April 23, 2025
LGL Release Notes: April 2025This April 2025 Release Notes edition shares the latest updates and fixes LGL developers have made over the past few months to improve and enhance functionality within Little Green Light. Click any item in the table of contents below to link to further details. Feature…
Read ArticleApril 16, 2025
How to craft a thank-you plan for your donorsThanking donors contributes to the foundation of an effective fundraising operation. Sometimes sending acknowledgments gets brushed off as a transactional task, but without an effective thank-you plan in place it’s unlikely that your organization will retain a substantial number of donors. And that means that…
Read ArticleApril 10, 2025
Some challenges and opportunities to using AIAI seems to be everywhere these days, and the hype and hyperbole can feel a bit overwhelming at times. At Little Green Light, we are getting requests to jump on board. But, as we do with all of our product development, we are taking time…
Read ArticleApril 3, 2025
How to acknowledge a qualified charitable distribution (QCD)Older Americans with individual retirement accounts (IRAs) can meet their required minimum distribution by making qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) to eligible nonprofit organizations. This method offers a nice option for donors to support organizations they care about, and brings much-needed financial support to the organizations…
Read ArticleMarch 28, 2025
New and improved PayPal integration for LGL FormsLittle Green Light has built a new integration for using PayPal as your payment processor in LGL Forms. The PayPal Complete Payments integration uses a completely new and improved platform provided by PayPal and provides three big benefits for LGL Forms users. Benefit #1: New…
Read ArticleMarch 27, 2025
How an LGL assistant can help your fundraising effortsIf you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed by your day-to-day tasks and short on time, you’re not alone. When we ask customers what would help them make the most of LGL, one of the most common responses we hear is, “I need more time to spend…
Read ArticleMarch 19, 2025
4 tips for learning a new donor management systemWhether you need to learn to use a donor management system because you’re starting a new job, or because your organization has just implemented a new system, the process can feel overwhelming. But there are few steps you can take to make it more manageable…
Read ArticleMarch 13, 2025
How to effectively use LGL GoalsWhen it comes to managing your organization's major donors and prospects, using LGL Goals can be a valuable asset. This article lays out why and how. A seasoned program officer at a well-known foundation once told me, “When you’ve met one foundation, you’ve met one…
Read ArticleMarch 5, 2025
How to effectively retire a beloved nonprofit eventThe prospect of retiring an event can feel challenging, especially if it is beloved by the stakeholders of your nonprofit. However, sometimes it’s the right choice to make. This post will help you make an informed decision about how to effectively retire an event. For…
Read ArticleFebruary 27, 2025
Integrating Auctria auction data into LGLIf 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.…
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