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Direct mail built the conservative movement. Can influencers beat it?

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Read time: 5 minutes It’s 1980, and you hear the mail slot clank down the hallway. As incredible as they might sound, these are just a few of the new “children’s rights laws” that could become a reality under a new United Nations program if fully implemented by the Carter administration. Three postcards fan out before you.

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How to Use Data to Reduce Your Direct Mail Marketing Costs

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With the rise of mailing costs coupled with worldwide fundraising competition for every cent, your nonprofit organization can’t afford to guess when it comes to your fundraising program’s direct mail expenses. When you allow data to guide your direct mail strategy, your organization can save time and money. Direct mail?

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Digital Privacy Compliance for Nonprofits: The Big 3 Laws

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From fundraising legal requirements to digital privacy laws, it’s important to understand the rules to which your nonprofit can be held accountable. Regulation #1: The CAN-SPAM Act The CAN-SPAM Act was passed into US law in 2003, and it protects consumers from receiving emails that they never agreed to receive.

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Can A Check Dated In One Calendar Year Be Credited To A Different Calendar Year For Tax Deduction Purposes?

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Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether they can credit a donation in 2023 if the check was dated 2024: Dear Charity Clairity, A donor advised in early December a $20,000 check was mailed to us. But you don’t write the law, and you must stay within it. But it’s a bit tricky. The postmark rules.

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.). Research the steps needed to create a direct mail fundraising program (e.g. bulk mail permits, rules and regulations, mail houses). your neighbors.

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[DATA] 11 Must-Know Stats About How Nonprofits Use Email for Digital Marketing and Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Odds are your emails are going to spam folders and are in violation of email compliance laws that require opt-out information and a mailing address to be prominently featured in all email campaigns. Sending email newsletters via BCC should be avoided in all circumstances.

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4 Best Practices for Setting Your Accounting Team Up for Success Next Year

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But accounting and tax laws are constantly changing. Making sure you’ve done your research and are up to date on the newest laws and forms at the top of the year will help save a headache at crunch time. You’ll already be prepared as the year unfolds.

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