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The Unsung Hero in Fundraising Campaigns Isn’t Raffles—It’s Sweepstakes!

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But , raffle laws vary from state to state—in many states (13, the last time we checked), online raffles are flat-out illegal. Furthermore, raffles of any kind are 100% against the law in Alabama, Hawaii, and Utah. One misconception we hear regularly relates to Sweepstakes’ free Alternate Method of Entry.

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4 Types of In-Kind Donations and How To Leverage Them

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In order to maximize their donation potential, nonprofits could embrace creative, diverse fundraising alternatives to monetary contributions. Many gifts that fall in this category are in-kind donations, defined as any non-monetary contributions to a nonprofit, like products and services.

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Making the world more accessible with web design

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But if your web design isn’t accessible, you risk missing out on online donations and other conversions. As soon as people enter your home page , they’ll likely be looking for your donation form, event calendar, and other ways they can interact with your organization. You’ve come to the right place. What are the ADA and WCAG?

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8 Nonprofits Championing Environmental Sustainability on Earth Day

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Gifts donated through the organization’s dedicated donation page celebrate parks on Earth Day 2021 and well beyond it. All donors have an option to give to the cause all year through regular and recurring donations. Each dollar donated will result in two trees planted on a National Forest when the donation is matched.

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Run a Productive, Fun Nonprofit Board Meeting

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There are two things that can help A LOT here: organizational by-laws and Board member job descriptions. By-laws What do by-laws have to do with Board meetings? If your by-laws do NOT include these things, you and your Board need to make this a priority to create these policies and amend your by-laws as soon as possible.

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

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According to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , there are 6,500+ NGOs registered with the NGOs Coordination Board in Kenya. In the local context, Kenyan’s give an extremely high proportion of their earnings as donations (cc. 12% donated on #GivingTuesday 2017, 36% did not.

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The Ultimate Guide to Accounting Software for Nonprofits

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Donors, grantors, and foundations look to these watchdogs to help them make informed choices about their donations and ensure they’re supporting an organization that is fiscally responsible. by donors, grantors, governing boards, or by law.???. An organization may have many funds supporting?its?mission. self-balancing accounts?that?must

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