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Statement of Activities: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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The Statement of Activities—commonly referred to as an SOA—is one of four essential financial statements for nonprofit organizations. It automates and facilitates these comparisons, allowing for more efficient monitoring and decision-making. It offers a comprehensive overview of revenue and expenses over a specific timeframe.

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Employee Giving Strategies to Boost Year-End Impact

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Other businesses may increase their match ratios, raise their donation limits, or introduce short-term matching gift initiatives⁠—even if they don’t typically match employee donations. Plus, it can be as easy as leaving a collection box at a corporate office or store and facilitating pick-up after the drive has run its course.

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How to Build a Strong Digital Presence for Your Nonprofit

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You can then reference this guide whenever you create new content. This will facilitate users’ reading experience and create a feeling of continuity so all of your web pages feel like they belong to your nonprofit. . Maintain a colour contrast ratio of at least 4:5:1 to facilitate a positive reading experience.

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What is Corporate Giving? The Ultimate Guide to Earning More

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Corporate giving programs fall under the wider umbrella of corporate philanthropy, which refers to any support companies provide to nonprofits. The concept of a matching gift is simple: An employee contributes to their nonprofit of choice, and their employer matches their donation at a predetermined ratio.

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Benchmarking: Networked Nonprofits Measure Their Social Media Results In A Context

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At Zoetica, we facilitating a social media peer learning project called “ Leveraging Social Media: Becoming A Networked Nonprofit.&# Devon Smith, who writes the 24 Usable Hours blog, and a self-described “data nerd&# did a benchmarking analysis for participants. Arts and Social Media. View more presentations from Devon Smith.

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Finding a Nonprofit Partner: Who is the Right One?

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Refer to Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, “Strengthening Nonprofit Capacity” , for common ways grantmakers support capacity building along with benefits and limitations). According to the Bridgespan study, funders “need to tread cautiously” when recommending partners because they would not want their word to be taken as “dictate.”

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Making the Most of Your Nonprofit’s Website: Understanding the Basics

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Facilitating online donations, sign-ups, pledges, and more. In terms of visual frontend elements, the contrast ratio between your site’s text and its background is key. This refers to your visual brand or the graphic design elements that your team uses to update your site or create new press releases.