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What happens when you set your content free with creative commons licensing?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I use the " BY Attribution " creative commons license. I've used this license. I still sometimes see rather blank expressions when I ask about turning to CC licensed resources to find photos. No, but is more likely to happen is that people will use the work, use the license honestly, and improve the work.

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Americans' Urge to Help Overcomes Lock Down Limitations

VisionLink

In the face of the escalating COVID-19 pandemic, National Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster (NVOAD), Visionlink’s Disaster Technologies Division and Sterling Volunteers are partnering in a public-private pro bono effort to help state governments and non-profit agencies mobilize the desire of Americans to provide help from a safe distance.

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

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Gambling or Games of Chance Licenses Certain types of popular fundraising activities such as raffles and auctions require your nonprofit to apply for a gambling or games of chance license. Choose your fundraiser carefully , as more activities require licenses than you might first assume.

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Which Fundraising Events Bring in the Most Money for Small Nonprofits?

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Both have their place and can be highly profitable. Members of the public pay to participate in voting and/or to participate in the competition. You may want to host an event like this at a local restaurant that has a liquor license and general liability insurance. Competitions.

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Why the new revenue recognition and nonprofit standards are significant for nonprofits

ASU Lodestar Center

For the general public, the designation “nonprofit” is often correlated with donations. FASB’s answer came in the ASU 2018-08, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958) that provides clarifying scope and accounting guidance for contributions received and contributions made. Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958)” [link].

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The New Nonprofit Checklist: From Finances to Management

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Applying for any necessary licensing or permits. Each state has different licensing rules depending on the type of nonprofit you’re starting. Businesses can support your organization in a number of ways, including matching gifts, sponsorships, volunteer grants, in-kind donations, and profit sharing. Corporate philanthropy.

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Is Privacy for Everyone (Including Donors) Dead?

Bloomerang

To understand where we are, including fundraisers and nonprofits, with donor data protection, we have to take a look at what happened in souring the public on the idea that privacy was dead. The public demands it, and because of it, governments are responding. . 21 st Century Data Breaches.

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