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7 tips for preparing your nonprofit for a move to new software

EveryAction

Update your database policies. While you have minimum control of how individual donors enter their information in online donation forms, you can make sure your staff knows and adheres to standard operating procedures. Schedule a training session with them to go over policies and procedures. Plan the implementation timeline.

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13 of the Best Nonprofit Videos from the Last 13 Years

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Drug Policy Alliance. Available in العَرَبِيَّة, English, français, Português, and español, the 2017 Global NGO Technology Survey seeks to gain a better understanding of how NGOs and NPOs worldwide use technology to engage their supporters and donors. The videos below are a snapshot of the history of nonprofits using video.

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5 Reasons Your Nonprofit Needs an Operating Reserve

sgEngage

Fortunately, many nonprofit donors and charity rating groups are moving away from this way of thinking and are now acknowledging that operating reserves play a vital role in building an organization’s long-term sustainability. A nonprofit’s net assets are divided into two categories: with donor restrictions and without donor restrictions.

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Museum Photo Policies Should Be as Open as Possible

Museum 2.0

While doing research, I found myself digging back into old arguments on museum listservs about photo policies and I want to add my two (very opinionated) cents on this. To me, an open photo policy is a cornerstone of any institution that sees itself as a visitor-centered platform for participatory engagement.

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Happy Birthday! The Charitable Deduction Turns 100

ASU Lodestar Center

The charitable deduction is a vital nexus between the general public, the nonprofit organizations they support, and government policy. That power is that they are able to pass along a benefit to their donors, or at least the ones that itemize their individual income taxes. Hager joined the faculty at ASU in 2008. think tank.

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Research Friday: Lessons in board governance

ASU Lodestar Center

Although it had been in existence for 13 years, the organization had no audited financial statements, had only three board members (including the executive director), was not clear about how donor money was being spent, and had a clear conflict of interest with the executive director promoting personal book sales through the nonprofit.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

2008 SXSW Panel: Pimp Your Nonprofit Cause photo by Ed Schipul. In 2008, we wore funny hats to go with the theme of our panel. Here’s a couple I hope you’ll vote for those as well: Turning Online Donors Into Change Investors. Social Media Boundaries: Personal/Personnel Policy. Devon Smith.

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