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7 “Must Do’s” When Thanking Donors To Win Their Heart and Set Up Future Gifts

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There are two parts to thanking donors: Connecting with the donor’s brain by providing a gift receipt and more importantly, touching the donor’s heart by letting them know they are heroes for giving to your organization’s cause. But there is so much more to properly thanking donors. A perfect thank-you letter does both.

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

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Inspires potential donors to give. For the purposes of our exercise, let’s say our story takes place in India. For our fictitious story, the plot is that many children only eat one meal a day — dinner. For example, our plot is that many children eat one meal a day and do poorly in school. What Makes a Good Story?

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Preparing Your Nonprofit to Move Beyond the Founder

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For staff, working in a start-up nonprofit is often an exercise in mindreading. Like children as they grow to independence, there will come times when you may find your relationship to the organization grows confusing and fraught. It is a bit like the conflicts that emerge when our children are beginning to separate from us.

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9 Tips for Nonprofits To Boost Resilience During A Pandemic

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

1: Get Enough Sleep, Nutrition, and Exercise. Focus on these three activities: sleep, nutrition and exercise to help strengthen your immune system and feel better. The blessing of shelter in place is that you can still exercise by walking, jogging, or running as long as keep your distance from other people.

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How inflation affects foundation grantmaking decisions

Candid

Individual donors specifically cited inflation as a major reason why they expected to give less last year. Program staff exercised flexibility to increase grant amounts because of inflation.” “We We opened our application process to any local nonprofit serving children and families.” “We We added 8% to each grant award.”

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How to Host a Read-a-thon Fundraiser

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And that’s not to mention the hassle that sometimes comes with trying to get young children excited about reading. Reading boasts a wide range of benefits for both children and adults alike. Reach out to donors, volunteers, and board members who you think would be great assets to your committee. Thank your donors and readers.

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How to Navigate the Post-COVID Novel Nonprofit Economy

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We are witnessing the rise of a new generation of donors and nonprofit employees. Your donors have experienced strong emotions too. How have you considered your donors’ changed perspectives in your fundraising and marketing strategies? Did you recruit new donors, or not? . And how did this work out?

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