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Starting a Nonprofit
- 4 Financial Considerations Before Starting a Nonprofit
- Are Good Intentions Enough – A Peek Behind the Curtain of the Not-For-Profit Sector
- Your Journey Forward: How to Set Goals for Your Nonprofit Organization Now
- Efficiency & Accountability: Two Keys to Nonprofits’ Success
- Pain Points for Nonprofits and How to Handle Them
- Start-Up Essentials for Launching a Nonprofit Organization
- Planning Your Nonprofit Organization: A Primer on Writing a Nonprofit Business Plan
- Should Nonprofit Organizations Operate More “Like a Business”?
- 10 Management Best Practices for Nonprofit Leaders
- Founding A Nonprofit Organization: A Practical Guide, Including The Six Keys to Nonprofit Sustainability
- Achieving Accountability for Your Mission
- How to Start a 501c3 Nonprofit
- Forming a Nonprofit Organization: Set the Stage with a Collaborative Marketing Strategy
- The ABCs of a Purpose Driven Name – Best Practices Naming Your Nonprofit
Writing a Mission Statement
- Writing a Mission Statement That Stands Out
- Four Key Questions for Writing an Effective Mission Statement
Nonprofit Bylaws
Nonprofit Boards
Developing a Nonprofit Board
- How to Build an Effective Nonprofit Board of Directors
- 4 Tips on Being a Knockout Nonprofit Board Leader, Especially in Times of Uncertainty
- Managing Board Member Conflicts in the Context of Real Estate Transactions
- Nonprofit Board Leadership: 6 Strategies to Steer the Ship
- Using Strategic Communications to Increase a Nonprofit Board Effectiveness
- The Nonprofit Board’s Role in CEO Selection
- How to Keep Your Board Members Engaged All Year
- How to Get on a Nonprofit Board
- Improve Your Nonprofit’s Leadership: 4 Top Tips
- Conflict on the Board of Directors? Four Tips to Defuse Tension
- Nonprofit Board Roles and Responsibilities
- Nonprofit Board Member Responsibilities
- Risk and Reward Often Arrive Simultaneously for Nonprofit Boards
- How Can Nonprofit Boards Develop a Merger Mindset?
- How to Boost Nonprofit Board Performance
- The Five People You Need on Your Development Committee
- Criteria for Picking Board Directors
- Increased Board Performance Through Diversity
- Tips for Achieving Diversity on Nonprofit Boards
- Navigating Ventures between Nonprofit and For-Profit Entities – National Geographic Society and 21st Century FOX: Thoughts on a New Deal
- Five Reasons You Need Accounting/Financial Experience on Your Board
- Diversity on Nonprofit Boards
- Behavior Counts: Putting Your Nonprofit Board on a Positive Path
- Six Straightforward Rules for Finding the Right Members for a Nonprofit’s Board of Directors
- Nonprofits Need to Have an Excellent Board
Volunteerism
Creating a Volunteer Program
- 5 Key Points to Cover in Your Volunteer Orientation
- Volunteer Appreciation Ideas for Nonprofits
- Volunteer Orientation Guide: Don’t Wing It
- Screening Employees and Volunteers for Child Sexual Abuse Risk: 5 Facts Every Nonprofit Should Know
- Top Ten Things to Do When Beginning a Volunteer Fundraising Program
- Effective Volunteer Management Program Key to Constituent Impact
- Trust: The Reason Nonprofits Should Do Volunteer Background Checks
- Volunteers as Customers: New Take on Age Old Ideas for Volunteer Management
- 5 Ways to Build a Rockstar Volunteer Base with Quality Communications
- Creating a Successful Volunteer Program
- Tips to Having an Excellent Volunteer Program
Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers
- Screening Employees and Volunteers for Child Sexual Abuse Risk: 5 Facts Every Nonprofit Should Know
- Trust: The Reason Nonprofits Should Do Volunteer Background Checks
- 9 Ways to Improve Volunteer Recruitment
- Employing a Social Media Strategy to Supplement Volunteer Recruitment
