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The Importance of the Thank You: Creating an Attitude of Gratitude

NonProfit Hub

Sponsored by Network for Good. We need to foster an attitude of gratitude and create a culture of thanking our donors. To create an attitude of gratitude , consider the good ole’ fashioned 5Ws and an H: Who is involved in each step of the thank you process? From early childhood, we are taught the magic words: thank you.

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Preparing for Your School or Nonprofit Financial Audit: Identifying Risks and Establishing Strong Internal Controls

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Once risks are agreed upon and prioritized, it’s important to have members of your senior management act as sponsors to provide guidance and resources during check-ins. Your auditors can ensure you are using best practices and are effective and efficient with your resources. And compliance usually gets the short end of the stick.

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Craft the Perfect Tagline for Your Organization

NonProfit Hub

This article is sponsored by Briteweb. Nike’s “Just do it” says nothing about shoes or apparel—it simply expresses an attitude. The American Cancer Society touts itself as “The Official Sponsor of Birthdays,” which is a bit of a head-scratcher until you realize that curing cancer adds birthdays to every patient’s life.

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Preparing for the Annual Audit—Identifying Risks and Establishing Strong Internal Controls

Connection Cafe

Once risks are agreed upon and prioritized, if it fits within the organization’s culture and size, senior management may act as sponsors that provide guidance and resources during check-ins, leaving the individuals who are close to the risks and have the ability to alter their course to research and recommend procedures and processes.

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8 Ways Nonprofits Can Help P2P Fundraisers Meet & Exceed Their Goals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This year, we fundraised for Grassroot Soccer —an organization that leverages the power of soccer to educate, inspire, and mobilize at-risk youth in developing countries—and exceeded our $60,000 goal and raised a total of $72,000. Be thoughtful about your campaign pages, goals, and timeline. Dear [Donor Name] , You are amazing!

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Jon Husband, Guest Post: The New Realities of Engagement – Stories That Drive Action Planning and Implementation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

To get beyond the Innovators and Early Adopters to the Early Majority, these stories have to have an institutional sponsor ( community-or-purpose-based or community-related ) that the Early Majority can trust. . A million stories about local food or Home schooling on YouTube or on blogs are still fringe. . So how does this work?

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Groundswell Book Club Part 3: Energizing

Museum 2.0

With the exception of North East England's i like museums site, I don't know of any museum-sponsored way for visitors to share their experiences online. Chances are if they are primarily Western educated adults, they are using and writing reviews on a range of products and services already. How would we implement ratings and reviews?

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