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Matching Gift Guidelines | Ratios, Minimums, Maximums & More

Double the Donation

Thousands of companies match donations made by employees to a range of nonprofit causes through corporate matching gift programs. However, billions of dollars in available corporate matching revenue go unclaimed each year?—largely

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The overhead myth: crash course to fundraising transparency

Candid

The overhead myth is a pervasive challenge for nonprofits, often leading to organizations that are under-funded, unable to make an impact that aligns with their potential, and rapidly losing high-performing employees. It’s been said before, and I’ll say it again: it’s time to disprove the overhead myth for nonprofits. Not quite.

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4 Key Benefits of Employer Matching Gifts for Nonprofits

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Employer matching gifts offer ample benefits to each stakeholder, including the company matching the gift, the employee making the initial donation, and the nonprofit receiving the funds. . For the employees, they get to support the causes they care about while knowing their donation is making double the impact.

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It’s Giving Season. Here’s how to donate wisely.

Candid

Volunteers sit outside grocery stores, ringing bells and encouraging shoppers to donate to their cause. If you want to give to causes that tug at your heartstrings, you’ve come to the right place. million IRS-registered nonprofits in the United States alone. Nonprofits are as diverse as their donors.

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What is UX Design and How Can Understanding it Benefit Your Nonprofit

Media Cause

For consumer-driven brands and nonprofits alike, understanding what UX design is is crucial for the online experience of your audience. A webpage with large blocks of text may overwhelm your audience, causing them to skip over it altogether. Using color combinations with a contrast ratio of less than 4.5:1

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Which Fundraising Events Bring in the Most Money for Small Nonprofits?

Get Fully Funded

A very common “go-to” funding idea for small nonprofits is fundraising events. Events are a great way to bring like-minded people together and have a good time in the name of your cause. Here are three kinds of fundraising events that work for most nonprofits and how to choose the right one for you.

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Preparing Your Nonprofit to Move Beyond the Founder

Blue Avocado

Stepping away is part of the nonprofit circle of life. But for those toiling away in young nonprofits, it is often grueling and sometimes even cruel. And after all the difficulties of starting a nonprofit, the end of the beginning rarely goes well. It is a stage of development in the nonprofit life cycle. Not all survive.