by iMission Team | Sep 8, 2023 | Article, Salesforce
iMission’s Expertise Helps Bring $30 Million to Low Income Families During The Covid Pandemic A Salesforce For Nonprofits Case Study The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is the largest anti-poverty program in the U.S. for low-income working families. At the Federal...
by iMission Team | Sep 8, 2023 | Article, Salesforce, Technology
A Raiser’s Edge to Salesforce Case Study Friends of Bassett Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Bassett Healthcare Network (BHN). On a mission to foster healthy rural communities, BHN provides comprehensive health services in central New York state. BHN’s...
by iMission Team | Sep 1, 2023 | About Us, Article, Salesforce
Staff News September 1, 2023 New Haven, CT iMission Institute announces the promotion of Riley Cameron to Director of CRM Solutions effective today. As a Certified Salesforce Partner and CRM consulting firm, iMission offers our clients the strongest CRM platform in...
by Rob Leighton | Aug 31, 2023 | Article, Salesforce, Technology
Salesforce can be a game-changer for nonprofit organizations. Salesforce helps nonprofits raise more money, streamline work and fire-up stakeholder engagement. All this adds up to greater impact. Salesforce CRM is powerful and flexible. The company is far better able...
by Rob Leighton | Aug 28, 2023 | Article, Salesforce, Technology
There is a reason why over 40,000 nonprofits are using Salesforce. It’s not only because nonprofits can get 10 free user licenses. It’s because Salesforce is an incredibly powerful platform — great for fundraising, advocacy, marketing, and program...
by Rob Leighton | Aug 17, 2023 | Article, Salesforce, Technology
Many nonprofits are migrating away from Raiser’s Edge. These nonprofits are realizing they can do better than Raiser’s Edge’s limited donor management capabilities and steep price. Many are saying goodbye to Raiser’s Edge and its parent company...
by Rob Leighton | May 10, 2023 | Article, Salesforce, Technology
Getting started with Salesforce’s CRM platform is an exciting endeavor for nonprofit organizations. Known as the world’s #1 CRM platform, Salesforce is a very powerful tool and can be a game-changer for organizations who use it. Thoughtful planning is key to...
by Charles Comstock | Mar 5, 2023 | Article, Salesforce, Technology
Zooming has become as common as Googling or Facetiming. For nonprofits and commerical businesses, Zoom became a powerhouse during the pandemic. Even now, it remains a powerful way to connect with staff, donors, clients, and other stakeholders. And Zoom-related...
by Lisa Evans | Nov 7, 2022 | Article, Fundraising, Marketing, Social Media
With over 700 million users, LinkedIn is now one of the biggest social media platforms. While it’s a professional and networking-focused platform, it’s also where people come to connect, learn and communicate with each other, making it a fantastic resource for...
by Rob Leighton | Oct 31, 2022 | Article, Social Media, Technology
As every nonprofit marketer knows, having great content isn’t worth much if you don’t have any eyes on it. Distribution is a critical part of your content strategy — how you share your stories and content is just as important as how you create them. ...
by Rob Leighton | Oct 10, 2022 | Article, Salesforce, Technology
Choosing the right email marketing platform for your organization is a big decision. And that’s because email marketing works — it’s one of the most powerful digital channels in terms of ROI and the potential to drive donations. According to the M&R Benchmarks...
by Taylor Hale | Sep 6, 2022 | Article, Salesforce, Technology
Importing data in Salesforce can be more challenging than your experience with simpler CRMs. There is a good reason for this complexity. You are uploading to a database that can capture a much richer set of data. The Salesforce import process also better assures that...
by admin | Jun 17, 2022 | Article, Technology, Web Design
Whether you need to design a new website from the ground up or redesign your current website, you want the end product to showcase who you are and what you do in ways that resonate with your target audience. In many cases, your nonprofit’s website acts as the first...
by Charles Comstock | Jun 10, 2022 | Article, Technology
Five core elements are a must in creating a storytelling map. We define their importance and put them to use with maps made for The Diaper Bank of Connecticut. Digital maps help nonprofits tell their story in a visual, powerful presentation. In this case study of The...
by Charles Comstock | Jun 10, 2022 | Article, Technology
Digital Mapping is a powerful tool that every nonprofit should be using. In today’s connected world, leading nonprofits are using mapping solutions in five critical ways: better-targeted programs & services, fundraising, strategic planning, storytelling, and...
by Rob Leighton | Jun 9, 2022 | Article, Salesforce, Technology
Managing social and human services programs is hard, especially when they are tracked on paper or in spreadsheets. Things tend to get even more complicated when funders demand reports and measurements. And program management gets even more challenging when nonprofit...
by admin | Jun 2, 2022 | Article, Technology
Did you know that Google offers a $120,000 grant to nonprofits? It’s true! Using the Google grant your nonprofit can drive increased traffic to your site and build an engaged audience to help support your cause. What could your nonprofit do with $10,000 of free...
by Rob Leighton | May 12, 2022 | Advocacy, Article, Technology
Each year, thousands of volunteers across the country become certified by the IRS to provide free tax preparation services for low-income families, the elderly, military families, the disabled, those experiencing homelessness, and the incarcerated. The Volunteer...
