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Easily Accept DAF Payments

May 29, 2023

Custom Donations' new integration with Chariot allows your organization to easily accept Donor Advised Fund donations in every giving form, giving you access to the $248B sitting in Donor Advised Funds. read more

$68 trillion to be inherited by Millennials; 35% of your Millennial Alums own Crypto!

March 22, 2023

35% of your Alumni Millennials have a Crypto Portfolio today. Our question to University Advancement Executives is this: why do only 5% of universities currently accept Cryptocurrency Donations? read more

5 Ways to Encourage Donors to Submit Matching Gifts

September 22, 2021

Encouraging donors to submit matching gifts can drive corporate giving revenue through the roof. Here are our five favorite strategies to do so effectively. read more

5 Ways to Incorporate Gift Matching into Your Fundraising Strategies

October 21, 2020

As a nonprofit expert, you are probably often wondering how to beef up your fundraising strategies. Luckily there is one fundraising solution that has been proven successful time and time again. That strategy is employer matching gifts. read more

Gift Matching Integration With Double The Donation

August 28, 2020

Custom Donations and Double the Donation are thrilled to announce a new technical integration partnership. Through this unification, Custom Donation users can grow their gift matching revenue with 360MatchPro by Double the Donation, the leading provider of matching gift solutions to nonprofits and educational institutions. read more

Custom Donations brings nonprofits together to help children in foster care

July 13, 2020

In a truly outstanding effort, two of Custom Donations' partners came together in July to support children in foster care. read more

You Are Not "Working From Home"

April 1, 2020

You are not working from home. Working from home means having a quiet space. Dedicated time. A schedule. Self-quarantining with a computer is not “working from home” just because you can *technically* do your job. read more

Working From Home: A Few Tips

March 19, 2020

I was recently asked to come up with some talking points to advise people on working from home. I've been working from home for almost 6 years now -- a period that included starting up my own company, working full-time for another company, and raising a young family. read more

3 Questions To Help You Prep For #GivingTuesday

August 26, 2019

With just under 100 days to go, you’re probably starting to feel the pressure to get a head start on your Giving Tuesday strategy and preparing to start checking off action items from your task list. Use these steps to fuel your positive momentum! read more

Custom Donations Announces Sponsorship of 2019 Experience Conference

August 23, 2019

Custom Donations is delighted to announce a sponsorship with Experience Conference on September 3-6 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, and will lead a workshop covering best practices for online giving. read more