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A Guide to Email Accessibility Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Key criteria for nonprofits to consider when designing emails for accessibility include: Ensure that your brand colors pass ADA contrast ratio guidelines of 4.5:1 Understanding what WCAG criteria is new and what remains relevant is important for growing your supporter base and maximizing your impact. Spread the word!

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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. Having a mobile-compatible website is now a standard best practice and that is especially true for your nonprofit’s donation pages. in 2019 and accounts for 8.7%

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How to effectively communicate impact to nonprofit stakeholders

ASU Lodestar Center

Motivations for their giving include receiving tax deductions and understanding the impact their investment is making. Studies show that donors ask less about where their money is spent and more about the impact their donation is making. So, how can nonprofit leaders effectively communicate impact to stakeholders?

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Matching Donations: A Nonprofit’s Guide to Doubling Impact

DipJar

To help your nonprofit maximize matching donations, we’ll explore the basics of this type of program and provide some practical tips along the way. From increasing donors’ impact to forming valuable corporate partnerships, you can open up the door for greater community outcomes just by promoting matching donations.

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How Matching Gifts Impact Donor Engagement

Qgiv

But did you also know that matching gifts can have a significant impact on your donor engagement efforts? The most common donation ratio falls at a 1:1 match, meaning the company will contribute a corporate gift in the same amount as the employee’s initial gift (e.g., Mention matching opportunities in fundraising appeals.

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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. To define the overhead myth, we first need to define the term “overhead ratio.” . What is the overhead myth?

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How Ambitious Managers Make The Jump To Leadership

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The goal of this book is to provide an intensely practical guide to making that transition by sharing insights, stories, and approaches from hundreds of leaders to build the skills you will need to make the leap to leader,” explains Bryant. How to perfect the do-to-say ratio. Ways to navigate office politics.