Author: Timi Paccioretti

About Timi Paccioretti: With more than 25 years of development and management experience in a variety of nonprofit organizations, Timi has a wealth of knowledge and is always eager to connect with fellow fundraisers. She is passionate about assisting mission-driven organizations to better manage their data so that they can be more strategic in their development efforts. She is a true evangelist of LGL, first as an early adopter and user of Little Green Light, and now, as LGL’s Senior Marketing Manager.

Posts by Timi Paccioretti

Comparing fundraising software and donor management software

Posted on June 11, 2025

Here at Little Green Light, we have started to notice some confusion among prospective customers about the distinction between “fundraising software” and “donor management software”. In this article, we share some insights on the similarities and differences between these two types of software as well as provide tips to help your nonprofit organization decide which […]

LGL Pro Tip: 5 ideas on sharing public links of documents

Posted on May 16, 2025 (May 14, 2025)

Want to share documents with your constituents but struggling to find an easy way to do that in LGL? Then we think you’re going to love a new feature shared in the April 2025 LGL Release Notes: Making a document file stored in your LGL account accessible to your email recipients via a public link. […]

Integrating Auctria auction data into LGL

Posted on February 27, 2025

If you’re using Auctria to manage your auctions, do you want to know how you can easily transfer that data into Little Green Light? Then join us for a free, information-packed webinar on April 17, 2025, from 3-4 pm ET, hosted by Little Green Light. We are thrilled to partner with Laurie Hochman, Auctria’s Director […]

How to send engaging donor e-newsletters using LGL

Posted on February 13, 2025 (February 10, 2025)

Sending engaging e-newsletters to your donors doesn’t have to be difficult or time-consuming. With Little Green Light and our built-in email feature, you can create and send emails to your nonprofit’s donors—and doing so consistently can help you build stronger, more authentic relationships with them. In this article, we’ll share some great advice from Sandy […]

Free webinar: Event Fundraising in 2024: Raise money, raise awareness

Posted on October 2, 2024 (October 31, 2024)

A well-executed event fundraiser accomplishes two critical things for your organization: It raises essential funds, and it raises awareness for your cause. But, are you stumped about which event may be best for your organization, or do you need some fresh ideas to spice up an existing event? Then we invite you to watch this […]

Who’s behind LGL support?

Posted on September 19, 2024 (September 18, 2024)

So often we hear from customers that when they need help using LGL, they want to be able to interact with a real person. We get it! When we struggle to resolve an issue we’re having, we want our questions answered by an expert, too. That’s why, though many companies are embracing the use of […]

Upcoming Webinars and Trainings for LGL Users

Posted on September 5, 2024 (January 9, 2025)

Little Green Light offers several online training opportunities throughout the year, including our popular Basic Training webinar series, our weekly Customer Q&A sessions, and some special topic webinars featuring guest presenters. If you’d like to stay in the know, be sure you subscribe to our emails to get all our latest news, including when upcoming training […]

How to use LGL’s Address Verification feature

Posted on July 18, 2024 (July 17, 2024)

Did you know that your Little Green Light account comes with a free address verification tool? When you enable our Address Verification feature, powered by Smarty, you’ll be able to standardize all your U.S. addresses, and with one click, correct state abbreviations, add ZIP+4, and put those missing leading zeros back in East Coast ZIP […]

Pro-tip: How to perform a radius search

Posted on May 15, 2024 (May 10, 2024)

Did you know that it is possible to run Constituent searches in Little Green Light based on distance from a city, state, or ZIP code? When you enable LGL’s free address verification feature in your LGL account, you’ll be able to perform a radius search. One idea for using this feature is searching for invitees who […]

How to grow long-term relationships with event supporters

Posted on April 3, 2024 (April 1, 2024)

Whew! Your big fundraising event is over and you have a minute to breathe. But, wait! Before you start your next project, let’s talk about your plan to grow the relationships you’ve just begun with your event supporters—both attendees and sponsors. Having an event followup strategy can be one of the greatest tools in your […]

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