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New courses address barriers to demographic data collection 

Candid

In this blog post, we aim to address these concerns by sharing helpful highlights from two new, free microlearning courses. This is why we highlight the tools we’ve created to streamline this process in the new course on why and how to collect demographic data. nonprofits and foundations.

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A beginner’s guide to filing a Form 990 for your nonprofit organization

Blue Avocado

Filing a 990-series return is an essential aspect of running a nonprofit. Of course, this is primarily due to IRS mandates, but the form is also important for a few other reasons.

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A crash course on trends analysis using Candid’s Foundation 1000 data set 

Candid

How we create the Foundation 1000 sets The process of creating the Foundation 1000 set unfolds over a couple of years, as funders share their grants data with Candid and the IRS releases Form 990 and 990-PF filings (from which we source a significant amount of grants data.) Please reach out to our team at research@candid.org.

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Do You Need to Register to Fundraise Online? A Crash Course

Get Fully Funded

In order to solicit donations, you’ll need to follow your state’s filing requirements and properly register before collecting donations. To help your nonprofit’s leadership understand and comply with online fundraising guidelines, this article will provide a crash course on the basics of maintaining legal compliance while fundraising online.

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The 5 Rules of Successful Annual Appeal Fundraising Letters

The Fundraising Authority

It usually gets sent to every donor in your donor file (or at least, every donor that has been active over the past several years) and normally gets sent out around the same time each year (the time of year differs by nonprofit, but once you pick a time of year, you normally stick with it). Include a photo or two if you can. #3

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Rank and File: Tips for Improving Your Position on Today’s Search Engines

Byte Technology

Of course, much of this is based on search engine optimization (SEO) a relatively simple process of textual keyword insertions that are recognized as legit and pertinent by said search engines and, therefore, vastly improve your chances of ranking better and, in the end, driving the sorts of visitors you want to your website.

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Dropbox for Nonprofits: Benefits and Available Discounts

Donorbox

Dropbox is an online file-sharing service. Nonprofits can use this service to create event planning checklists, event timelines, budget planning, and of course, to share files with volunteers and team members as […].

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