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[ASK AN EXPERT] What’s The Best Way To Frame Monthly Gift Asks To Minimize Accounting Complications Between Restricted And Unrestricted Gifts?

Bloomerang

Today’s question come from a nonprofit leader who wants advice on how to frame monthly gift asks to minimize accounting complications between restricted and unrestricted gifts: . Send a donor survey. Both fundraising and finance staff need to be using the same chart of accounts structure for the fund designations to align.

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Top 10 Spreadsheet Secrets From A Nonprofit Data Nerd

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That’s why I’m sharing the tips, tricks, and insider advice to transform you into a data nerd. Data nerds know how to clean and recode data, look for patterns, calculate key statistics, and then show off the most important information in graphs and charts. Charts can showcase your organization’s most important findings.

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Reflections on Extension 2.0 Webinar

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And I had to tape flip chart paper over the windows so it would get dark enough to project the laptop to show the presentation. version of that advice: It's the same! and I hoping some of my readers who have experience in delivering lots of Webinars will share some advice. I am teaching two more sessions. " My Web2.0

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Go Old School.Use A Flip Chart For Gathering Ideas

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Thursday, August 12, 2010 Go Old School.Use A Flip Chart For Gathering Ideas Heres a great idea from communications consultant, speaker and author David Grossman : And, yes its old school. Grossman recommends that when you have something you want to get your employees input on, post a question on a flip chart in your department or office.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

So the general proposition or principle in fundraising, which I learned decades ago, but does bear repeating, is that if you ask for money, you get advice, and if you’re asked for advice, you get money. . ” And the volunteer said, “Oh, I’m not asking for money, I just want to get your advice.

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[VIDEO] How to Talk about Legacy Giving Without Seeming Creepy

Bloomerang

In addition to being super active in her San Francisco nonprofit community, she also does a lot, including teaching a CFRE class. Although you can find some exclusive advice from her on our blog as well, which we’ll link to if you’re interested in learning that. have been going over the previous 10 years.

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[VIDEO] How To Know If Your Fundraising Staff Is Leaving Money On The Table

Bloomerang

And as I got to learn the sector and was talking to other leaders, talking to other fundraisers, I found that a lot of the approaches or advice or industry misconceptions were keeping great organizations from growing. Again, it’s so simple, but I was like, “Oh, that’s actually the methodology I teach in fundraising.”

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