10 Asks to Make that aren't Donate](https://stratuslive.com/blog/infographic-10-asks-to-make-that-arent-donate/)
- [Ten Fresh and Fun Ways to Engage Individual Givers](https://stratuslive.com/blog/ten-fresh-and-fun-ways-to-engage-individual-givers/)
- [Current Trends in Philanthropy ](https://stratuslive.com/blog/current-trends-in-philanthropy/)
- [Infographic: The Possibilities of Modern Nonprofit Technology](https://stratuslive.com/blog/infographic-the-possibilities-of-modern-nonprofit-technology/)
- [Four Benefits of a Consolidated Online Giving Platform](https://stratuslive.com/blog/four-benefits-of-a-consolidated-online-giving-platform/)
- [Using AI-Driven Fundraising at Your Nonprofit](https://stratuslive.com/blog/artificial-intelligence/)
- [Autism Speaks Continues to Lead Nonprofit Industry by Selecting StratusLIVE Technology to Facilitate Donor Engagement](https://stratuslive.com/blog/autism-speaks-selects-stratuslive-technology/)
- [Integration: Getting Your Donor Database and Fundraising Intelligence Solution to Talk](https://stratuslive.com/blog/integration-blog/)
- [Empower Your Nonprofit Staff to Perform Higher Value Work](https://stratuslive.com/blog/nonprofit-empower-people/)
- [Creating Successful Nonprofit Collaborations](https://stratuslive.com/blog/successful-nonprofit-collaborations/)
- [Avoid these Nonprofit Technology Implementation Pitfalls](https://stratuslive.com/blog/avoid-these-nonprofit-technology-implementation-pitfalls/)
- [Database Cleanup Tips](https://stratuslive.com/blog/data-cleanup-tips/)
- [Army Historical Foundation selects StratusLIVE 365 and StratusLIVE Ignite for a Comprehensive Donor Management and Online Giving Solution](https://stratuslive.com/blog/army-historical-foundation-selects-stratuslive/)
- [Kevin Ressler and the United Way of Lancaster County plan for the future with StratusLIVE](https://stratuslive.com/blog/united-way-lancaster-county-stratuslive/)
- [United Way of Greater Houston joins a growing list of top United Ways adopting StratusLIVE technology to expand their online giving initiatives](https://stratuslive.com/blog/united-way-of-greater-houston-joins-a-growing-list-of-top-united-ways-adopting-stratuslive-technology-to-expand-their-online-giving-initiatives/)
- [Infographic: The Cycle of the Digital Donor](https://stratuslive.com/blog/infographic-the-cycle-of-the-digital-donor/)
- [Infographic: Five Ways to Cultivate your Donor Base Outside the Workplace](https://stratuslive.com/blog/infographic-five-ways-to-cultivate-your-donor-base-outside-the-workplace/)
- [Solving Data Management Problems at Federated Nonprofits](https://stratuslive.com/blog/solving-data-management-problems-at-federated-nonprofits/)
- [Cryptocurrency: A Burgeoning Trend in Nonprofit Fundraising](https://stratuslive.com/blog/cryptocurrency-and-nonprofits/)
- [StratusLIVE Announces Major Upgrade and New Modules for its Ignite Online Giving Platform](https://stratuslive.com/blog/stratuslive-announces-major-upgrade-and-new-modules-for-its-ignite-online-giving-platform/)
- [What our Most Read Blog Posts Tell us About Nonprofit Leaders in 2021](https://stratuslive.com/blog/what-our-most-read-blog-posts-tell-us-about-nonprofit-leaders-in-2021/)
- [Five Fresh Year-End Fundraising Ideas](https://stratuslive.com/blog/five-fresh-year-end-fundraising-ideas/)
- [Nonprofit Executive Roundtable Breakfast](https://stratuslive.com/blog/nonprofit-executive-roundtable-breakfast/)
- [Impact Versus Overhead: Which Is More Important?](https://stratuslive.com/blog/impact-versus-overhead-which-is-more-important/)
