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Using Inkind Donations To Help You Grow Your Nonprofit

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The best gift a nonprofit organization can receive is unrestricted cash, but an inkind donation of something your organization needs and would have otherwise purchased is also a high-value gift. In reality, the van or other gift you receive is not exactly what you would have purchased. And it’s called an inkind gift.

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

4) What is your best piece of fundraising and online communication advice for Kenya NGOs when it comes to raising money through crowdfunding? 39% of donors in Kenya give tribute gifts. 61% are more likely to donate if they are offered a free gift in exchange for their donation. ? 12% donated on #GivingTuesday 2017, 36% did not.

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Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy

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I may want to help end homelessness, but not have a clue how to make a difference on a scale that moves the needle. Both outright (annual and major gifts) and deferred (legacy gifts). It costs from 5 to 25 cents on the dollar to renew current donors and/or generate major, capital and legacy gifts from individuals.

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10 Questions You Can Ask Major Donors to Build the Relationship

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You can say something like this: “ Thank you again for your generous gift to XYZ organization! We are honored that you trusted us with such a significant gift. Or get ideas for spot-on gifts you can give them later. Some donors are drawn to just one cause area, such as homelessness or food insecurity.

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How to Thank Your Donors: Stop Focusing on the Money!

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That’s the advice we got this week from guest blogger Amy Eisenstein, a top fundraising consultant who has generously shared her terrific advice with our readers this week. Before you can ask for a major gift, you need to focus on gratitude. They feed the hungry and house the homeless. Thanks Amy! Stewardship 101.

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Need a Killer Grant Strategy? Maybe it’s Time to Partner With these Two Groups.

Connection Cafe

If you have gifts from both the Golf Tournament and the Phone-a-thon given in support of the Clothes For The Homeless program, for example, there’s no need to worry about spending “golf tournament dollars” versus spending “phone-a-thon dollars” – as long as the donor designation is fulfilled, those monies can be pooled. Why is this?

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Q&A with sgLEADERS: Tim Snyder, Wake Forest University

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While I may not possess the intellectual wherewithal to solve homelessness, food insecurity or a host of other chronic societal problems, I have great faith that someone out there will have that ability. Q: What is the best piece of advice you’ve received that has guided the way you lead? We are all uniquely gifted.