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Statement of Activities: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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The Statement of Activities—commonly referred to as an SOA—is one of four essential financial statements for nonprofit organizations. As a CPA working with nonprofits of all sizes, I’ve encountered numerous errors in Board of Directors’ financial reports and Statements of Activities documents.

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How to Conduct a Nonprofit SWOT Analysis: A Complete Guide

DipJar

In this process, it can be particularly helpful to conduct a SWOT analysis. A SWOT analysis is a strategic planning technique that involves evaluating your organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Marketing strategy Your marketing approach can also benefit from a strategic analysis.

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7 Fundraising Actions That Successful Nonprofits Do Differently

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A large part of that is examining what actions define fundraising strategies that bring in more online donations and keep donors engaged each year. Below, you’ll find the proactive actions taken by nonprofits who increased their online donations by 84% with 122% more transactions in just 90 days. Our findings are now your roadmap.

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Start-up Marketing: How To Do It Right

Byte Technology

Jackie Tewes, the owner of Flourish Medical + Wellness, requested a Byte Marketing Analysis. Once the plan was approved, the ideal next step was a Byte Action Plan , which allowed our marketing team to create the foundational online marketing elements like social accounts, Google My Business, and Bing listings.

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Helpful Ways to Measure and Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Performance

sgEngage

The goal is then to turn those data insights into actionable tasks. Data analysis tools are helping organizations of all sizes to automate, streamline, and standardize processes so they can measure and optimize performance. Each donor action in response to your outreach produces additional data to inform your next interaction.

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Four Steps to Align Data with Your Mission and Goals

Association Analytics

Data provides actionable insights and can give associations a navigable path to make better informed business decisions. And yet SMART goals are so crucial in data analysis because they provide direction needed for inquiry. It is OK to make guesses because they can be vetted with further analysis and data. Engage in Analysis.

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How to leverage business analytics insights with Association Management Software (AMS)

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The analysis gives insight into your operations, helping you determine if your organization is on the right track or moving in the wrong direction. By looking at the outcomes of previous work, those on the board of directors or committees can propose actions that continue a positive trend or shift a negative trend.

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