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How to Use Prospect Research to Improve Your Asks: 5 Tips

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Affinity (warmth): Affinity, or warmth, refers to the strength of an individual’s personal connection to your cause. Propensity (habit): Along with having sufficient funds and a connection to your cause, major donor prospects should demonstrate a habit of giving to charitable causes like yours.

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The overhead myth: crash course to fundraising transparency

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The overhead myth is a pervasive challenge for nonprofits, often leading to organizations that are under-funded, unable to make an impact that aligns with their potential, and rapidly losing high-performing employees. To define the overhead myth, we first need to define the term “overhead ratio.” . What is the overhead myth?

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How to Prevent Donor Fatigue in a Nonprofit

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But first, let’s understand more about what it is, what causes it, and how it feels to be a fatigued donor. They may feel desensitized to causes they normally love and even feel numb to requests from their favorite charity. We call it the 3:1 Ratio, and it helps you make sure your interactions with your donors are balanced.

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It’s Giving Season. Here’s how to donate wisely.

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Volunteers sit outside grocery stores, ringing bells and encouraging shoppers to donate to their cause. If you want to give to causes that tug at your heartstrings, you’ve come to the right place. These organizations support many causes, focus on various populations, are located across the country… and the list goes on.

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Statement of Activities: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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Without that, the SOA can misrepresent the financial health of the organization and lead to future funding issues. Often, this leads to large audit adjustments, budget vs actual reporting difficulties, and other funding challenges. Broadly grouped expenses or revenues can obscure the allocation of funds across different programs.

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4 Key Benefits of Employer Matching Gifts for Nonprofits

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Employer matching gifts offer ample benefits to each stakeholder, including the company matching the gift, the employee making the initial donation, and the nonprofit receiving the funds. . For the employees, they get to support the causes they care about while knowing their donation is making double the impact.

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What is UX Design and How Can Understanding it Benefit Your Nonprofit

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A webpage with large blocks of text may overwhelm your audience, causing them to skip over it altogether. Using color combinations with a contrast ratio of less than 4.5:1 A site that takes too long to load or that is not built responsively may cause users to abandon the experience entirely.

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