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Phonathons: The Fundraiser’s Ultimate Guide & 15+ Top Tips

Double the Donation

To illustrate our point, take a look at two possible phonathon script introductions: Phonathon Script Introduction #1: “I’m calling on behalf of University X to raise money for our annual phonathon campaign. Would you consider making a donation of $100 to the university’s endowment fund?”. Match ratios. Forms and guidelines.

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Research Friday: Does your nonprofit have an outcome-driven culture?

ASU Lodestar Center

As ASU Professor Mark Hager discussed in his blog post , this led to the popularization of one particular metric – the overhead vs. program costs ratio – as a way of judging the effectiveness and donation-worthiness of a nonprofit organization. University of Idaho. Program evaluation in nonprofits survey. Concept Note. McCawley, P.

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Finding a Nonprofit Partner: Who is the Right One?

BoardAssist

In addition, this analysis may be useful for partner meetings down the road in which major concerns may be voiced. A financial analysis is typically a summary of key organizational financial data from the most recent 5 years of the Form 990, including calculations of growth rates, profitability, liquidity and asset ratios.

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The Math Is Starting to Add Up: The Promise of Mobile

NTEN

Richard Heeks of the University of Manchester, and one of the premiere scholars in the ICT4D space, describes this shift aptly as a transition from ICT4D 1.0 Voice remains the killer app. To achieve this, it’s important first to ramp up efforts to strengthen university computer science departments.

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6 Tips for Nonprofit Professionals on Speaking Brilliantly with Your Slides

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Eileen on energy levels: “You want to change up the sound of your voice and the visual variety of the slides, so people stay with you. You have to rein in their attention by varying the pitch of your voice, your posture, and energy — in addition to beautifully and thoughtfully designed slides — to keep your audience engaged.”.

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33 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Chapter 3 :: Find Your Facebook Voice. Chapter 4 :: Follow on a 1:1 Ratio on Twitter. Change to “Follow on a 1:1 ratio or at least follow more often.” That said, in the book I wish I would have written to “Follow on a 1:1 ratio or at least follow more often” – here are four reasons why.

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22 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Chapter 3 :: Find Your Facebook Voice. Chapter 4 :: Follow on a 1:1 Ratio on Twitter. Change to “Follow on a 1:1 ratio or at least follow more often.” That said, in the book I wish I would have written to “Follow on a 1:1 ratio or at least follow more often” – here are four reasons why.