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The American Public Gardens Association and TechSoup's National Accounts Program

Tech Soup

This time I'd like to write a bit about the American Public Gardens Association (APGA), which is a professional association for public gardens and professionals working in public horticulture. American Public Gardens Association is an association with over 500 public garden members from North America.

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Year-end donation processing

Robert Weiner

2, 2012: A check mailed (and postmarked) on December 29th that arrived in the office on January 2nd. Paul, Executive Director of the Montana Legal Services Association, from the book Advancement Services: A Foundation for Fund Raising , 2nd ed., The credit card wasn't charged until January, so the gift is for 2012.

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What Do Donors And Nonprofits Think Of Crowdfunding Tipping?

Bloomerang

Crowdfunding helps spread information to the public in new and effective ways (Lambert and Schwienbacher 2010 ), as in targeted advertising, which increases the probability of successful fundraising. Crowdfunding platforms collect data and feedback from users to refine their models and policies. 2015 ), in a cost-effective manner.

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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

Candid

Much like a developing human, our data collections have gotten bigger over time (see chart below), undergone developmental changes, and experienced the associated growing pains. 2002-2012 – Childhood During the first 10 years, Candid staff primarily focused on collecting grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a sample of the largest U.S.

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Public Policy and SOX: Pricey or Priceless!

ASU Lodestar Center

It is not often that public policy intended for the publicly traded-corporate world directly impacts the nonprofit corporate world. Open public access to financial statements. Open public access to audit reports. 22, Number 3, Spring 2012. 22, Number 3, Spring 2012. As part of a. Are these goals being achieved?

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Learn 2012 Secrets to Increase Fundraising Faster

Tech Soup

Nicole McGougan is a Blackbaud public relations associate. and Thomas Pollak from the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute, will dive into the results from the 2012 Fundraising Effectiveness Project. There are more than a million nonprofit organizations in the U.S. Blackbaud’s Kristin Ludwig, Ph.D,

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September Cause Awareness: National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

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Shneidman, PhD started the American Association of Suicidology (AAS). It was updated in 2012, and the Office of the U.S. You can check out programs like the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Talk Away the Dark or attend a training by the American Association of Suicidology. Suicide is a serious public health problem.