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The Nonprofit Administration Dilemma: How Much Should You Spend on Fundraising?

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And if you don’t have a budget , that’s an even bigger problem!). Overspending on fundraising is NOT the problem I see most often in small nonprofits, though. But if free is a MUST, that’s a problem. Focus on one signature event, 10 grant proposals, and 1,000 new donors each year. Sometimes that’s ok.

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9 questions to help you align your mission, fundraising and marketing to attract donors more effectively

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Yes, it is also the most effective channel for fundraising (including a higher ROI than events). You need to make sure that what you create actually solves a problem your potential donors want to solve! The important thing is to understand their problems as related to your expertise. Who is your donor and what do they need?

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What are the best metrics to use to measure ROI and improve your blog's content?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Inspiration for How To Think Like A Social Media Marketing Genius Presentation by Beth Kanter For the past two years, I've been doing an annual Blog benchmarking process that attempts to do a ROI analysis. Measuring engagement in social media as part of an ROI process is tricky, if not a bit controversial. What's the value of that?

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Preparing for Planned Giving Conversations—24 Terms You Need to Know

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Return on Investment or “ROI”: This term is used by some organizations in place of the term “cost per dollar raised” and illustrates a similar concept. In a more global setting however, ROI has non-monetary objectives such as public awareness of a product or new sales leads.