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How Purchase Cards Simplify Nonprofit Accounting

sgEngage

In the same way that a traditional, personal credit card or corporate card can streamline your spending and payments, a Purchase Card does just that for your financial office, and then some. Adding Security with Purchase Cards Many business professionals rely on Google Docs or Excel for their purchasing and expense tracking.

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Tools I use: basic workflow

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I’ll do another few posts for other areas, like development, system maintenance, personal web presence, and writing. (If I use Canned Responses to provide HTML signatures when needed, and also forward all of my mail to gmail, then send out mail as other identities. (I’ve It works for multiple projects.

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AI Prompts to Jumpstart Your End-of-Year Fundraising

sgEngage

Open that blank doc and start by answering questions like: “What impact can our donors make by contributing to our mission this year?” Your tone should be heartfelt, earnest, and personal.” This means optimizing your messages for each platform, from direct mail to Facebook ads.

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Recap: Community Organizing Tools from the Experts

NTEN

We recognize NTEN’s 501 Tech Clubs (local in-person groups) and Communities of Practice (CoPs) (online affinity groups) organizers are one clever and innovative bunch! As we all know, the nonprofit tech community is loaded with smart and thoughtful organizers who give their time and efforts to help the rest of us do the good work we do.

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Email in the Cloud: A Google Apps Case Study

Tech Soup

Google Mail, offered as part of Google Apps, was the clear contender — it was free (at the time it was free for organizations up to 50 staff, now it's limited to 10)* and already well established. By far, the most popular part of Google Apps at OCASI is Google Mail, which staff use to send, receive and manage their email.

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Create an Online Donation Receipt that Leads to More Donations

Get Fully Funded

When you receive a gift by check, you should print and mail a personalized letter of appreciation that serves as the receipt. Use a real person’s name, typically your Executive Director or the person in charge of acknowledging gifts. Set up and use an email with a person’s name so that it feels more personal.

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The Ideal Year-End Fundraising Campaign Timeline

CauseVox

Here are some ways you can fundraise during year-end: Email “asks” A phone-a-thon Online crowdfunding campaign Peer-to-peer fundraising Direct mail pledges A one-day giving blitz such as #GivingTuesday Virtual events Incorporate a matching grant. Follow that up with a personal thank you to each donor.