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Statement of Activities: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

sgEngage

How to Avoid: Organizations should consider adopting the Unified Chart of Accounts for Nonprofits (UCOA). Neglecting Month-to-Month Financial Comparisons Month-to-month comparisons are crucial for detecting trends, anomalies, and areas of concern in your financial activities.

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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

Candid

2013-2014 – Tweens A decade in, the importance of consistent year-over-year comparisons grew. Today, we refer to it as the “Foundation 1000”, and it is often used to look at historical grantmaking trends. We adopted more automation in the loading, cleaning, and coding of data. government agencies ii.

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Facebook is Great, but Does it Really Work for Fundraising?

NetWits

That got me thinking more about how we, in the non-profit space, should look to learn from examples, trends and best practices found outside of our sector. Social Networking Adoption by Non-profits. By comparison only 70% of small businesses use Facebook as part of their online strategy.

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Report Release: The 2011 NTEN Community Survey Report

NTEN

The gap between Members and Non-Members is significant when we asked respondents to rate the Tech Adoption level of their organization in comparison to the nonprofit sector, with Member Organizations nearly 10% more likely than Non-Member Organizations to be on the Leadership end of the adoption spectrum.

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11 Outstanding Nonprofit Reports You Should Read

Care2

There are a ton of smart people writing about nonprofit technology and communications to help nonprofit communicators keep up on the latest online trends and developments. Check out the full report to see how your staffing stacks up with that of other organizations of similar size and tech adoption level.

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4 Ways Nonprofits Can Benefit from the Cloud

Tech Soup

The second most important driver for cloud adoption by nonprofits is the potential cost savings. As you can see, cloud adoption by nonprofit organizations can be one of the best decisions to make, offering a host of benefits to the entire organization, as well as individual users. Cost Savings. About the Author.

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Tech Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace: Tips for Avoiding Collaborative Overload

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In comparison, 10 years ago, these managers spent “only” 60 to 65 per cent of their time engaged in those activities. . Adopt Good Practices Around Team Emails. More and more nonprofits are adopting flexible workplace or have remote teams in different cities. Take a trend-line view. Create a Remote Working Team Charter.