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The Aunt Mabel Effect (a lesson from Digital Leap)

NetWits

Now imagine that you are doing your morning inbox check, and your favorite charity sent you an email. And wouldn’t you know it, she is raising funds for a local charity and wondering if you will support her cause. You guessed it – Mabel beats out your favorite charity nearly every time. Moral of the story?

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5 Essential Controls for Charities during the Holiday Giving Season

Connection Cafe

Keep in mind, however, that checks can be manipulated for amounts that don’t seem unusual, thus not raising any red flags. The check writer and the person receiving bank statements should not be the same person. Management and accounting controls should be established to provide optimal protection for the organization.

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Your Tweet Can Leverage A 10 Cent Donation to Care March 2-5th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last month, the Twitter community came together online and offline in over 180 cities around the world to raise money for charity:water with the highly successful " Twestival " fundraising event which brought in over $250,000. The event attracted a lot of attention because it was an example of integrating a live charity event with Twitter.

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Who Gets to Be in Your Nonprofit’s Major Donor Portfolio?

Bloomerang

If this charity had gone through the process of qualification, they would have discovered Jeff’s willingness to become an ongoing supporter – perhaps at a higher level of investment. If you can’t wait, you may want to download this free White Paper: “ Tiering Your Donors: The Key to a Focused Caseload.” .

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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

NTEN

It's locked in white papers, policy briefs, and fact sheets. Charity Water , an organization that raises money to build wells in Africa has learned the lesson. And chances are your nonprofit, government agency, foundation, or research institution has gobs of it just sitting around. Numbers are a universal langauge.

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Swag or merch: handmade item by someone helped by your charity. Swag or merch: pick and design swag that directly relates to your charity. If you represent an educational or social justice charity, maybe giveaway specialty decks of cards featuring important people from history. These exist already! that you can make available?

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2012 NTC Science Fair Preview: Giveaways and More Giveaways!

NTEN

At the booth, pick up a complimentary copy of Acxiom’s “Finding Your Next Best Donor” white paper and receive a free drink pass! Charity Dynamics. Stop by the Charity Dynamics booth #42 to enter to win a Kindle Fire! The highest scoring player of the game will receive an iPad2. CivicActions.

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