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Solving the Challenges of Donor-Advised Funds

Allegiance Group

Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are one of the fastest-growing areas of charitable giving. In fact, $52 billion was granted to nonprofits out of DAFs in 2023, a number that has grown an average of 20% per year over the last five years. More than 3 million people use donor-advised fund accounts for their philanthropy. Let’s dig in.

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4 Financial Metrics to Increase Transparency for Your Nonprofit

sgEngage

As leaders in the nonprofit and social impact space, it’s so important for you to project a clear sense of trust into the world. More specifically, nonprofits that went from not transparent at all to fully transparent via their Guidestar profile raised 53% more in contributions in the following year.

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10 Donation Page Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This is the third post in a year-long blog and webinar series called 101 Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. of a nonprofit’s total revenue – and those numbers will continue to grow.

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The overhead myth: crash course to fundraising transparency

Candid

The overhead myth is a pervasive challenge for nonprofits, often leading to organizations that are under-funded, unable to make an impact that aligns with their potential, and rapidly losing high-performing employees. It’s been said before, and I’ll say it again: it’s time to disprove the overhead myth for nonprofits.

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What Are Key Event Metrics and Why Do They Matter?

Greater Giving

Cost-to-Revenue Ratio. A cost-to-revenue ratio is a slightly different measurement than ROI that can tell you how much profit your event made versus the costs sunk into it, helping you determine whether the event overall showed a profit or a loss. The lower the ratio, the more effective your spending is. . spent, you made $100.

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Why You Should Do A Cost-Benefit Analysis Before Throwing Your Next Nonprofit Fundraising Event

Bloomerang

At its best, a nonprofit fundraising event is fun. But there are also potential pitfalls when it comes to hosting a nonprofit fundraising event. In other words, major donor cultivation should be the primary purpose of your nonprofit fundraising event. . Nonprofit Fundraising Event expenses. Funding structure.

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Preparing Your Nonprofit to Move Beyond the Founder

Blue Avocado

Stepping away is part of the nonprofit circle of life. But for those toiling away in young nonprofits, it is often grueling and sometimes even cruel. And after all the difficulties of starting a nonprofit, the end of the beginning rarely goes well. It is a stage of development in the nonprofit life cycle. Not all survive.