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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This can include large Fortune 500 companies or even local law firms, smaller companies, business-to-business suppliers, or retailers. Approach area businesses to donate items to an online or offline silent or live auction. If the organization does not have pro-bono legal support, you can approach law firms in your state for help.

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Run a Productive, Fun Nonprofit Board Meeting

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There are two things that can help A LOT here: organizational by-laws and Board member job descriptions. By-laws What do by-laws have to do with Board meetings? If your by-laws do NOT include these things, you and your Board need to make this a priority to create these policies and amend your by-laws as soon as possible.

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Do You Need to Register to Fundraise Online? A Crash Course

Get Fully Funded

As a nonprofit leader, you are likely familiar with donation solicitation laws. However, given the specificity of the law, it is necessary to understand what counts as online donation solicitations and how crossing state lines can impact your online fundraisers. What is online fundraising? and Canada report preferring to give online.

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Community Building begins with Community Organizing

Amy Sample Ward

But both the community and your organization want to see certain laws passed, things improved, programs created or groups supported. Maybe you provide services, and your community doesn’t want to be providing those services, but they are happy you are doing so. Transparency. Lastly, be active in sharing your toolbox.

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Sending Prayers and Concrete Help to the Philippines: Bayanihan’ Spirit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Almost twenty years ago, he took trip back to that rural village and my sister-in-law, who is from the Philippines snapped this photo. She and her family live in the US now and like many American Filipinos they are rushing to send aid to their homeland.

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10 Free Nonprofit iPhone Apps

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Users can also download stories for offline reading. The App allows users to listen live to public radio stations coast to coast and create a playlist of stories to hear in any order or to save for later. Humane Society of the United States :: Download. App Name: Humane TV. Released: February 12, 2010. VolunteerMatch :: Download.

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The Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) Is Going into Full Effect – Are You Ready?

Connection Cafe

or any other country outside of Canada, this law applies to you. Canadian registered charities do have additional exemptions under the law. CASL laws allowed for a 3-year provisional period that began July 1, 2014 to allow businesses and nonprofits to prepare for the legislation.

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