2020 Impact Report

January 1, 2021

It goes without saying that 2020 was a challenge for all, in more ways than one. However, we’re firm believers that good things can come from the bad. God is able to do some pretty incredible things with rough situations. And last year was no exception. It’s been a blessing to be a part of […]

NonProfit PRO

November 19, 2020

In this episode of The NonProfit Voice, Nhu Te, editor-in-chief of NonProfit PRO, is joined by Pamela L. Fertel Weinstein, VP of marketing and communications at Birthright Israel Foundation, and Brett Meyer, founder of Impact Upgrade. Join our conversation as we dive into email segmentation best practices, the difference between lists, good hygiene practices and […]

GDPR (& CCPA)

July 1, 2020

Thanks to technology and digital-all-the-things, nonprofits’ mission fields have become extremely diverse and globalized. Although obviously important and beneficial, the primary downside is increased exposure to a wide variety of local/regional/national laws. As the locations of your donors, subscribers, program recipients, customers, etc. expand, so does your risks and liabilities when it comes to data. […]

Who We Love Working With

February 16, 2020

The other day, I noticed this quote in passing: I can’t think of a more succinct way to describe the organizations and leaders we love working with. We typically run into nonprofits that fall into one of two buckets: 1) organizations resistant to new approaches, looking at technology purely as a cost, vs 2) organizations […]

NonProfit PRO: 40 Nonprofit Trends for 2020

February 13, 2020

Impact Upgrade was recently featured in NonProfit PRO‘s “40 Nonprofit Trends for 2020“! Here are some of the trends we contributed. Interested in any of them? We’d love to serve you! A Shift Toward Messaging Solutions We’re seeing a massive shift, in both the nonprofit and commercial sectors, away from custom mobile apps and web […]