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What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

Complete a needs analysis: Clearly, you see an urgent need in your community, otherwise you could not be going down this road. Little Green Light is great for startups, as is Bloomerang, which has a free version that might work for your organization in the very early stages. What need will you address? Next, donor management.

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What's So Scary about Cloud Security?

Tech Soup

recent security lapse will be rolled out at every seminar and conference for the next three years to warn small children, sorry, prospective users of cloud services, of the cloud’s inherent insecurity. It’s a pro and con analysis that points out hackers are more likely to target big cloud servers than your little office server.

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Research Friday: Financial literacy: understanding money for today’s activities and tomorrow’s security

ASU Lodestar Center

This study "underscores the need for many nonprofit organizations to assess their financial monitoring mechanisms in light of the environment of analysis and accountability." Sources: Green & Griesinger, 1996; Middleton, 1987; Miller-Millesen, 2003; Ostrower & Stone, 2006. ^ [9] Ibid, Pg. The Moody’s Foundation, 2011.

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Bryant Terry: Eco-chef, Food Justice Activist, Author of Vegan Soul Kitchen

Have Fun - Do Good

It was very simple, nutrient-dense, leafy greens, root vegetables, and fresh fruit from the trees in their front yards, and nuts from the trees in their yard and the neighbors' yards. I always encourage people that if you have available green space, grow your own food. It's said that some of the Gumbo Zavs use up to nine greens.

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The Best Social Media Marketing Resources For Nonprofits

Nonprofits Source

Guest Post Written By: Victoria Greene. Everyone has heard of the Make-A-Wish Foundation —the romantic nature of granting sick children their wishes can touch even the coldest of hearts. You’ll find plenty of pictures of children whose dreams have come true thanks to this nonprofit. 5 NONPROFITS WINNING AT SOCIAL MEDIA.

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[VIDEO] Counting the Costs: Where Capital Campaigns Often Miss the Mark

Bloomerang

And that starts kind of with a readiness assessment and a gap analysis. But Phil openly admits, “You know, our core competency is planning churches and feeding children.” Industry professionals have been doing this for decades. That’s our internal evaluation of are they even ready? So there’s a need.

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My Latest President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

When he was 22, Craig launched a company to help partially sighted children. Jule has been working with Benetech’s Human Rights Data Analysis Group, HRDAG, which completed analyzing data for Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Right now he gets his green fix by tending to an aquarium and houseplants.