- [We Have A Winner!](https://stratuslive.com/blog/we-have-a-winner/)
- [2015 Forecast: Sunny With A Chance Of Donations](https://stratuslive.com/blog/2015-forecast-sunny-with-a-chance-of-donations/)
- [How Will You Help Children In Poverty Today?](https://stratuslive.com/blog/how-will-you-help-children-in-poverty-today/)
- [Microsoft Wins CRM Magazine Market Leader Awards](https://stratuslive.com/blog/microsoft-wins-crm-magazine-market-leader-awards/)
- [Must-Have Software: What Nonprofits Want](https://stratuslive.com/blog/must-have-software-what-nonprofits-want/)
- [Microsoft Ousts Salesforce As Most Used Business Cloud App](https://stratuslive.com/blog/microsoft-ousts-salesforce-as-most-used-business-cloud-app/)
- [Microsoft Venture Expands Philanthropic Investment](https://stratuslive.com/blog/microsoft-philanthropic/)
- [The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative & Philanthropy](https://stratuslive.com/blog/chan-zuckerberg-philanthropy/)
- [Latest Acquisition Boosts Microsoft Data Insight](https://stratuslive.com/blog/acquisition-boosts-microsoft-data-insight/)
- [Microsoft Office 365 Continues To Dominate](https://stratuslive.com/blog/office-365-usage-continues-to-climb/)
- [REPORT: Creating Better Donor Relationships](https://stratuslive.com/blog/better-donor-relationships/)
- [Microsoft's New Partnership Philosophy](https://stratuslive.com/blog/microsoft-partnership-philosophy/)
- [REPORT: How Do Your Fundraising Campaigns Stack Up?](https://stratuslive.com/blog/nrc-report-nonprofit-fundraising/)
- [Gartner: Microsoft Named Magic Quadrant Leader 9 Years Running](https://stratuslive.com/blog/gartner-microsoft-power-bi-magic-quadrant/)
- [New Facebook for Nonprofits Misses The Mark](https://stratuslive.com/blog/new-facebook-nonprofits-misses-mark/)
- [STUDY: Growth Trends in Fundraising](https://stratuslive.com/blog/study-growth-trends/)
- [Stamp Out Hunger' Food Drive this Saturday](https://stratuslive.com/blog/stamp-out-hunger-2016/)
- [Red Nose Day is Back to Fight Childhood Poverty](https://stratuslive.com/blog/red-nose-day-end-childhood-poverty/)
- [Storytelling Success: HONY](https://stratuslive.com/blog/storytelling-success-hony/)
- [LinkedIn Acquisition Will Boost Microsoft CRM Dominance](https://stratuslive.com/blog/linkedin-microsoft-acquisition/)
- [Assessing Charity Navigator's New Ranking System](https://stratuslive.com/blog/charity-navigator-ranking-system/)
- [Catch 'Em All: Pokémon Go for Nonprofits](https://stratuslive.com/blog/pokemon-go-for-nonprofits/)
- [5 Tips for Election Year Fundraising](https://stratuslive.com/blog/election-year-fundraising/)
- [Microsoft Starts 2017 with 45 Magic Quadrant Offerings](https://stratuslive.com/blog/microsoft-enters-2017-with-45-magic-quadrants/)
- [Microsoft Teams Means Productivity Gains](https://stratuslive.com/blog/microsoft-teams-in-office-365-means-more-productivity-for-your-nonprofit/)
- [5 Things You Need to Do Every Day to be a Successful Nonprofit Leader](https://stratuslive.com/blog/5-things-you-need-to-do-every-day-to-be-a-successful-nonprofit-leader/)
- [Maintaining a Self-Hosted Nonprofit Microsoft Dynamics CRM Installation](https://stratuslive.com/blog/maintaining-a-self-hosted-nonprofit-microsoft-dynamics-crm-installation/)
- [Data Health Tips for Donor Accounts](https://stratuslive.com/blog/data-health-tips-for-donor-accounts/)
- [Tips for Microsoft Teams](https://stratuslive.com/blog/tips-for-microsoft-teams/)
- [The Evolving Digital Nonprofit Technology Landscape](https://stratuslive.com/blog/the-evolving-digital-nonprofit-technology-landscape/)
