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Preparing Your Nonprofit to Move Beyond the Founder

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A new nonprofit begins as a figment, something fully realized only in the founder’s mind. But if you are on staff during this period, it is important to remember that you play a vital role, and do what you can to avoid burnout as you carry forward. Birth is an apt metaphor for the founder years.

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Matching Donations: A Nonprofit’s Guide to Doubling Impact

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Employer appending allows you to pull employer names and role titles for your donors. The top matching gift companies offer generous match ratios and maximum match amounts per employee. For example: Disney will match donations between $25 and $25,000 at a ratio of 1:1. That’s where data appending comes into play.

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Top 2021 Fundraising Strategies: Mastering Online Appeals and Messaging

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Because of its pivotal role in communicating your vision, mission, and values, your website should be well designed, informative, useful, and fully integrated with your online fundraising and CRM platforms whenever possible. . Keep in mind that a digital-first strategy doesn’t mean you give up on personal touches.

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Help Your Helpers! Top Tips for Managing Volunteers

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Complex volunteer roles may call for more leadership, networking, and organizational duties, such as serving as a committee member or event chair. Most of the hypothetical situations or examples we’ll explore will be focused around event committee recruitment and those more complex volunteer roles.

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8 Ways to Improve Your Matching Gift Emails & Drive Results

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It’s what often makes or breaks your outreach, playing a significant role in the recipient’s decision to open or ignore your email. Key elements to keep in mind should include: Your logo Color scheme Typography Imagery Brand voice And more! When it comes to matching gift marketing emails, you need to make your subject lines work.

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

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Events are a great way to bring like-minded people together and have a good time in the name of your cause. The labor and time investment vary dramatically, but one universal truth applies to auctions: you need someone with a GREAT mind for organization behind the scenes.

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How Do Nonprofits Make Money?

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The first thing that comes to mind for many people when they consider how nonprofits make money is fundraising. It’s essential to budget accurately and keep in mind your expense ratios when you’re planning an event. It can also help to choose your event planning committee with these cost-cutting strategies in mind.

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