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Guest Post: Facebook Video Tips from Non-Profit Marketers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Video is a medium uniquely suited to do just that.”.

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10 Year End Fundraising Mistakes to Avoid

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You know, the kind where you get mind-blowing results like higher than average email open rates, more donations than ever on Giving Tuesday, and surprise donation after surprise donation the last week of the year. Sounds great, right? This success can be YOURS this year! Lack of special thanks. Remember earlier I mentioned balance?

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Which Fundraising Events Bring in the Most Money for Small Nonprofits?

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Events are a great way to bring like-minded people together and have a good time in the name of your cause. The labor and time investment vary dramatically, but one universal truth applies to auctions: you need someone with a GREAT mind for organization behind the scenes. This year they raised over $250,000 in just over an hour!

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Raise More Money: Incentive-Based Fundraising 202 — The Advanced Course

NonProfit Hub

After all, once supporters join a group of philanthropically-minded people who care about your organization, they’re likely to replicate that behavior. While you can and should offer perks of this variety to your valuable members, it’s important to keep in mind that the perks are not the program. Increase impact with matching gifts.

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Susie's Blog -- A Nonprofit Techie Who Loves Chocolate and Open Source Software

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Susie Halksworth photo in flickr Susie Halksworth is the Resources Director at AFL (formerly the Cambridge Independent Advice Centre ), a not-for-profit organisation based in Cambridge, focused on advice and ICT projects. It sounds like you're an "accidental techie" - in that you didn't get training to do tech stuff.

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Configuring QuickBooks for Use in a Nonprofit: Setting Up the Chart of Accounts

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So you can see that if we are to "begin with the end in mind" (as I advised in the first post), we need to let the reports dictate the construction of the chart of accounts - not the reverse. If the filter is too summarized, the reports will be too summarized. If the filter is too detailed, the reports will be too detailed.

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A special Q&A session

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per day per family sounds reasonable for homeless women and children. Q: Is there a good ratio of times to communicate with a donor and asking for donations? I have a client that is in this situation right now and we’re explaining to donors how the new staff position (Program Director) will magnify the impact of the organization.

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