ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

Studies show that donors ask less about where their money is spent and more about the impact their donation is making. The problem with ratios. They often use financial ratios to measure a nonprofit's impact, but these do not most accurately showcase a program's efficiency.

Impact 52

Impact Communication Effective Ratio 52

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 16, 2021

If investing into nonprofit infrastructure will help advance organizations to that next level, then why do nonprofit leaders loathe the idea of putting any money into infrastructure? Donors need to be educated on the harsh reality of solely judging an organization’s efficiency through financial ratios.

Donor 52

Donor Ratio Colorado Nonprofit 52

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2022

A diverse board of directors can bring a realistic view of the community, strengthen the organization's connection and credibility to its constituency, improve fundraising and assist with grants distribution. Overhead ratio” refers to the amount of money a nonprofit spends on its mission vs. money spent on overhead costs.

Skills 52

Skills Colorado Retention Rate 52

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 4, 2019

After all, what nonprofit leader wouldn’t want to walk into work one Monday morning to find a pile of money, an unexpected gift, on their doorstep? By Sunday night, it had raised more than a million dollars, and, by Monday, $2000 per minute was pouring into the fundraiser. A windfall is fabulous, right?

Organization 40

Organization Charlotte Ratio Arizona 40

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

It seemed that the world wanted nonprofits to spend nothing on administration and fundraising, and many were reporting just that. However, story after story pointed to pressures from donors for nonprofits to invest as little money as possible in administration and fundraising. The third was to fudge the accounting.

Teach 90

Teach Ratio Student Classes 90

Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So we’ve got a small efficient staff located everywhere from Montana down to Arizona and over to Washington DC. And then Matt is going to take a deep dive into our crypto donors and the different fundraising resources and how you can learn about how to accept those and as well as how your. So I’m admittedly a millennial.

Method 108

Method Video Giving Nonprofit 108

Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So we’ve got a small efficient staff located everywhere from Montana down to Arizona and over to Washington DC. And then Matt is going to take a deep dive into our crypto donors and the different fundraising resources and how you can learn about how to accept those and as well as how your. So I’m admittedly a millennial.

Method 52

Method Giving Nonprofit Gift 52