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[ASK AN EXPERT] How To Document Legacy Gift Intent

Bloomerang

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to talk to legacy givers as you document their legacy gift intent. . How do you go about asking for amounts and documenting it? Is this something nonprofits do?

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5 Essential RFP Writing Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This preparatory step ensures you create an informative document that minimizes back-and-forth queries, leading to more precise proposals. Use resources like Google and professional networks to ask questions. Engage in online forums, email listservs, and directly with vendors or agencies. Read other RFPs to understand what works.

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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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That’s a question every association CEO should be able to answer. But it should be reinforced in person during the orientation for new members and in the documentation they receive. Be sure to allow time for questions. Explain how both documents reflect organizational priorities, goals, and objectives.

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5 Common Questions About Calculating Your Nonprofit’s Indirect Cost Rates

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Below are five frequently asked questions related to indirect costs to help organizations identify how to calculate and allocate indirect costs. This is a question that does not have a simple answer because each organization’s indirect cost will be reflective of its mission and structure.

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5 tips to prepare for a successful AMS implementation

Nimble AMS

Share your existing process documents Before you begin your AMS search , start by document ing all your vital organizational processes. Take time to document your processes to put your team on track for a successful AMS implementation. Ask questions Work to keep communication open with your AMS vendor team.

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A New Power Couple—Humans Plus Bots Deliver Member Delight

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It gives your audience a voice, agency, and the all-important opportunity to ask questions. Fun fact— Watson was developed to answer questions on the quiz show Jeopardy! Of course, some questions are complex, confidential, or multilayered, and don’t lend themselves to a written dialogue. and in 2011 won a $1 million prize!

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Process Documentation… Why do I need that?

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However these annoyances pale in comparison, to process documentation, a task the mention of which we all cringe. Now we have to document it as well?”. You do not understand the value of documentation. The most important reason for process documentation is to eliminate confusion and ambiguity. So why is it important?

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