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Before Publishing Your Annual Appeal, Ask Yourself These 5 Questions

Bloomerang

In this blog post, I’m going to talk about how to evaluate those annual appeals before you publish them so you know you’re sending out the best possible ask. . Once you’re ready to look at your appeal again, you should evaluate it by asking the five questions below. I don’t share this letter to shame any nonprofits.

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Supporting a Nonprofit Business Plan: A Leader’s Guide to Guiding Your Board

Neon CRM

A big part of being a nonprofit leader is creating and maintaining a fruitful relationship with your board. And when it comes to creating a nonprofit business plan for your organization, that’s a task that generally falls to the board—a situation that can create a big disconnect between what you need and what you actually get.

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The Overhead Question: What's Our Role?

NTEN

Flickr Photo: tylerdurden1 Ask any nonprofit to describe how they feel about their overhead percentage, and you're most likely to be met with groans, sighs and rolls of eyes. The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle aptly summarized the problem with the overhead measure this summer. Here at NTEN, we're keenly interested in this question.

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The Overhead Question: What's Our Role?

NTEN

Flickr Photo: tylerdurden1 Ask any nonprofit to describe how they feel about their overhead percentage, and you're most likely to be met with groans, sighs and rolls of eyes. The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle aptly summarized the problem with the overhead measure this summer. Here at NTEN, we're keenly interested in this question.

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Kick-Start Your Major Gifts Program in 5 Easy Steps

Neon CRM

For example, some nonprofits may consider any donation above $1,000 a major gift, while others may set the bar higher depending on the scope of their campaign or overall budget. In nonprofit terms, this means 80% of donations are given by 20% of donors. That is, 80% of the desired actions are completed by 20% of the audience.

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From Cubicle to Community: How to Empower Workplace Giving

Nonprofits Source

Nonprofit professionals have a set of top priorities—including raising funds for their mission. Have you ever heard a nonprofit say something like, “Made possible by…” or “Thanks to our friends at…”? Simply determine a match ratio, such as 1:1 or 2:1, and donate as the requests come in! What is workplace giving?

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Finding a Nonprofit Partner: Who is the Right One?

BoardAssist

There comes a moment in most nonprofits’ lives where they realize it might be helpful to partner with another nonprofit on anything from programming to sharing back-office expenses. But once this determination has been made, many nonprofits are stumped as to how to find that critical partner. Thanks Stephanie!