- [Looking Ahead: Nonprofit Technology Trends in 2021](https://stratuslive.com/blog/looking-ahead-nonprofit-technology-trends-in-2021/)
- [How to Develop Interconnected Nonprofits in the All-Digital World](https://stratuslive.com/blog/how-to-develop-interconnected-nonprofits-in-the-all-digital-world/)
- [StratusLIVE and iWave Form Strategic Relationship to Empower Nonprofits](https://stratuslive.com/blog/new-strategic-partnership-iwave/)
- [Six Digital Transformation Tips for the C-Suite](https://stratuslive.com/blog/six-digital-transformation-tips-for-the-c-suite/)
- [Why You Should Spend More Time Thinking About your Nonprofit’s Community](https://stratuslive.com/blog/why-you-should-spend-more-time-thinking-about-your-nonprofits-community/)
- [Three Ways to Engage Donors in New Avenues](https://stratuslive.com/blog/three-ways-to-engage-donors-in-new-avenues/)
- [Digital Donor Diaries Part One: Inspire Comprehensive Fundraising Strategies](https://stratuslive.com/blog/digital-donor-diaries-part-one-inspire-comprehensive-fundraising-strategies/)
- [How to Measure and Reduce Donor Churn](https://stratuslive.com/blog/how-to-measure-and-reduce-donor-churn/)
- [Take Your Nonprofit to the Next Level](https://stratuslive.com/blog/take-your-nonprofit-to-the-next-level/)
- [How FFA Performs Alumni Engagement](https://stratuslive.com/blog/how-ffa-performs-alumni-engagement/)
- [Why Nobody Cares about ‘Nonprofit Impact’](https://stratuslive.com/blog/why-nobody-cares-about-nonprofit-impact/)
- [StratusLIVE Named Top Provider of Microsoft-based Solutions for Nonprofits](https://stratuslive.com/blog/stratuslive-named-top-provider-of-microsoft-based-solutions-for-nonprofits/)
- [Nonprofit Donor Communication: Stop Summer Slide](https://stratuslive.com/blog/donor-communication-summer-slide/)
- [Blog Series: Level-Up Your Fundraising, Monthly Giving Programs](https://stratuslive.com/blog/tips-to-level-up-fundraising-11/)
- [Five Digital Strategies to Fuel All-Donor Engagement](https://stratuslive.com/blog/five-digital-strategies-to-fuel-all-donor-engagement/)
- [Three Hybrid Nonprofit Event Ideas that WOW](https://stratuslive.com/blog/three-hybrid-nonprofit-event-ideas-that-wow/)
- [How to Leverage Technology to Better Support Your Nonprofit's Mission](https://stratuslive.com/blog/how-to-leverage-technology-to-better-support-your-nonprofits-mission/)
- [Direct Mail Fundraising Metrics: Nice to Know vs. Need to Know](https://stratuslive.com/blog/direct-mail-fundraising-metrics-need-to-know/)
- [Transform your Nonprofit's Fundraising and Marketing for a Donor-First Digital Revolution](https://stratuslive.com/blog/transform-your-nonprofts-fundraising-and-marketing-for-a-donor-first-digital-revolution/)
- [Fundraising and Gratitude in the Digital Era](https://stratuslive.com/blog/fundraising-and-gratitude-in-the-digital-era/)
- [Plan Strategically for Nonprofit Success](https://stratuslive.com/blog/plan-strategic-nonprofit-success/)
- [Prescriptive Analytics: Using Data to Make Great Decisions](https://stratuslive.com/blog/prescriptive-analytics-using-data-make-great-decisions/)
- [Three Common Questions about Monthly Giving Programs](https://stratuslive.com/blog/three-common-questions-about-monthly-giving-programs/)
- [Intuition Versus Insight](https://stratuslive.com/blog/intuition-versus-insight/)
- [Nonprofit CRM Comparison: Key Differences of StratusLIVE and Salesforce](https://stratuslive.com/blog/key-differences-of-stratuslive-and-salesforce-nonprofit-clouds/)
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