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4 Tips For Maintaining Your Nonprofit’s Databases

TechImpact

Database are extremely useful in simplifying business operations, communication, and workflow for both the for-profit sector and nonprofit sector. Nonprofits and charities use databases to manage donor, volunteer, and B2B profiles and aggregate data. But of course, a good database can go down-hill if it is not properly maintained.

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6 Ways to Strengthen Your Nonprofit’s WordPress Security

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Imagine if you were a large organization that got its website hacked with hundreds of pages and thousands of documents. Advantages of using premium web hosting: Disk write protection: authorized users are only allowed to make changes to the web server which keeps your WordPress files safe and secure.

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What You Should Know if You’re Thinking of Starting a Nonprofit Organization

Bloomerang

You must have your founding Board of Directors and officers selected prior to filing your Articles of Formation or Articles of Incorporation with the state. Prepare and file Articles of Incorporation. . Establish initial governing documents and policies. . Recruit incorporators and an initial director. .

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990 Forms: Learn the Differences for Your Nonprofit

Achieve

Between the dozens of responsibilities that crop up within the course of running a nonprofit organization—from cultivating donors to event planning—filing tax returns probably isn’t at the top of your list of priorities. Tips to Keep in Mind for Filing Form 990. We’ll explore: . The Importance of Form 990 for Nonprofits. Form 990-N.

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Who, Where, What, and Why? Data Management in K–12 Schools

sgEngage

Data is everywhere—in every filing cabinet and software system—making it more critical than ever for schools and nonprofits to manage it properly and use that data to make more informed decisions. Are your records scattered across various databases not connected by a common ID? How are you collecting, storing, and accessing that data?

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How to Use Data to Reduce Your Direct Mail Marketing Costs

sgEngage

In the average database, 15% (or more) of addresses are invalid or incorrect and as many as 1% of records are deceased. Start with (and Maintain) an Updated List Create a data health routine that is easy, documented, and performed regularly. Poorly maintained data leads to poorly managed programs. Accounts for juniors, seniors, etc.

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Understanding how California AB 488 impacts online charitable fundraising

Candid

You can check the following government databases and websites to see if your organization is on any of their block lists: The California Attorney General’s office updates a “ May Not Operate List ” once a month. This can happen simply because you may have forgotten to file the right documents and pay the right fees in a timely manner.