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How to effectively communicate impact to nonprofit stakeholders

ASU Lodestar Center

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. What criteria do they use to make these decisions?

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Nonprofits Who are Making A Difference Through Play

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We’ll share some of these case studies below, but for more, check out these projects and learn more about the people behind them at the Games for Change Festival ( [link] ), NYC’s largest gaming event that convenes the social change community and game makers, next month (April 22-24 & 26). Around Gender.

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How Removing Overhead Can Improve Donation Rates

NonProfit Hub

And if your ratio is higher than the magic number, it may drive potential donors to other organizations. Cost of living and supplies affect this ratio as well. As Guidestar points out, program ratios aren’t the last word for how successful a nonprofit is. A high number can doom a nonprofit’s hopes to raise money.

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7 Totally Surprising Brain Tricks to Sell Your Cause

NTEN

They have studied how to appeal to the massive subconscious mind, and there are some interesting and sometimes bizarre takeaways for those of us engaged in social good. They have studied how to appeal to the massive subconscious mind, and there are some interesting and sometimes bizarre takeaways for those of us engaged in social good.

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Finding a Nonprofit Partner: Who is the Right One?

BoardAssist

In order to understand the incidence and success of formal nonprofit collaborations , The Bridgespan Group and The Lodestar Foundation collaborated in a 2014 research study. According to the Bridgespan study, funders “need to tread cautiously” when recommending partners because they would not want their word to be taken as “dictate.”

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The Nonprofit Gender Gap Still Exists—What We Can Do About It

NonProfit Hub

Almost half would be a great number, if the gender ratio in the industry were equal. According to studies by the American Association of University Women, women are paid less than men in female-dominated, gender-balanced and male-dominated occupations. In the same study, women contributed their success to outside factors.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks?

ASU Lodestar Center

Associate Professor, ASU School of Community Resources & Development This post is about a bad dog and the role that a class of ASU students is playing in its quest for redemption. News and World Report , and Money routinely publish stories that emphasize program spending and fundraising cost ratios. posted by Mark Hager, Ph.D.

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