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5 Essential Free Online Courses for Nonprofit Professionals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Alec Green , Chief Marketing Evangelist at NonprofitReady.org , an online hub of 400+ free online courses in topics ranging from fundraising to grant writing, leadership to program management. 2) 10 Strategies for Success with Digital Fundraising. 4) Executive Director’s Guide to Fund Development.

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Top 15 Grant Writing Courses + Tips from Experts on Getting Funded

Wild Apricot

Here's our list of the top 15 grant writing courses, including 4 of the best free online grant courses out there. Plus get tips from grant-winning experts!

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The overhead myth: crash course to fundraising transparency

Candid

The overhead myth is a pervasive challenge for nonprofits, often leading to organizations that are under-funded, unable to make an impact that aligns with their potential, and rapidly losing high-performing employees. keeping the lights on”), and invest in fundraising innovations that can result in raising more funding toward the mission.

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The 5 Rules of Successful Annual Appeal Fundraising Letters

The Fundraising Authority

An organization’s annual fundraising appeal letter is a yearly letter that gets sent out to your current donors asking for general operating funds for your nonprofit organization. Talk about your mission, of course, but don’t treat your readers like they are prospects who have never heard of your nonprofit before.

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Is a Golf Fundraiser Worth It for Your Nonprofit? (Yes, It Is!)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Jennifer Wemhoff , Communications Manager at GolfStatus.org – the leading event management platform for golf fundraisers. Golf’s fundraising power is massive—the sport raises nearly $4 billion for charity annually. Nonprofits of all types and sizes can use golf as an effective vehicle to raise mission-critical, unrestricted funds.

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.).

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5 Questions to Ask Your Fund Accounting Vendor

sgEngage

You’d see that the software tracks restricted funds the way you need it to. But you do have good critical thinking skills, and by getting answers to a few specific questions from your current or potential fund accounting vendor, you can better understand if their system will help your organization grow—or hold you back.

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