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4 Financial Metrics to Increase Transparency for Your Nonprofit

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But only 16% of nonprofits in the Guidestar database of 14,000 organizations actually take the time to actively be more transparent. Contributions increase when total assets, program ratio, and operating margin increase, which is why it’s important to understand these metrics for your own organization.

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How to effectively communicate impact to nonprofit stakeholders

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As nonprofits rely heavily on donors to provide their revenue, the question becomes, how do prospects determine an organization’s donation-worthiness? The problem with ratios. They often use financial ratios to measure a nonprofit's impact, but these do not most accurately showcase a program's efficiency.

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5 Corporate Philanthropy Roadblocks—and How to Solve Them

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For matching gifts, these typically include matchable donation minimum and maximum amounts and a match ratio to determine the match size. The best solution is to equip your team with a robust (and continuously updated) corporate giving database. Luckily, your aforementioned matching gift company database can come in handy here as well!

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Don’t Panic: Common WordPress Errors and How to Fix Them (Part One)

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Thankfully, due to the overwhelming popularity of WordPress, there are forums galore teeming with questions and answers on relatively easy fixes to some of the most common errors that can plague sites using the platform. Problems Establishing a Database Connection.

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Encouraging Donors to Participate in Corporate Giving Programs

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In this guide, we’ll answer that question by addressing some of the most substantial roadblocks to donor participation in corporate giving. Match ratios (i.e., That’s where a matching gift database comes in handy. Either way, be sure to direct them to your comprehensive employer database to learn more. ?—?—?—?—?—?—?—.

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What is Corporate Giving? The Ultimate Guide to Earning More

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In this guide, we’ll answer the following questions related to corporate giving: What Is Corporate Giving? The concept of a matching gift is simple: An employee contributes to their nonprofit of choice, and their employer matches their donation at a predetermined ratio. Add your program to a corporate giving database.

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Leveraging AI in Major Gift Fundraising: A Game-Changer in Philanthropy

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By analyzing datasets and integrating with your database, AI can help fundraisers proactively identify prospects with the financial capacity and behavioral likelihood to donate. Knowing the answers to these questions can help you nurture and cultivate donors to reach higher giving potentials.

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