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10 Year End Fundraising Mistakes to Avoid

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Sounds great, right? A message like “Hunger knows no holiday” used consistently will motivate people to give to a food bank, especially after they see it a couple of times. Instead, ask people to give to save a dog, tutor a child, or feed a homeless person. This success can be YOURS this year! Lack of special thanks.

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Goal Setting for Your Nonprofit

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Review the mission statement - cure cancer, end homelessness, provide affordable housing for working families - whatever it is, ask yourself if the programs from last year helped the organization reach its goals. It sounds fairly simple but it’s easy to get lost in the details. What will you do differently this year?

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Why embracing outreach is important for nonprofits

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While this process sounds like it would be effective, it generally has a different purpose for vendors. Events and conferences are a key way to connect and build relationships with stakeholders, community members and other organizations. Organizations and agencies supplement the cost of running large-scale events by inviting vendors.

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The Neuroscience of Purpose: Recharging in the Nonprofit World

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If you work for a nonprofit, there’s a good chance that you’re working on a tough problem like the achievement gap, homelessness, or global hunger. This is sound advice, but the question is “How?” Why this matters for those of us in the nonprofit world. In short, we need to keep Paula working.

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How To Create Explainer Videos That Donors Will Love

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But if it sounds like a lot, don’t be discouraged! It’s not the same thing to bring awareness to climate change as to be working to provide shelter for the homeless. You could say, “you can help reduce food waste and hunger in your community,” a message that appeals directly to the audience.

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How to write a strong nonprofit mission statement

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Sounds good, but what do they actually do? We work to end the cycle of homelessness for families in our community. We feed the hungry today while building a healthy, hunger-free tomorrow. For the hunger-relief organization in the example above, the vision statement might be: To eradicate hunger in our community.

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The 4 Words that Make Donors Forget Your Organization

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If a variation of the above sentence sounds all too familiar, your fundraising materials sound identical to that of millions of other organizations. Do: “With your support, we can continue our efforts in the fight against hunger.”. If you’re like most nonprofits, the answer is quite often. That’s where the bad news comes in.