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10 Donation Page Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to Network for Good , one in six online donors will drop out of the donation process if they are sent to a third-party website. According to NextAfter , only 14% of organizations prompt one-time donors to upgrade to a monthly gift (also known as a recurring gift) during the donation process.

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Statement of Activities: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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Investing in a fund accounting software simplifies processes and reporting, making it easy to avoid potential pitfalls. How to Avoid: Organizations should consider adopting the Unified Chart of Accounts for Nonprofits (UCOA). How to Avoid: Implement a routine process for comparing financial figures across months.

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Seven Ways to Improve Engagement With Your Nonprofit Financial Reports

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A dimensional chart of accounts structure creates a separate field in your database for each bit of expense information rather than cramming all the information into one account code field. Dimensions also enable your accounting software to run faster by streamlining the chart of accounts. Highlight key performance indicators.

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Guest Post: Introducing the New GuideStar Nonprofit Profile

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We started this redesign process by asking you and ourselves one question: In 2016, what will matter most when sharing a nonprofit’s story? This means simple financial metrics will no longer be the primary focus when telling a nonprofit’s full story ( goodbye, overhead ratios !) Turning snapshots into stories .

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Visualizing the Tate's Collection: What Open Data Makes Possible

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The data is in a computer language called.JSON that is commonly used for data sharing and processing. Jim Davenport, an astronomer living in Seattle, charted the height and width of all of the works in the Tate''s collection. Jim''s post suggests some fun but somewhat silly conclusions about the height/width ratio of artworks.

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Help Your Helpers! Top Tips for Managing Volunteers

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You should never settle on simply filling in a name on your committee’s organizational chart, even if that means tasking yourself with some additional jobs until the right volunteer is found. Another thing to keep in mind during the recruitment and onboarding process is making sure that you help new volunteers feel welcomed into the fold.

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Guest Post by Steve Waddell: Systems Mapping for Non-Profits - Part 1

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The production system maps aid an organization to understand how work actually gets done, in comparison to formal org charts. These are points that, when focused upon, have a large ratio of amount-of-effort to desired-change. Key is a participatory development process.

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