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5 Common Questions About Calculating Your Nonprofit’s Indirect Cost Rates

sgEngage

Indirect costs can be confusing because there is conflicting information about indirect cost rates for nonprofits, what is considered an indirect cost, and how to calculate the costs. How does my nonprofit organization get an approved indirect cost rate? Organizations cannot get an approved rate until it is approved to receive funding.

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4 Text Marketing Lessons Nonprofits Can Take from Big Brands

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Big brands know that texts have an incredibly high open rate—that’s why many of our favorite retailers have adopted a text marketing strategy. Marketing-related text messages have an incredibly high open rate of about 99%, compared to the average email open rate, which is closer to 30%.

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Advancing racial equity for effective environmental grantmaking 

Candid

Their mission is simple: EGA promotes just, effective philanthropy for people and the planet. In positive news, EGA’s report found that environmental grantees are showing higher adoption rates for 10 out of the 14 equity strategies ii outlined in Candid’s demographic data survey, compared to nonprofits across all subject areas.

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Love At First Sight: Getting To The Heart Of Fundraising With Effective Reporting

Bloomerang

Implement donor retention strategies: Uncover insights on retention rates to strengthen donor loyalty and reduce donor attrition. Ease of use: A game changer Ease of use significantly affects the adoption and effectiveness of a CRM. ” Valerie Fitton-Kane, VP Development, Challenger Center Don’t believe me?

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Don’t be Fooled by Message Open and Click-Through Rates

NetWits

The conversation around email performance is wrong: open and click-through rates alone do not show constituent engagement. And that’s what the conversation should be around: constituent engagement, not open and click-through rates. Figure 1: Opens and open rate. Figure 2 : Clicks and click rates. Findings are below.

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Five reasons you need text-to-give technology at your association

Nimble AMS

But has your association yet considered the financial potential of adopting text-to-give technology? Additionally, text messaging is a highly effective means of communicating with your members. Text messages have an average open rate of 98% , compared to the email open rate of 22%. If not, you’ll want to. .

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The Use of AI in Fundraising: Maximizing Donations with Data-Driven Asks

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They are moving to more efficient and effective fundraising. This many-sided approach lets charities operate more efficiently and effectively. This unlocks new efficiency, effectiveness, and impact. They are key for maximizing fundraising effectiveness and achieving goals. AI tools and predictive analytics are new.

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