- Effective Volunteer Training Focuses On Behavior
- Volunteer Management – Firing a Volunteer
- Helping Hands: Volunteer Management Deconstructed
- Tips to Having an Excellent Volunteer Program
- Tips to Retain Quality Volunteers
- Retain Volunteers and Increasing Donations By Feedback. See How
Fundraising
Fundraising Tips
- Using Donor Data to Improve Future Fundraising Campaigns: 4 Tips
- 5 Online Donation Form Mistakes Your Nonprofit Should Avoid
- Funders Demand More Information About Outcomes. Time Management & Expense Reporting Answer the Call
- Fundraising Tips to Jumpstart the New Year
- New Nonprofit Fundraising Guide -Top Tips for Raising More
- Nonprofits and COVID-19: How to Strategize Beyond the Crisis
- Three Steps to Address Endowment Spending in the Time of the Great Pandemic
- After the Storm… Post-Crisis Fundraising
- Staying Socially Distant – but Emotionally Close – to Donors During a Pandemic
- Fundraising Tips to Re-Engage Lapsed Donors: Punt the Bunt
- How to Write a Letter of Thanks for Donations
- Charitable Giving – 3 Ways Donating to Nonprofits Can Help You Save
- 6 Ways for Nonprofits to Get Millennials to Part With Our Money
- Top Ten Things to Do When Beginning a Volunteer Fundraising Program
- Want to Increase Repeat Donors? Just Follow the Rules
- DIY Fundraising 101: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About DIY Fundraising
- The New Frontier of Fundraising: An Insider’s Look at Online Giving
- Best Practices for Partnerships Between Businesses and Nonprofits
- 10 Tips to Make a Work Event Philanthropic
- Leveraging Interest Groups to Communicate Your Mission and Vision
- Back to the Basics: Getting Started in Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
- Five Misconceptions about Fundraising
- Dos and Don’ts of Charity Auctions
- Implementing Transparency and Donor Privacy
- The Basics of Mobile Fundraising
- 5 Tips for Asking for Different Types of Donations
- 3 Proven Practices for Major Gift Solicitation
- Ways to be Successful at your Next Nonprofit Conference
- How to Get Started With Elementary and Highschool Fundraising
- Don’t Be a Stranger – Seven Smart Ways to Improve Donor Loyalty
- Fostering Empathy Online: An Important Piece of the Fundraising Puzzle
- Nonprofits are Turning to Twitter to Drive Interest Around Fundraising Efforts
- The Secret to Targeting Businesses for Cash Donations
- To Gain New Online Donors, Give Up Some Old Notions
- Keeping Donors & the Public Relevant
- How to Broaden Your Donor Base to Young People
- How Effective Is Your Board Fundraising Committee?
- Fundraising – Engage Supporters with a Multichannel Approach
- Nonprofits Need to Remember the Form 990 is an Excellent Fundraising Tool
- Fundraising Tips – How to Target Businesses for Donations
- Getting Enthused About Fundraising: What Nonprofits and Board Members Need to Know
- Planning for Effective Fundraising
- Tough Economy Calls for Innovation, Nonprofits Raising Funds with Online Thrift Stores
- When Fundraising Gets Personal…Good Things Happen!
- 4 Ways To Fail at Fundraising
Fundraising Ideas
- Fundraising Tips to Jumpstart the New Year
- 5 Helpful Tips for Raising Funds for Schools
- Tips for Fundraising Momentum Through the Summer
- 12 Tips for Getting Corporate Sponsors
- 5 Awesome Event Ideas to Pair with Your P2P Campaign
- 15 Easy Fundraising Ideas
- How to Plan a Profitable Nonprofit Gala
- DIY Fundraising 101: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About DIY Fundraising
- School Fundraising Ideas
- A New Approach to School Fundraising – Funding Education with Education
- Are You Using DAF’s to Attract a Younger Donor Base? You Should Be.
- Are Community Foundations Driving Radical Collaboration?
