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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For example, accepting gifts of stock by opening a brokerage account, accepting Venmo donations, accepting cryptocurrency , and accepting donations from Alexa (Amazon devices). For example, if the most popular page on your website is your “About” page, does that page have adequate calls to action to donate?

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From Stories to Support: The Nonprofit’s Guide to Acquiring and Using Testimonials

The Modern Nonprofit

Consider using surveys, direct interviews, or informal conversations to initiate this process. Use Real Stories to Connect: Personal stories and real-life examples create a stronger emotional connection with your audience. Client Testimonial: Example : “Before [Nonprofit Name] stepped in, I felt overwhelmed and without direction.

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How to Start a Nonprofit in 10 Steps

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Consider conducting surveys, interviews, focus groups, or community forums to gather input directly from those affected by the issues. For example, Habitat for Humanity is a memorable name because it uses alliteration, and it clearly states what its main concern is: providing habitats for needy individuals.

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“Donor retention by the numbers”: Q&A with Caity Craver and Gary Carr

3rd Sector Labs

QUESTION: Caity talked about calculating the ‘growth score’, then used an example of the benefit of moving that metric just 2%. ” In Caity’s example, we saw an organization where a 2 percentage point improvement in its donor retention resulted a fundraising increase of over $150,000 on a donor file of 60,000.

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Giving Trends in Kenya: How the Growth of Mobile Payments Are Transforming Community Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , there are 6,500+ NGOs registered with the NGOs Coordination Board in Kenya. However, this type of community giving (known as Harambee in Kiswahili) usually goes towards individuals rather than organisations, common examples include medical bills, funeral costs & weddings.

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Tax Benefits of Corporate Giving, with Jon Liff, CPA at Edelstein

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However, as described under the CARES Act implemented in 2020, Jon explained, “A big change in the tax law as it relates to corporations and corporate giving right now is the increased percentage that is allowable for deduction. 4 Both the employee and the corporation benefit from a matching program.

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How to Create a Volunteer Handbook Your Volunteers Will Use

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Most volunteers don’t know the law exists. You may have applicable good samaritan laws in your state. For example, if volunteers will be working with children, they should keep anything they learn about the child’s background confidential. Is there a survey? A website link?

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