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4 Ways Nonprofits Can Start Using AI in 2024

Nonprofit Tech for Good

These innovative tools are revolutionising tasks by saving hundreds of hours of manual work through aiding in campaign creation, categorising and drafting email responses, assisting with content creation, and even automating donation processes to personalise and enhance the donor experience.

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How can the strategic planning process promote effective nonprofit decision-making?

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There is no benefit to discounting any individual or group from participating in the planning process. Seeking their participation in the strategic planning process can give them this connection. Leaders need to keep the process focused on the organization’s mission and ensure that discussions are productive. Review often.

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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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Allow plenty of time on the agenda for the financial staff to explain when and how statements will be available, review banking, investment, and auditing arrangements, and answer questions. Invite the auditor to present to the group as preparation for the audit review. Be sure to review important policies and procedures.

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How to Follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines: Resources for Nonprofit Design

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The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are what everyone must follow to make the web a more inclusive experience. As a designer for nonprofits, I constantly reference these guidelines when making design decisions. Nonprofits need to follow WCAG because accessibility is the foundation of our work.

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Five tips to leverage grant writing at your association

Nimble AMS

The process of grant writing can be complicated, and even if your association has been getting funds for years, there’s always ways to improve. If you’re new to the process of grant writing at your association, you’ll want to start by examining any relevant grant prospects. Recruit a reviewer. Do your research.

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7 essentials for your association’s online community strategy

Nimble AMS

Regularly review metrics to find opportunities for improvement?? . Community guidelines. Establish guidelines to set a standard for how members should interact in the community and to define under what conditions certain interactions might be moderated. Explain how you’ll enforce guidelines. Make guidelines easy to find.

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Statement of Activities: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) introduces guidelines on how nonprofits should handle grants and contracts, and these updates help nonprofits report their finances accurately and in a standard manner. Investing in a fund accounting software simplifies processes and reporting, making it easy to avoid potential pitfalls.