- Leveraging Interest Groups to Communicate Your Mission and Vision
- Back to the Basics: Getting Started in Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
- 4 Ways to Get Corporate Sponsors and Donations for your Next Fundraising Event
- The Basics of Mobile Fundraising
- 3 Excellent Fundraising Event Ideas for Fall
- Fundraising Advice – Be Creative!
Corporate Donors for Nonprofits
- 12 Tips for Getting Corporate Sponsors
- The Evolution of Corporate Engagement: Best Practices for Communicating with Progressive Companies to Gain Their Interest in Engaging with Your Nonprofit
- Nonprofit Fundraising – Getting Corporate Sponsors
- How to Write a Corporate Sponsorship Proposal
- The Dos and Don’ts of Acquiring Corporate Sponsors
- 4 Ways to Get Corporate Sponsors and Donations for your Next Fundraising Event
- Corporate Sponsorship Are Not About Doing Good – Or Are They?
School Fundraising Ideas
- How to Plan a Profitable Nonprofit Gala
- School Fundraising Ideas
- A New Approach to School Fundraising – Funding Education with Education
- Fundraising Advice – Be Creative!
Fundraising Tools
- 5 Online Donation Form Mistakes Your Nonprofit Should Avoid
- 3 AI-Driven KPIs Nonprofits Should Start Tracking
- Creating Donation Pages that Convert: 5 Pro Tips
- Staying Socially Distant – but Emotionally Close – to Donors During a Pandemic
- Top 10 FinTech StartUps Helping Nonprofit Organizations
- How to Write a Letter of Thanks for Donations
- Five Reasons for Nonprofits to Hire an Outsourced CIO
- Selecting Fundraising Software: A Guide to Navigating Board Approval
- Technology Creates a New Giving Economy
- Dos and Don’ts of Charity Auctions
- 3 Ways in Which Donor Data Helps Nonprofits Raise More Funds
- The Basics of Mobile Fundraising
- How to Avoid Managing to the Numbers Ruining a Holiday
- How to Get Started With Elementary and Highschool Fundraising
- Fostering Empathy Online: An Important Piece of the Fundraising Puzzle
- Nonprofits are Turning to Twitter to Drive Interest Around Fundraising Efforts
- The Secret to Targeting Businesses for Cash Donations
- REBSEA a New Avenue For Fundraisers
- Creative QR Code Fundraising to Encourage Business Support
Crowdfunding for Nonprofits – Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
- Tips to Futureproof Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Strategies
- Tips for Fundraising Momentum Through the Summer
- 5 Awesome Event Ideas to Pair with Your P2P Campaign
- Online Fundraising Is Simple with the Right Approach
- Rethought and Rebuilt, CrowdRise Brings New Opportunities for Nonprofits
- Social Fundraising: Are we getting it all wrong?
- Charity Starts at Home for Latinos – Crowdfunding with FundLatinos
- Crowdfunding: The Do’s and Don’ts
- Draw on the Crowd: How Not-for-Profits Can Take Advantage of Crowdfunding
- Fostering Empathy Online: An Important Piece of the Fundraising Puzzle
- Nonprofit Crowdfunding Advice – Now Is the Time to Get Personal
Online Fundraising Tips
- 5 Online Donation Form Mistakes Your Nonprofit Should Avoid
- Online Fundraising Challenges & How to Solve Them
- 5 Ways to Make Your Virtual Auction Stand Out to Donors
- Virtual Fundraising: Tips for Moving In-Person Auctions Online
- 4 Modern Fundraising Approaches to Grab Donors’ Attention
- Top 4 Ways to Boost Virtual Fundraising Event Participation
- The Art of Online Donations
- Mastering Online Giving In Three Easy Steps
- The New Frontier of Fundraising: An Insider’s Look at Online Giving
- Online Fundraising Is Simple with the Right Approach
- Capital Campaign Websites: 9 Must-Haves
- Cryptocurrency Donations: What Nonprofits Need to Know
- Fostering Empathy Online: An Important Piece of the Fundraising Puzzle
- Nonprofits are Turning to Twitter to Drive Interest Around Fundraising Efforts
