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5 Common Questions About Calculating Your Nonprofit’s Indirect Cost Rates

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Indirect costs can be confusing because there is conflicting information about indirect cost rates for nonprofits, what is considered an indirect cost, and how to calculate the costs. How does my nonprofit organization get an approved indirect cost rate? Organizations cannot get an approved rate until it is approved to receive funding.

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The Value of Volunteers

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Fun fact, each year about 62 million Americans volunteer at their local schools, with NGOs, with disaster preparedness and response groups, and community centers and homeless shelters. The most active volunteers are those between the ages of 35 to 44, with women volunteering at a higher rate (29.4 It's National Volunteer Week!

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Increase Open Rates and Click-Throughs with 5 Follow-up Email Techniques from Top Nonprofits

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Most people who’ve been doing email communication for any length of time understand that too many emails equals increased unsubscribes, lower open rates and lower click through rates. But with average nonprofit open rates at 13% and click-through rates at 2.1% That reason … crowded inboxes. 5) Same theme.

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10 Donation Page Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

6) Add charity rating badges and program vs. operating expense graphics. If your nonprofit has been reviewed by Charity Navigator , the BBB Wise Giving Alliance , Charity Watch , or GiveWell and your reviews are good, then add your rating badges to your donation page(s).

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The Best Giving Tuesday Email Subject Lines Of 2022

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Personalization in the subject line will boost your open rate and tangible offers like ‘get 4 more kids to camp!’ Flattery and personalization go a long way to boosting open rates! . Their second subject line: “What is doubled-up homelessness?” . Winning Giving Tuesday email subject lines and why we love them.

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#AI4Good: Artificial Intelligence & Wellbeing, Ethical Dilemmas, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Chronic Homelessness Artificial Intelligence model (CHAI) . As a pilot, it followed a group of individuals for six months before its formal launch in August, with a 93% success rate in predicting when someone would become chronically homeless. To understand the ethical dilemmas, see these scenarios.

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5 Fundraising Trends to Watch for in 2024

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Keeping donors connected with the mission ensures the best possible donor retention rate for an organization. When a fundraiser receives a notification that a donor is close to lapsing, they can reach out and reconnect with that donor. However, there are many formats of peer-to-peer fundraising that expand far beyond a traditional race.

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