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Study: Religiously Affiliated Are More Likely To Trust Charities

The NonProfit Times

When asked to choose factors that most signal that a charity is trustworthy, the most commonly selected choices were accomplishments shared by the organization (53.1%), third-party evaluation by an independent organization (36.1%), financial ratios (27.5%), name recognition (25.0%), and passion and sincerity in the appeal (22.5%).

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Return on Mission: A Framework to Measure Success at Philanthropic Organizations

sgEngage

Overhead to program expense ratio Having money left over to reinvest at the end of the year Programmatic statistics related to mission impact As with many multiple-choice tests, there is only one answer here that makes sense: programmatic statistics related to mission impact.

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Why You Should Do A Cost-Benefit Analysis Before Throwing Your Next Nonprofit Fundraising Event

Bloomerang

The importance of a cost-benefit analysis for your fundraising strategies. James Greenfield is the guru of fundraising cost-benefit analysis. When it comes to individual giving, an acceptable cost-benefit ratio can depend on a range of factors: Your organization’s history, age, and size. raised ratio?

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How to Demonstrate ROI to Your Nonprofit Board Members

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Understanding the importance of accurate reporting of staff time and all related fundraising expenditures will reap benefits in terms of precise calculations of financial ratios related to fundraising.

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How you can help save declining butterflies

Fast Company Tech

Butterflies have a high surface-to-volume ratio they dont hold much moisture so they can easily become desiccated in dry conditions. But while national and international efforts are needed to address the crisis, you can also take small actions that can have quick benefits, starting in your own backyard.

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10 Common Mistakes Made by Nonprofits on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Not following on a 1:1 ratio on Twitter. If your nonprofit’s objective is to gain a lot of followers on Twitter, then you should follow on a 1:1 ratio. There are so many benefits to following on a 1:1 ratio, and sadly less than 1 percent of nonprofits on Twitter do. YouTube.com/nonprofits. Enough said.

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The Unanticipated Benefit of Content Curation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was honored to write a feature article in the recent issue of the NTEN journal called “ The Unanticipated Benefits of Content Curation: Reducing Information Overload.” ” I’ll be doing a FREE webinar on Thursday, July 12 at 11 am PST to walk you through the idea and practices described in the area.

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