June 19, 2019
3 books for your summer reading listLooking forward to some reading this summer? Here are three books that we think are worth adding to your reading list: Patience and Fortitude: Power, Real Estate, and the Fight to Save a Public Library by Scott Sherman If you work in a nonprofit, you’ve…
Read ArticleJune 12, 2019
Can technology “future-proof” your nonprofit?This past week, Little Green Light's CEO, co-founder, and lead engineer, Nick Bicknell, was interviewed on The Nonprofit Jenni Show where he spoke about how technology can play a role in helping to “future-proof” nonprofit organizations. The Nonprofit Jenni Show, now in its 4th season, is a…
Read ArticleJune 7, 2019
4 simple ways to promote your planned giving programA planned giving program can be a cornerstone of your organization’s development efforts, but it will be most effective when people know it exists. Here are 4 tips to promote your planned giving program. Note: If your organization wants to establish a planned giving program,…
Read ArticleMay 29, 2019
Tips for seasonal nonprofits to maximize the off-season I’ve worked at two seasonal nonprofits. Something about the ebb and flow of an organization with a relatively short public season intrigues me. Of course, there are unique challenges for seasonal organizations, but I’ve found myself reflecting on how that seasonality can be used…
Read ArticleMay 29, 2019
Celebrating 10 years of empowering small nonprofitsDear Friends of Little Green Light, We are celebrating 10 years of LGL this year and want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has helped us along the way. We would not be here without the family and friends who got us off…
Read ArticleMay 3, 2019
2019 Feature Updates to LGL: Mid-Year Release NotesIn the first part of 2019, we have rolled out these updates to Little Green Light: LGL-QuickBooks integration Automatic address deduplication Email signatures Customizing Giving Status definitions and addition of New Donor status Customizable fields for volunteer time entries Ability to allow gift cloning, to…
Read ArticleApril 26, 2019
LGL sponsors QuickBooks Made Easy training webinar With the recent launch of the integration between Little Green Light and QuickBooks Online, we are pleased to announce that we are sponsoring a special webinar series especially for nonprofit users of QuickBooks Online. The 3-part training webinar series, presented by Gregg Bossen, takes…
Read ArticleApril 19, 2019
Fundraising Analytics for the Small and Mid-Sized Nonprofit Google search “big data,” and you should expect big results. Do you see what I see? 403,000,000 possible links to click on. Wow. “Data” as a concept is like a black hole. Where do you even begin? As nonprofit professionals we’re trained and equipped…
Read ArticleApril 4, 2019
New time-saving integration with QuickBooks OnlineIn mid-March 2019, Little Green Light quietly released an integration with QuickBooks Online (Plus edition). But don’t let the lack of fanfare around this release fool you; this is a very significant integration for LGL, and it took years (yes, years) to come to fruition.…
Read ArticleMarch 29, 2019
10 basic tips for gift acknowledgments Gift acknowledgment letters can be the backbone of a successful fundraising program. By thanking donors and telling them their gift is appreciated, you’re taking an important step toward building a relationship. Moreover, an acknowledgment letter is an important record for the donor and fulfills…
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