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How Purchase Cards Simplify Nonprofit Accounting

sgEngage

Is this sounding like your month-end scramble? Adding Security with Purchase Cards Many business professionals rely on Google Docs or Excel for their purchasing and expense tracking. They are easy to track because there’s no waiting around for mailed checks to clear.

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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. Yes, this post may sound like a broken record but this step can’t be stressed enough. .

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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. Try reading your letter aloud and see if it sounds like you are chatting with your donor. This completes the cycle and sets the stage for your organization to receive another gift from the donor.

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Convio Common Ground progress report

Judi Sohn

Seems like a no-brainer, but that isn’t the default behavior, and without knowing how to code an s-control or Apex trigger, it’s not as easy to set up as it sounds. Makes mail merges so much easier. Convio docs recommend a batch size of 5(!!) Very intelligent handling of Household contacts/accounts. Batch entry.

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[VIDEO] The Early Bird Guide to Epic End of Year Fundraising

Bloomerang

They do the mailing. Maybe you send one email, and you don’t do any direct mail. Maybe you do like, you know, five emails and like four direct mail pieces. Just choose in the poll how many appeals mail and email you sent. And I keep a Google Doc of my all-time favorite subject lines, and I get inspired all the time.

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[VIDEO] Demystifying the Grants Lifecycle: Grant Seeking Lessons and Pro-tips from the Field

Bloomerang

It sounds cooler anyway. ” I don’t know if these questions sound familiar to you, but we’ll just do a little poll to see which of these questions you have about grants. We recommend that you use something like Word or Google Docs to set up a template that you can then use for drafting the application.

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