- The Do’s and Don’ts of Online Fundraising
- Get More out of Your Supporters – Even Double Your Online Donations
- Maximizing Online Fundraising
Mobile Fundraising Tips
- Mobile Fundraising – 5 Strategies to Engage Your Donors on the Move
- The Basics of Mobile Fundraising
- Creative QR Code Fundraising to Encourage Business Support
Grant Writing Tips
- What to say in the ‘Needs Statement’ on a Grant Application
- Four Realistic Grant Writing Tips for Small Nonprofits
- Grant Writing Tips for Nonprofits – Grant Mythbusters
- The Secret to Targeting Businesses for Cash Donations
- The Dos and Don’ts of Grant Writing
Donor Retention
- Using Donor Data to Improve Future Fundraising Campaigns: 4 Tips
- Beyond Recognition: Building a Donor Stewardship Strategy
- 6 Ways to Effectively Show Fundraising Impact to Donors
- Retain New Donors With Easy Stewardship Emails
- Utilizing Financial Transparency as the Foundation to Fuel an Art Culture that Moves People
- The Power of Acknowledgement – Three Elements of Donor Retention
- Want to Increase Repeat Donors? Just Follow the Rules
- How Technology Makes Pickups and Drop-Offs of Nonprofit Donations Easier
- Going Deeper: How to use Social, Financial and Location Data to Inspire Donors
- Are You Using DAF’s to Attract a Younger Donor Base? You Should Be.
- Increase the Perennials in Your Nonprofit Garden – Four Ways to Better Manage Donors and Improve Retention
- Forget “Donor Management.” It’s Time to Talk About “Donor Partnership.”
- New Data Helps Nonprofits Develop Better Donor Relationships
- 9 Steps to Retaining Donors
- 3 Ways in Which Donor Data Helps Nonprofits Raise More Funds
- Mobile Fundraising – 5 Strategies to Engage Your Donors on the Move
- Setting the Table for Year End Donations: Keep Giving Going After #GivingTuesday
- Building Donor Trust through Transparency and Accountability
- Don’t Be a Stranger – Seven Smart Ways to Improve Donor Loyalty
- To Gain New Online Donors, Give Up Some Old Notions
- Donor Retention: Finding the Gold in your Membership Renewal Program
- Donor Retention: 5 Recommendations to Make New Friends and Keep the Old
In-Kind Donations for Nonprofits
- Getting Products You Need for Free: How Gifts-in-Kind Organizations Make It Easy to Connect With Donors
- How Nonprofits Can Score New, Donated Merchandise
- Donating to Your Bottom Line: Giving Excess Inventory to Charity Helps Others & Makes Business Sense
- Gifts In Kind Organizations Can Benefit Nonprofits With Free Merchandise
Cryptocurrency Donations
- Expanding a Nonprofit’s Investment Portfolio in the Digital Age with Cryptocurrency
- Cryptocurrency Donations: What Nonprofits Need to Know
Nonprofit Annual Reports
- Six Steps to Supercharge Your Next Nonprofit’s Annual Report
- Best Practices for Compiling a Nonprofit Annual Report
- Seven Essential Steps to Creating a Winning Nonprofit Annual Report
- Best Practices for Annual Reports for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Marketing
Nonprofit Marketing Tips
- Landing a Google Ad Grant: 4 Step Guide for Getting Started
- Five Ways Nonprofit Directors Can Build Brand
- Email Marketing – Top Challenges Keeping Your Emails from the Inbox
- Newsletters Best Practices for Nonprofits
- Nonprofit Marketing Resources to Help You Reach More Donors
- 6 Essential Email Tips for Nonprofit Marketers
- 5 Ways Nonprofits can Drive More Value from the Email Channel
- Nonprofit Marketing : Challenges, Strategies and Best Practices
- How to Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Storytelling Skills for Marketing Success
- Crucial Considerations When Conducting an Organizational Rebrand
- Why Your Nonprofit Should Be Using Quipist
- Branding A “Cop College” in the Age of Social Unrest
- Is Your Nonprofit’s Branding Strategy Fatally Flawed?
