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Demystifying the Major Nonprofit Accounting Methods

Pamela Grow

Keeping thorough, accurate records of your organization’s finances allows you to know how much funding you have on hand and effectively allocate it to further your mission. To keep your financial data organized, you can use either of two primary tracking methods: cash accounting and accrual accounting.

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Building a Winning Sponsorship Prospecting Strategy: Proven Methods for Effective Outreach 

The Sponsorship Collective

Finding the right sponsorship prospects is half your battle. The other half is outreach. You worked so hard surveying your audience and identifying the correct sponsors that you don’t want to make a mistake now. Taking the wrong outreach approach can leave you back at square one, reviewing your prospect list over and over and […]

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Beyond Donations: A Guide For Effective Nonprofit Financial Management

Bloomerang

So, how can you be sure that the funds you receive are used most effectively? Effective nonprofit financial management helps you maximize the value of the donations you receive and fulfill the vision of your nonprofit. Payment method (cash, check, etc.) By learning about and prioritizing nonprofit financial management.

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What to Do When Your Fundraising Methods Fall Flat

Get Fully Funded

It’s a horrible feeling when the tried-and-true fundraising methods that have worked in the past stop working. Even experienced fundraisers sometimes use fundraising methods that just don’t work for a particular organization or audience. Let’s back up and look at your methods of fundraising through the eyes of your donor.

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Use Walt Disney’s Three Chairs Method When Making Your Decisions for Your Nonprofit’s Future

Bloomerang

Dilts who distilled his method for us mere mortals, publishing his findings in his 1994 book: Strategies of Genius. It’s a great tool when analyzing problems, helping create new solutions, and making effective action plans. The Three Chairs Method. In Walt Disney’s office, there were always three chairs: The spoiler seat

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The Secrets of Direct Mail for Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

There are, however, tried-and-true methods that are essential to the success of a campaign. One of the most effective methods of marketing for nonprofits is direct mail. . Fundraising is the biggest challenge nonprofit organizations face.

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Top tips for effective association fundraising

Nimble AMS

Here’s how fundraising can help your association and what best practices you can use to raise funds more effectively. Fundraising can be a highly effective way to drive more non-dues revenue. Let’s take a look at how fundraising can help your organization and what you can do to raise funds effectively. . That’s a given.