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A Beginner’s Guide to Tracking In-Kind Donations for Nonprofits

Neon CRM

However, with the right tools and strategies for tracking in-kind donations for nonprofits, your organization can benefit from them while avoiding potential pitfalls. That’s why all nonprofits should have a clear, established policy in place for accepting in-kind donations. What Are In-Kind Donations (and Should You Take Them)?

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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

Often, the central issue is a specific policy or a cultural phenomenon that the organization seeks to promote or eliminate. For example, a local nonprofit working on educational issues may raise awareness about specific school board policies with the aim of making them more inclusive.

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Don’t Let Staff Turnover Affect Your Grantmaking Data Quality

sgEngage

Here are some best practices for effectively managing staff turnover and onboarding with your grantmaking software, including some methods of reassigning existing records to new staff members, establishing clear security roles, and building a comprehensive policies and procedures guide to keep everyone on the same page.

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How to generate advocacy calls from your supporters to elected officials

EveryAction

Whether your organization advocates for policy change on the national, state, or local level, mobilizing your supporters to place advocacy calls to their legislators is one of the most powerful tools at your disposal—and with support from the right technology, it can also be one of the most convenient. Send and track your advocacy calls!

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4 Easy ways to recruit for your virtual lobby day

EveryAction

Before your event, use an email series to give supporters a refresher on the policy issues you’re working on and how they’re impacting the community. Click-to-email (or tweet, or call) tools make it easy for your supporters to contact their legislators or other decision-makers on their own schedule.

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Privacy-First Marketing for Nonprofits

Media Cause

When is the last time you read through your organization’s privacy policy? On the surface, it makes sense that privacy and tracking would be at the bottom of a marketer’s task list. And if you aren’t transparent about how you track and store data, you also squander an opportunity to build brand trust.

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4 Quick Tips to Remember When Planning an Advocacy Campaign

Top Nonprofits

As you quickly grow and engage your audience , it can be easy to lose track of your campaign plan. If you’re a new organization without many resources or contacts, you may have more luck working first at the local level. Which goals helped you stay on track in past campaigns? Personalize your messages to every contact.

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