Greater Giving

JULY 2, 2024

As a result, they raised $210,000, and their revenue to expense ratio was under 20%—nearly half of before. Start a volunteer phone bank 3 to 5 months prior to the event, calling to thank donors and sponsors for their support. Sound is non-negotiable at GFS because it’s just that critical. What kind of event are you holding?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

This article shares insights from nonprofit marketers. . 16:9 ratios require that the viewer tilts their phone and watches it in a non-vertical orientation. Both versions were identical except for one key difference—aspect ratio. One was in a 16:9 landscape ratio, and the other was in a 1:1 square ratio.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Sounds great, right? My 3:1 ratio tells us that we should be communicating with people 3 times as often as we Ask so they feel valued by your nonprofit. You need to answer the phone when donors call or greet them if they drop a check off in person. This success can be YOURS this year! Lack of special thanks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

The potential for being overwhelmed by technology is magnified in the workplace by something called “ Collaborative Overload ” Rob Cross and Adam Grant in a recent Harvard Business Review article. Sound familiar? Is the ratio of team/solo time adequate? Take a trend-line view. Do you have too many back-to-back meetings?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Simple volunteer jobs may include having someone help answer the phone or employing day-of event helpers to assist with handing out t-shirts or waters to 5k participants. In this article, we’ll explore several aspects of volunteer management: recruitment, coaching, relationship building, and retention. Now, discuss the reality.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Creating a nonprofit social media plan sounds like such a daunting task, doesn’t it? In creating a social media plan, every single post you make on any social media platform should serve one of the following purposes: Informational articles showing the impact of your work and why there is a need. Lighting and SOUND matter.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2021

The ratio may not be exactly 80/20 (i.e. After all, for most people $25/month sounds much more approachable than making a $300 gift. Entire books are written on this subject (two of the best are Monthly Giving Made Easy by Erica Waasdorp and Hidden Gold by Harvey McKinnon, ), so this article won’t cover the “how to” landscape.

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