5 Hot Nonprofit Tech Trends for 2019

This Spring over 2,000 nonprofit leaders gathered for 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference (19NTC) in Portland, Oregon. The annual conference brings together thought leaders in the field to share the latest and greatest in the nonprofit tech space.

Over the course of three days, dozens of speakers led over 200 sessions across nonprofit fundraising, technology, operations, and more. Give Lively, a philanthropist-founded tech company that builds best-in-class fundraising tech for nonprofits at no cost, led several of the top sessions and stayed up to speed on the emerging tech trends coming to the sector.

Here’s what you need to pay attention to:

1. Nonprofits are taking advantage of DIGITAL WALLETS like Apple Pay, Paypal, and Google Pay to make donating easier for donors and most importantly increasing conversion.
2. CHATBOTS AND AI are helping offload time-consuming work for nonprofit employees without replacing them. They are commonly used to segment audiences, answer questions, provide resources, and serve as gatekeepers. This innovative technology helps employees be more strategic without being bogged down.
3. TEXT MESSAGING is still on the rise. Nonprofits are using SMS to engage communities, mobilize supporters, trigger emergency response activations, maintain and scale donor relationships, and complete donations.
4. Nonprofits are improving their DONOR RETENTION strategies and focusing on sustainer programs. Long-term donor retention comes from a combination of segmenting donor pool, personalizing donor content journeys, and investing in a consistent and strategic communication plan.
5. PEER-BASED GIVING continues to gain traction in a world more connected than ever. The power of a digital community is bringing in enormous peer-to-peer dollars for nonprofits of all sizes and through a variety of campaigns. Nonprofits are encouraged to embrace Peer-to-Peer giving to enhance their fundraising campaigns.

Embracing any of these trends may be worth considering for your nonprofit in 2019.

We’re already looking forward to exploring new innovations and moves in this industry at the 2020 Nonprofit Technology Conference in Baltimore, MD.

In the meantime, Give Lively is proud to provide nonprofits with the latest trends and best-in-class technology — for free.

About Give Lively

Give Lively is a philanthropist-funded startup disrupting the nonprofit space. We provide innovative fundraising technology to nonprofits for free — seriously. Our operating costs are fully covered so we can build best-in-class tech to help nonprofits raise more online. Members have unlimited access to Give Lively’s always free fundraising platform.