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Year-end donation processing

Robert Weiner

When in doubt, contact an attorney who specializes in nonprofit law or contact the IRS for a ruling. ). 2, 2012: A check mailed (and postmarked) on December 29th that arrived in the office on January 2nd. A voice mail donation via credit card left December 29 (yes, it happens). Here are a few scenarios for U.S.

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Making the Case for Advancement Services

Robert Weiner

I got a call last week from the Advancement Services manager at a small college asking for help. She's trying to make the case for investing in Advancement Services at a college that seems to only want to invest in fundraisers. Advancement Services should be the foundation supporting the rest of Advancement.

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.). If your organization has offices or on-site services, offer to do tours for new, major, or recurring donors. bulk mail permits, rules and regulations, mail houses).

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[ASK AN EXPERT] How To Build A Nonprofit Mailing List

Bloomerang

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to build a nonprofit mailing list: Dear Charity Clairity, We’ve relied in the past on government and foundation grants, but since many of these sources are drying up we need to develop an individual fundraising program. Start with those closest to you (e.g.,

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Marissa Mayer’s startup launches its first official product, Sunshine Contacts

TechCrunch

Its new app, Sunshine Contacts, aims to be a better tool for organizing, updating and sharing contact information with others. Or, as Mayer puts it, “if technology can drive a car, how come it can’t just organize my contacts, make scheduling easier or do some things that seem a lot more straightforward?”

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11 Donate Now Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

These best practices serve as a foundation for your online fundraising campaigns, but much of your nonprofit’s success also depends upon the service you choose to process your online donations and the design and frequency of your e-newsletter. If it is not, you can request to be reviewed on the service’s website.

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Growing your mailing list: 10 ethical ways to boost your subscriber numbers

The Next Web

Notifying your users by email of an event, a product, or anything you think might be useful is in effect providing a cost-effective and unique service to the user. Both such notifications would offer a real world monetary opportunity to the user, constituting a valuable service you can offer for little effort. Image credit: Thinkstock.

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