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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc. Generate a list monthly or quarterly of current donors or volunteers and call or email them to thank them for their current or past support. your neighbors. your family members.

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Strategies to Build Donor Trust and Retention

sgEngage

Such a pledge can be your foundation for trust. Is the support of a corporation or a government agency going to be lauded and celebrated more than that of an individual? Is a volunteer’s hour of service considered similar in value to the $30 of support it’s typically valued at?

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How to Form and Use an Advisory Board for Your Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

Unlike a Governing Board, often called a Board of Directors, an Advisory Board has no decision-making authority and does not issue directives or have fiduciary responsibility. Giving Advice The most obvious role for a nonprofit Advisory Board is to give advice to the Governing Board and staff. Raising an Organization’s Profile.

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Research Friday: Volunteering and Financial Statements - What’s Missing?

ASU Lodestar Center

Do volunteers count? Volunteering is the heart and soul of the social sector. However, the “contributions of most volunteer services are not recorded in the conventional accounting statements because they do not meet the very specific requirements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB),” [1] the entity in the U.S.

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Smart Fundraisers are Prepared for Uncertainty

Top Nonprofits

Start with those closest to your organization – your loyal donors, board, staff, volunteers, and potentially recipients of service. Have you asked them for a major gift, a multiple year pledge or even a planned gift? Where can you find those individual donors? How about your existing donor base?

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Fundraising Planning Guide, Calendar, Worksheet, + Template

CauseVox

For example, if your total operating budget is $250,500 and you have $25,000 in government grants, $20,000 in foundation grants, and another $50,000 in pledges already committed, you must raise an additional $155,500 through other fundraisers. Do you have a volunteer base to help with fundraising tasks? Fundraising Goals.

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Online Strategies for Open-Government / Ideas from the Obama Team

Forum One

The incoming Obama administration is pledging to use some innovative internet strategies to expand citizen access to government information and processes. government CTO, spoke about how DC has created more than 200 data feeds on D.C. A tall order. For example, Vivek Kundra, the Washington, D.C. city issues and indicators.