by admin | Feb 2, 2022 | Article, Salesforce, Technology
As cyber attacks grow more common, passwords no longer provide sufficient safeguards against unauthorized account access. Salesforce Multi-factor authentication (or MFA) adds an extra layer of protection against threats like phishing attacks, increasing security for...
by admin | Jan 11, 2022 | Article, Salesforce, Technology
Salesforce Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is required to provide greater security for your organization’s data. Learn about the changes MFA will have on your organization and how to get the conversation started with your team. In this webinar recording, you...
by Lisa Evans | Jan 7, 2022 | Article, Marketing, Technology
It’s true! Using the grant your nonprofit can drive increased traffic to your site and build an engaged audience to help support your cause. What could your nonprofit do with $10,000 of free advertising every month? How many volunteers could you recruit? How many new...
by Lisa Evans | Nov 3, 2021 | Article, Marketing, Web Design
Your nonprofit’s website is the face your organization presents to the world. Learn how your website can become a more powerful force for fundraising, community engagement, and brand building. What you need to know to conceptualize a website design/redesign. How to...
by admin | Sep 30, 2021 | Events, iMission Blog, Technology
Did you know that Google offers a $120,000 grant to nonprofits? It’s true! Using the grant your nonprofit can drive increased traffic to your site and build an engaged audience to help support your cause. What could your nonprofit do with $10,000 of free advertising...
by admin | Apr 25, 2021 | Article, Fundraising, Technology
iMission Institute, a leader in nonprofit marketing and advocacy, has been named as a partner by Everyaction. The EveryAction platform provides an innovative engagement platform to nonprofits, which dovetails with iMission’s own corporate mission of using digital...
by Chazz Clevinger | Feb 9, 2021 | Advocacy, Marketing
Effective advocacy messaging starts with a clear campaign goal or objective. Having an advocacy software platform is critical in achieving that objective alongside creativity and ingenuity of advocacy practitioners. Aside from the focused goal and your advocacy tool,...
by Lisa Evans | Oct 27, 2020 | Article, Fundraising, Technology
Nonprofit broadcast texting is a powerful tool for engaging donors, volunteers, and clients. Unfortunately, many nonprofits are not harnessing texting power. The good news. Any nonprofit can get started quickly with texting. After all, you and most of your...
by Lisa Evans | Oct 8, 2020 | Article, Fundraising, Nonprofit Strategy, Technology
It’s fundraising season so here at iMission, we wanted to provide a quick and easy How-To Guide for you to get your donor orientation campaign off the ground. Let’s review the basics: what’s a donor orientation series? It’s a series of emails...
by Lisa Evans | Sep 9, 2020 | Article, Fundraising, Nonprofit Strategy, Technology
Nonprofit fundraising must find new and innovative ways to succeed. Google has expanded its tools within Google for Nonprofits that can help. Most importantly, Google’s tools for nonprofit organizations make it possible to conserve...
by Rob Leighton | Sep 9, 2020 | Article, Nonprofit Strategy, Technology
When times get tough, people come together in unity to support each other. This is what happened when the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites across Connecticut were shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this shutdown, many low-income...
by admin | Sep 1, 2020 | iMission Blog, Nonprofit Strategy, Technology
A website is more than just an expensive yellow pages ad. A website is more than just an expensive yellow pages ad. If you want it to be, that is. When we’re talking about nonprofit web design best practices, it’s A LOT more. A basic nonprofit website can do a lot for...
by admin | Aug 15, 2020 | iMission Blog, Technology
Introducing Regina M. Trimble! We are pleased to welcome Regina M. Trimble as a Senior Salesforce Consultant. Regina will be supporting our community health and social service nonprofit providers. Regina comes to us as an experienced project...
by CT Nonprofit Salesforce Users Group | Aug 11, 2020 | Events, iMission Blog, Technology
An accounting system is about the numbers. A constituent relationship management (CRM) system is about people, like donors. In the past, these systems have not connected easily, creating obstacles for the Resource Development, Grants Management, and Finance teams to...
by Lisa Evans | Jul 2, 2020 | Fundraising, iMission Blog, Nonprofit Strategy, Technology
Texting is a powerful tool for nonprofit engagement. For starters, texts are typically 3-4x more likely to be opened and read than an email sent through a platform like Constant Contact or MailChimp. Peer-to-peer (P2P) texting for nonprofits is also much more likely...
by CT Nonprofit Salesforce Users Group | Jun 11, 2020 | Events, iMission Blog, Technology
Streamline Your Program & Grants Management With Salesforce! If you’ve been struggling with streamlining your Programs & Grants Management, this webinar is for you! June 18th, 2020 webinar recording. Join expert panelists and CT nonprofit executives...
by CT Nonprofit Salesforce Users Group | Jun 11, 2020 | Events, iMission Blog, Technology
Step Up Your Nonprofit Technology with Salesforce! April 23, 2020, webinar recording. With over 40,000 nonprofits of every size using Salesforce, understanding the platform is easier than you think! Nonprofit technology has made huge advances, and new tools allow...
by Rob Leighton | Mar 30, 2018 | iMission Blog, Nonprofit Strategy, Technology
This is one of those hacks that you won’t believe you ever lived without. All you need is the desire to blow up your nonprofit Facebook engagement! The Secret Sauce of Nonprofit Facebook Engagement Motivating your inner circle to engage with your page is the...
