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Is your nonprofit organization ‘grant-ready’? 

Candid

But before you start seeking a grant, ask yourself: Is your organization really ready? Before you get started Here are some basics you should be aware of before applying for grants: First, getting a grant is a labor- and time-intensive process. You can learn more about filing for 501(c)(3) status here. Do you have a track record?

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3 Easy Upgrades Can Work Wonders for Digital Donor Acquisition

sgEngage

To grow your donor file, add three easy upgrades to your current acquisition plan and watch how kickstarting a better content, promotion, and conversion strategy can work wonders for your donor pipeline. The most logical (and easiest) place to focus your promotion is on your website.

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Direct Mail Donor Acquisition Strategies

Allegiance Group

A donor acquisition strategy is essential to every nonprofit’s sustainability because adding new donors to the file will offset donor attrition and provide a new pipeline for future major donors. Adding wealth data to your prospect file will result in a more successful campaign. Suppression file criteria aren’t sexy or cutting-edge.

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A crash course on trends analysis using Candid’s Foundation 1000 data set 

Candid

To do so, it’s easy to assume that the best place to start is with as much data as possible. Using the Foundation 1000 for trends analysis We hope that researchers throughout the sector find the Foundation 1000 to be a useful starting place to understand and explore sector trends. Be aware that it takes time to see trends.

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Demographics via Candid: A data-driven approach to encourage equitable funding practices

Candid

While well-intentioned, this places a burden on nonprofits that are responding to multiple demographic requests, with different questions and formats, from various funders. To understand the demographic makeup of nonprofit partners, individual funders often request this information on their own.

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3 Visual Design Tips to Strengthen Your Nonprofit Website

Get Fully Funded

Prominently place your logo across your website to boost awareness, such as placing it in the top left or right corner. Annual filing requirements To strengthen your visual design, you need to adhere to web accessibility best practices.

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Feel the Heat: The Best Firewall Plugins for Your WordPress Site

Byte Technology

Sure, the core WordPress program comes with fair security features, and if you’re on a hosted server there’s likely a few more safeguards in place. Wordfence Security does come with a built-in application firewall and is great at monitoring a site for malware, file changes, SQL injections, brute force attacks etc.

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