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Strategic Fundraising For Small Arts + Culture Nonprofits

Bloomerang

Small nonprofits face even more challenges when it comes to securing funding in comparison to larger organizations—from low donor retention rates to limited resources to an overall lack of unrestricted funding. An ED must also advocate for the significance and transformative power of arts and culture in community life.

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Tips To Make Online Meetings Less Exhausting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Art of Facilitating with Virtual Sticky Note s by Beth Kanter. Virtual Conference/Meeting Software Comparison spreadsheet comparison of different platforms from Giving Tuesday. Custom Zoom Backgrounds (Paid Service). Interactive Meeting Techniques. How To Use Zoom Breakout Rooms by Beth Kanter. List of Energizers.

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The Public Argument About Arts Support as Seen through the Lens of the Detroit Institute of Arts

Museum 2.0

Earlier this month, the Detroit Institute of Arts was "saved" by a voter-approved property tax (called a "millage") in its three surrounding counties. I'm focusing on the community response to the prospect of the millage and the way the public debate reflects broader conversations about the public value of the arts.

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What counts as racial equity funding?  

Candid

The result is a refreshed site that gives a more complete picture of past funding and allows for stronger comparisons over time. . arts, education, health) or use any number of approaches (e.g., service delivery, research, advocacy).

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Seven Ways to Improve Engagement With Your Nonprofit Financial Reports

BoardAssist

As New York’s leading personalized nonprofit board matching service, high impact New Yorkers approach BoardAssist daily looking for ways to find a board where they can engage. Provide a basis for comparison. In financial reporting, context is provided by comparison to the prior year performance, to budget, or to both.

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Top Lessons from GivingTuesday 2023

Neon CRM

Where appropriate, we’ll also draw out some conclusions and comparisons to help contextualize where and how GivingTuesday can fit into your nonprofit’s overall strategy. ” and “Support Art on GivingTuesday” appealed directly to the reader’s sense of altruism and empathy.

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How We Doubled Attendance in a Year: One More Post about How Events Changed Our Attendance

Museum 2.0

But we've just compiled all our attendance data for the past year at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (our fiscal year ends on June 30), and several people have written to me asking for the numbers behind our turnaround. And finally, and perhaps most interestingly, here's a comparison of Jan-June 2011 vs Jan-June 2012.

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