{"id":22198,"date":"2024-09-09T03:10:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T07:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=22198"},"modified":"2025-06-05T15:04:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T19:04:41","slug":"how-to-eliminate-the-divide-between-finance-and-development","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/industry-insights\/resources\/how-to-eliminate-the-divide-between-finance-and-development","title":{"rendered":"How to Eliminate the Divide Between Finance and Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero hero--textual hero--textual-powder-blue\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-9 col-lg\">\n                <ul class=\"breadcrumbs list-unstyled\">\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\"><i class=\"fa fa-home\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n            <li><a href=\"\/industry-insights\">Industry Insights<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/industry-insights\/resources\">Resources<\/a><\/li>\n        <li>How to Eliminate the Divide Between Finance and Development<\/li>\n            <\/ul>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-7\">\n                <div class=\"hero--textual__content\">\n                                    <h1>How to Eliminate the Divide Between Finance and Development<\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-5\">\n                <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><\/div>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"gated-resource\" id=\"gated-resource-block_63e49b5627094ef9bbd78f4caaf2a574\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row align-items-start justify-content-lg-between\">\n            <div class=\"col-lg-6 order-1\">\n                <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-white white-bg\" id=\"wysiwyg-block_c89721d9643427ae98d45058585eb4bf\">\n            <p class=\"body-large\">Fundraising and finance are the two critical functions that keep your organization running but oftentimes these teams can feel disconnected. 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