Featured

  • Grateful Gadgets: Our Top Picks in 2024

    Grateful Gadgets: Our Top Picks in 2024

    Every year, we come together as a team to share our favorite gadgets, and 2024 didn’t disappoint! This tradition always highlights the tools and tech that have made our lives easier, more productive…

    Read More

  • DEIB Today: The Choice Fundraisers Have to Make

    DEIB Today: The Choice Fundraisers Have to Make

    Updated: September 1, 2026 Disrupting what’s expected is uncomfortable. But when it comes to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), the choice for nonprofits is simple: Interrupt autopi…

    Read More

  • Telling the Whole Story with Nonprofit KPIs

    Telling the Whole Story with Nonprofit KPIs

    Key performance indicators, or KPIs, aren’t one-size-fits-all. These data nuggets are a valuable way to see if your nonprofit is striking the right balance between thinking big and driving impact. K…

    Read More

  • Avalon Retreat Day One: Connection

    Avalon Retreat Day One: Connection

    DAY 1: Connecting like Mushroom Roots Avalon’s most recent company-wide retreat provided tremendous opportunities to gather, learn, and share with and from each other. The retreat was structured to…

    Read More

  • Google and Yahoo Security Updates: Are You Compliant?

    Google and Yahoo Security Updates: Are You Compliant?

    In October 2023, Google and Yahoo announced a new set of email security requirements for any group sending emails to more than 5,000 names at once. Combined, Google and Yahoo (and Yahoo-owned AOL) acc…

    Read More

  • Avalon’s Dark Mode Guide

    Avalon’s Dark Mode Guide

    Executive Summary While most emails are still opened in standard “Light Mode,” it’s important to start optimizing for Dark Mode because more and more users are adopting it, and it’s not going…

    Read More

  • Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

    Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

    Four Signs a Donor Relationship Wasn’t Made to Last (And What You Can Do About It) For all the talk in our industry about donor retention, donor desirability is a rarely discussed topic. But the fac…

    Read More

  • Avalon Analytics Announces Enhanced VitalStats™ Dashboard

    Avalon Analytics Announces Enhanced VitalStats™ Dashboard

    I’m thrilled to announce Avalon’s new VitalStats™ Dashboard. This tool highlights the most important fundraising metrics for your program in a digestible, actionable and easy-to-share format. Fu…

    Read More