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Configuring QuickBooks for Use in a Nonprofit: Setting Up the Chart of Accounts

Tech Soup

Some of the main goals of the implementation meeting are to produce a consensus on the definition of: The chart of accounts. This blog will provide some suggestions on building your chart of accounts in a manner that is practical and that will satisfy as many users of the financial statements as possible.

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How Asking Questions Helps You Connect With Your Donors

Bloomerang

That’s why you need to chart your donor lists carefully. You’ll drive better engagement and create a collaborative environment. My preferred method to get to know your donors is through what I call the questionable method. Part of that communication involves demonstrating genuine interest on your part. .

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Icebreakers for Online Meetings That Introverts Will Love

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of my favorite icebreakers in face-to-face workshops is called the Human Chart or SpectraGram created by Allen Gunn from Aspiration. It is useful method for getting participants to express a point of view, engage in debate, listen to others and respond in how by be influenced by someone’s point of view in the room. .”

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New Resource for Nonprofits: The Data Playbook – Practices for Purpose-Driven Work

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Playbook includes a few examples and methods for doing this. Refinable – adapt to rapidly changing environments. The Playbook offers some excellent practical tips on how to design and implement surveys and focus groups, one of the most common methods many nonprofits use to collect data. The Playbook gives you an examples.

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Recruiting Geeks for Human Rights!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We use free and open source software whenever possible, but we're pragmatic and work with what our human rights monitoring and advocacy partners need, so our environment is a pretty eclectic mix. Design and implement data visualizations, including everything from simple static charts and maps to custom interactive visualizations on the web.

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Does Your Nonprofit Suffer from Fire Drill Culture?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The workshop includes a facilitated process based on the “ World Cafe ” method where participants work in small groups to discuss the challenges in the workplace and how to address them. They capture their discussion by taking notes on the “tablecloths,” (in this case, it is flip chart paper).

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Training Nonprofit Staff & Volunteers Effectively in 5 Steps

Get Fully Funded

Your first step is defining what your mission and programs will look like in an adjusted environment. If you created new service delivery methods, you may find that your constituents don’t want to go back. Like a balloon that you inflate and let the air escape from, your nonprofit isn’t going to look the same after.

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