How to Manage Restricted Funds: 5 Must-Know Best Practices

Restricted funds are donations set aside for a specific purpose or timeframe designated by the donor. By adhering to these restrictions, your nonprofit will respect donors’ wishes. This is critical because financial mismanagement can lead to repercussions such as fines, penalties, or loss of tax-exempt ...

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Crisis Communications: Donor Stewardship in Uncertain Times

Whether it’s a natural disaster, economic downturn or a global health crisis, societal challenges will inevitably impact your nonprofit’s operations at some point or another. Depending on the situation, you may need to brainstorm how to continue providing services, helping beneficiaries and fulfilling your mission ...

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How to Use Text Messaging to Boost Giving Tuesday Success

Like most nonprofits, your organization is always looking for its next big chance to rally its community and secure more funds for its mission. With 34 million participants in the U.S. alone in 2023, Giving Tuesday represents a can’t-miss opportunity for nonprofits of all types ...

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Improving Event Performance: 7 Tips for Collecting Feedback

For nonprofits, events are pivotal moments to connect with supporters, raise funds, and drive engagement. But once the event wraps up, how can you know if you met your goals or created event experiences that resonated with attendees? This is where feedback collection comes in. ...

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Corporate Volunteer Programs: Inspiring Community Efforts

Corporate volunteer programs are more than just opportunities for employees to give back. They’re powerful tools for inspiring community involvement and fostering a sense of purpose within organizations. When companies invest in volunteer initiatives, they create an avenue for employees to make a difference while ...

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4 Must-Have Golf Tournament Management Software Features

Your nonprofit’s tech stack is crucial to its success. You likely already use various software tools to manage corporate giving, collect donations, connect with donors and supporters, track projects and programs, or engage employees, so you understand that the more your chosen solution is tailored ...

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Tips for Creating Community Awareness for Your Nonprofit

Your nonprofit’s community is one of its most powerful assets. When community members are aware of your nonprofit and understand its purpose, they’ll not only support its work but also advocate for it, tell their friends, and answer urgent calls to join the fight. But ...

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You’ve Got 2 Potential Grants – Which One Do You Pursue?

When you seek grant funding to support your nonprofit’s projects, efficiency is vital to ensure you make the most of all your time and hard work. This doesn’t just mean drafting your proposals and getting them out the door quickly. Think bigger. How often do ...

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7 Donor Recognition Ideas to Inspire Continued Giving

Donor recognition isn’t just a formality—it’s the foundation of a lasting relationship. Just as personal relationships thrive on mutual appreciation, so do donor relationships. When people give to your organization, they choose to support your mission over countless other options, and acknowledging their generosity is ...

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How to Maximize Your Auction Revenue with a Paddle Raise

Running a successful auction is no small feat. Between securing the right items, engaging your audience, and ensuring bidding runs smoothly, it’s easy to feel like you’re juggling one too many flaming swords. Yet, even with the perfect catalog of items, many nonprofits struggle to ...

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5 Most Helpful Types of Software for Small Businesses

In a world where technological advancements seem to happen overnight, software solutions have emerged as a way for all types of organizations to streamline their workflows and improve efficiency—for example, nonprofits invest in fundraising software and associations purchase membership management tools. For-profit companies also use ...

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Tax Season Simplified: 5 Essential Nonprofit Tax Forms

It’s no secret that one of the key benefits that comes with registering a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization is exemption from federal (and most state) income taxes. But just because your nonprofit is tax exempt doesn’t mean you can completely write off tax season! Due to ...

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Employee Payroll Giving: The Ultimate Fundraiser’s Guide

Employee payroll giving is a powerful yet often underutilized tool for nonprofit fundraising. By allowing employees to donate a portion of their salary directly to charity, this method not only simplifies the giving process but also fosters a culture of philanthropy within the workplace. For ...

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9 Must-Have Features of Nonprofit Point of Sale Systems

Nonprofits generate revenue through various fundraising channels, from product fundraising to crowdfunding to auctions. However, there’s a commonly overlooked sustainable stream of revenue that nonprofits can tap into — a store. These are particularly popular with aquarium and zoo nonprofits but can be adopted by ...

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8 Effective Strategies for Marketing Corporate Volunteerism

Corporate volunteerism is more than just a buzzword—it’s a powerful tool that drives meaningful impact for the nonprofits and schools that pursue it. As organizations look to engage their supporters in these programs, the need for marketing corporate volunteerism effectively has never been greater. In ...

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