Nonprofits and cultural institutions rely on donors, a robust membership, ticket sales, and corporate sonsporships to make their events a reality. In this article, we’re going to focus on the Dos and Don’ts of working with corporate sponsors to help fund your events. What Is a...
Nonprofits and cultural institutions rely on their payment systems and gateways to support their donation, membership, and ticketing payments. A seamless payment system will help you grow your events, memberships, ticket sales, donations, and more. Payment gateways are typically used with your virtual terminal (POS system),...
One of the most important steps for making a safe and secure credit card transaction is receiving a confirmation from the card issuer. When transactions aren’t authorized, a merchant is open to fraud, chargebacks, and other merchant-side errors. The problem with validating a transaction is that...
Payment processing technologies are finding new ways to generate and reshape their revenue streams. By looking at how credit and debit card processing fees are layered, you can find new ways to increase profits through your transactions. Below we’ll cover everything you need to know about...
As intermediary technologies between a payment system and merchant, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs) and Payment Facilitators (PayFacs) serve a very similar purpose. As a nonprofit, museum, or zoo looking to integrate a payment system into your institution, it’s important to understand the difference between PayFacs and...
There is a lot of hype around the promise of embedded fintech and what it can offer companies and their customers. The idea that any business can now become a fintech entity through embedded fintech is what a lot of companies are embracing, and it...
Museums, zoos, cultural institutions, and nonprofits all rely on public donations for part and sometimes all of their funding. Charities, fundraising campaigns, non-monetary gifts, and volunteer work are all essential to keep your organizations open. Having someone like a Director of Major Gifts to help...
Whether you’re a zoo, museum, or community center, botanical gardens can be a great addition to your institution and local environment. Not only are they beautiful and aesthetically pleasurable to walk through, they’re a great benefit to the wellbeing and health of your visitors and...
Donor mapping and donor journeys are essential to understanding and influencing how donors interact on ecommerce platforms, which includes nonprofit organizations, zoos, and museums. Donor mapping provides a framework from which nonprofit organizations and cultural institutions can identify key donor points of contact, which opens up...
Nonprofits and cultural institutions, like zoos and museums, need several sources of funding in order to achieve their goals and keep their doors open. For many organizations, one of the best ways to achieve this funding is by seeking grants through grant writing. Grant writing is...