- The Marketing Matrix: Six Elements of a Nonprofit Marketing Plan
- Leveraging Interest Groups to Communicate Your Mission and Vision
- Nonprofit Digital Trends
- How to Brand Your Nonprofit Organization for Success
- The “New PR” Can Deliver Big (and FREE) Results for Nonprofits
- The Three-Pronged Approach for Tracking Your Nonprofit’s Marketing Efforts
- To Gain New Online Donors, Give Up Some Old Notions
- Top Five Marketing Techniques for Nonprofits
- Nonprofit Marketing Best Practices: Tips for Driving Action
- Forming a Nonprofit Organization: Set the Stage with a Collaborative Marketing Strategy
- Inspire Action – 5 Tips to Create a More Effective Fundraising Campaign
- Increasing Board Performance –– Out On the Street
- Nonprofits Need to Remember the Form 990 is an Excellent Fundraising Tool
- Branding Nonprofits: Six Steps to Branding like a Business
- The ABCs of a Purpose Driven Name – Best Practices Naming Your Nonprofit
- Social Media Tips for Nonprofits : A “Wild West” Nonprofit Boards Must Tame
- Tough Economy Calls for Innovation, Nonprofits Raising Funds with Online Thrift Stores
Social Media Advice for Nonprofits
- 4 Modern Fundraising Approaches to Grab Donors’ Attention
- Employing a Social Media Strategy to Supplement Volunteer Recruitment
- Nonprofits are Turning to Twitter to Drive Interest Around Fundraising Efforts
- How Your Nonprofit Can Gain Exposure with Google+
- How To Create An Effective Social Media Campaign For a Nonprofit Organization
- Mixing Oil and Water: Social Media and Nonprofits
- Social Media Tips for Nonprofits : A “Wild West” Nonprofit Boards Must Tame
- Nonprofit Fundraising Facebook Tips – Six Effective Facebook Tips for Nonprofits
Public Relations Strategies for Nonprofits
- 4 Ways to Make the Most of Your Nonprofit Advocacy Campaign
- How to Connect with Local Elected Representatives to Promote Your Cause
- Crucial Considerations When Conducting an Organizational Rebrand
- A How-to Publicity Primer
- Responding Before and After a Crisis Is as Important as When It Happens
- The “New PR” Can Deliver Big (and FREE) Results for Nonprofits
- Nonprofit PR: Where do I even start?
Web Design and SEO Tips for Nonprofits
- Optimizing Your Nonprofit Website’s User Experience
- 4 Reasons to Consider a Nonprofit Specific CMS
- 5 Online Donation Form Mistakes Your Nonprofit Should Avoid
- Using Your Nonprofit Website as a Fundraising Tool: 4 Tips
- Creating Donation Pages that Convert: 5 Pro Tips
- Helping Nonprofits Squash Site Bugs
- Capital Campaign Websites: 9 Must-Haves
- Crucial Website Design Tips for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Enewsletter Best Practices
- Retain New Donors With Easy Stewardship Emails
- Email Marketing – Top Challenges Keeping Your Emails from the Inbox
- Newsletters Best Practices for Nonprofits
- 6 Essential Email Tips for Nonprofit Marketers
- 5 Ways Nonprofits can Drive More Value from the Email Channel
Nonprofit Accounting Best Practices
Nonprofit Accounting Tips
- Nonprofit Accounting With Google Sheets Add-on
- Nonprofit Payment Processing: The Only FAQ You’ll Need
- Nonprofit Revenue and Leadership Mindset – Interesting Must Read Data Points
- How to Easily Prepare Financial Statements for a Nonprofit on a Limited Budget
- Three Steps to Creating a Successful Nonprofit Budget
- Best Practices for Nonprofit Fund Accounting
- A Simple, Affordable Way to Manage your Donations, Receipting and Accounting
- Four Areas of the New Tax Law that Affect Nonprofits
- How Not-For-Profit Organizations Can Prepare for an Audit
- Nonprofit CFOs: Keep Your Staff Engaged With These 3 Tips
- How Will the New Guidance for Financial Statements Impact Nonprofits?
