When you run a nonprofit, you probably depend on the goodwill of generous donors to help you achieve your organization’s goals. While you may or may not rely on donations to get by with your budget basics, it’s always helpful to have a team of committed people behind you, willing to put some extra money […]
Many people who start fundraisers merely strive to get noticed locally. In many cases, this is the best they can hope for. Every now and then, however, a lucky social warrior will hit the jackpot when their cause gets widespread attention. While there’s no guaranteed step-by-step manual on how to make your fundraising campaign go […]
You can’t manage what you don’t measure. The trick is to measure things that matter. What really matters? What are the things that will help drive your fundraising forward? Here are 7 fundraising reports you should be running at least monthly and monitoring the results, so you can tweak your donor management plan accordingly, and […]
In the recent Donor Perfect webinar Growing Your Monthly Donor Program Without Breaking the Bank, one of the attendees asked this question. The answer is: It depends! I see organizations that have 5% of their donors give monthly, I also have clients who have 20 to 40% of their donors give monthly. The reality is […]
Mobile Donations Are Up Mobile fundraising is the up-to-the-minute key to quick and easy donations that every organization should have in its arsenal of fundraising options. With Pew Research Center reporting that three-quarters of Americans are now using smartphones, mobile fundraising is the donation system for the way we live today. At its most basic, […]
Nonprofit Organizational Structure: Dividing Duties One aspect of internal controls that many organizations (particularly those that are small) find challenging is dividing duties. Separation of duties simply means having more than one person complete each financial transaction for the organization. Organizational Controls Reduce Fraud and Accidents Basically, this means that you want to make sure […]
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