- Updated Standards for Nonprofit Financial Reporting
- Fund Accounting for Nonprofits: What Is It and How Does It Work
- Understanding Nonprofit Financial Statements
- 10 Simple Steps to Prepare for the Year-End Audit
- Five Reasons You Need Accounting/Financial Experience on Your Board
- Common Cash Flow Mistakes Made by Nonprofits
- Nonprofits Need to Remember the Form 990 is an Excellent Fundraising Tool
- Focus QuickBooks On Your Board’s Needs
Nonprofit Embezzlement
- Protecting God’s Money: Tips to Prevent Church Embezzlement
- Is The Nonprofit World Ready to Deal With a 21st Century PR and Social Media Crisis?
- Embezzlement: Is There a Fox in Your Financial Hen House?
- Nonprofit Check Up – Is Your Bookkeeper Embezzling?
QuickBooks for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Investing
- 4 Financial Considerations Before Starting a Nonprofit
- A Primer for Nonprofit Investment Committees: Active vs Passive Management
- Impact Investing: The Way to Go for Billionaires
- Can the Nonprofit Sector Survive the Upcoming Cash Crunch?
- Top Investing Tips for Small to Mid-Sized Nonprofits
Nonprofit Hiring Processes Best Practices
Nonprofit Hiring Processes
- The Nonprofit Board’s Role in CEO Selection
- Employee Retention in Small Nonprofits
- Screening Employees and Volunteers for Child Sexual Abuse Risk: 5 Facts Every Nonprofit Should Know
- Setting Salaries to Grow Your Nonprofit
- Deploying Talent and Expertise Through Your Top Volunteer Leadership
- How to Invest in and Foster Your Employee’s Passions in the Nonprofit Sector
- When the “Right” Candidate Is All Wrong: How to Make Sure a New Hire Aligns with Your Nonprofit’s Values and Organizational Culture
- The Five Talent Acquisition Mistakes Your Nonprofit Can’t Afford to Make
- Five Steps for Building an Effective Nonprofit Talent Strategy
- Why is the Nonprofit Sector Getting Younger? Young, Driven, and Passionate NGO Employees Share
- 5 Considerations When Leaving Corporate for Nonprofit
Nonprofit Event Management
- What Makes a Gala Successful? 4 Best Practices
- Virtual Fundraising: Tips for Moving In-Person Auctions Online
- Our Top 8 Tips For Virtual Event Success
- 5 Awesome Event Ideas to Pair with Your P2P Campaign
- How to Plan a Profitable Nonprofit Gala
- How to Promote Nonprofit Events
- 10 Tips to Make a Work Event Philanthropic
- 4 Ways to Get Corporate Sponsors and Donations for your Next Fundraising Event
- Dos and Don’ts of Charity Auctions
- 3 Excellent Fundraising Event Ideas for Fall
Nonprofit Transparency
- Utilizing Financial Transparency as the Foundation to Fuel an Art Culture that Moves People
- Ways to Implement ESG & Expand a Nonprofit’s Reach
- Implementing Transparency and Donor Privacy
- Building Donor Trust through Transparency and Accountability
Nonprofit Crisis Management
Nonprofit Crisis Management
- Nonprofits and COVID-19: How to Strategize Beyond the Crisis
- After the Storm… Post-Crisis Fundraising
- Risk and Reward Often Arrive Simultaneously for Nonprofit Boards
- Is The Nonprofit World Ready to Deal With a 21st Century PR and Social Media Crisis?
- Social Media Strategies in Times of Crisis
- Responding Before and After a Crisis Is as Important as When It Happens
- Navigating Ventures between Nonprofit and For-Profit Entities – National Geographic Society and 21st Century FOX: Thoughts on a New Deal
- Nonprofit Crisis Management – Plan for the Worst, Hope for the Best
- Prompt Response and Pre-Planning Important In Crisis Management For Nonprofits