Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Most nonprofits rely on year-end for the bulk of their fundraising. Send your donors a Happy Thanksgiving message, preferably by mail, but an electronic message is fine. Week of December 4 Start making reminder calls, along with sending electronic messages. Others will see your email message but prefer to send a check.

Fundraising

The Fundraising Coach

DECEMBER 31, 2023

One Leader’s Approach to Annual Team Planning “Coffee, Calendars, and Sticky Notes: These are a few of my favorite things!” Yes, even though my daily schedule is electronic, I still LOVE a good paper planner! This day is filled with a lot of coffee, our calendars, and sticky notes of every color.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 13, 2024

You can use your communications calendar to incorporate ways to thank your donors, but why not go one step further and create a specific thank you calendar? Email and social media may not be as successful, especially if your donors don’t use electronic communication very much. Here are some ways to do that.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 6, 2024

After all, donors are unlikely to feel valued if they receive the same AI-created email from every nonprofit they support. Thank-you emails are a staple of most nonprofits’ appreciation strategies, and you can elevate yours with eCards. Send eCards. When supporters give, send an eCard to thank them for their gift. Anniversaries.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Most nonprofits rely on year-end for the bulk of their fundraising. Fundraising experts are mixed on whether elections affect nonprofit donations. Send your donors a Happy Thanksgiving message, preferably by mail, but an electronic message is fine. You could also include a text to give option and send reminders by text.

Fundraising

Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 16, 2023

You can use your communications calendar to incorporate ways to thank your donors, but why not go one step further and create a specific thank you calendar? Email and social media may not be as successful, especially if your donors don’t use electronic communication very much. Here are some ways to do that.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Asking for donations is not all or nothing Many nonprofit organizations spend a lot of time asking and not that much on thanking and reporting. At certain times of the year, such as GivingTuesday and year-end, nonprofits blast donors with a bunch of generic appeals. These can be print, electronic, or a combination of both.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2024

Your nonprofit organization needs to share stories using all these forms. You can also create a story calendar to help you consistently share stories throughout the year. Good visuals will enhance both your print and electronic communication. You can tell a story with words, pictures, and videos.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Building an organization from the ground up is a challenge, but with the right nonprofit tools, the heavy lifting gets easier. There are SO MANY nonprofit tools out there, all promising to make your work easier as you grow your new nonprofit. Joining TechSoup should be the first technology task for your new nonprofit.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Misconceptions About IRS 990 Filing Requirements It is a common misconception that because nonprofits are not taxed, they have limited interactions with the IRS. While it is true that nonprofits are not taxed as a traditional for-profit, they are required to complete and submit intricately detailed tax returns with the IRS annually.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2024

In this post, I’ll tell you why monthly giving is important for your nonprofit, how to start or grow your program, and how to nurture it going forward. Many nonprofits start out communicating regularly with their monthly donors and then disappear after a couple of months. Keep it up throughout the year.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

tax-exempt organizations file annually, are a major source of data about nonprofits and foundation grantmaking in the United States. Before the pandemic, Candid usually received comprehensive IRS 990 data about nonprofits and foundations about 1.5–2 Nonprofits : Claim your Candid nonprofit profile. Seals of Transparency.

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GrantNews

MARCH 12, 2024

However, setting defined boundaries will help individuals limit their time on electronic devices. Build a mental health grant pipeline by adding grants of interest to your My Grant Calendar. Strategic Grant-Giving – Grants to nonprofits to enhance the health of local residents.

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

This ensures that your foundation operates according to IRS guidelines and also provides transparency for your nonprofit. The sheer volume of forms and documents can easily overwhelm even the most organized nonprofit. It’s important to note that these forms must be filed electronically. Taxes aren’t a walk in the park.

Electronics

Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2015

If you are attending, you'll need to clear your calendar for all three of the dates in the series you sign up for. Staff at nonprofits and libraries can sometimes feel overloaded with too much information and too many competing priorities. Organize and manage electronic and paper information. The sessions run from 9:30 a.m.

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Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

A FREE electronic version of my last book Fundraising with Businesses. Rocket Social Impact's September Trends Report 10 emerging industries nonprofits should target for corporate partnerships DOWNLOAD NOW Marketing your cause 1. Here are 105 ideas for your editorial calendar. Expect to receive your shirt in October.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Staff at nonprofits and libraries can sometimes feel overloaded with too much information and too many competing priorities. Organize and manage electronic and paper information. Nonprofits and libraries will receive what is called a conference-room license. Accomplish More in Less Time and with Less Effort and Stress.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Staff at nonprofits and libraries can sometimes feel overloaded with too much information and too many competing priorities. Organize and manage electronic and paper information. Nonprofits and libraries will receive what is called a conference-room license. Accomplish More in Less Time and with Less Effort and Stress.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 23, 2014

June 30th is the end of a fiscal year for many US nonprofit organizations including TechSoup. A fiscal year is basically a financial calendar. ” The following are from the When You Work At A Nonprofit Tumblr : When you tackle end-of-year bookkeeping, and the last Quickbooks entry is from April. Frustrations: Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

The recent big Apple product launch has been getting lots of press, including some good coverage in Nonprofit Quarterly , Nonprofit Nate's post , and my colleague Ginny Mies' TechSoup piece, The Future of Mobile Video. A nonprofit could potentially be able to give donors a one-click option to facilitate speedy donations."

Electronics

Peak Proposals

JUNE 20, 2020

Read the solicitation and create a checklist of the proposal requirements and any supporting materials you’ll need to collect, such as resumes, nonprofit registration certificates, organizational charts, etc. Every part of the proposal process needs to be associated with a milestone, and every milestone needs to go on the calendar.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

Some of the biggest ways your nonprofit or library can make an. computer and share materials with collaborators or clients via email or electronic fax. securely locked away in electronic files that only you can access. system and integrates it through: Project management (organize calendars and assign tasks).

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Qgiv

JANUARY 16, 2024

With the right event management software for nonprofits, you can run your fundraising events more efficiently, helping you raise more money for your cause. There are quite a few different nonprofit event management software options your organization can use to make your event as seamless as possible.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Electronics. As our world evolves to become increasingly technologically focused, electronic waste also rises. Filling your event calendar with new and exciting ideas helps increase student engagement and draw more donations. Ask families to go through their closets and donate clothing they no longer want or need to be recycled.

Fundraising

Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2016

What if there was a place for your nonprofit to get free technology support from local experts? What if there were regular gatherings where nonprofit techies could come together to learn, laugh, and network with their peers? NetSquared groups held 23 Storymakers events, helping local nonprofits use video strategically.

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Fundly

JULY 16, 2020

Whether you’re a nonprofit professional looking to raise more in an efficient way or an individual fundraiser gathering donations for a personal cause, effective virtual fundraising is the answer. Matching Gifts In times like these, nonprofits need to get creative with asking their community for financial support.

Fundraising

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Our blog posts typically focus on grant strategies for nonprofit institutions. However, many of the principles will also apply to researchers based outside of the US as well as to nonprofits. In this post, we’re going to focus on a different topic for a more targeted audience. The topic is research funding.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2021

Facebook is a powerful marketing tool for small nonprofits, but the real gold is in a robust nonprofit email list. While an astounding 69 percent of American adults say they use Facebook , a study found that more than two-thirds say email, not Facebook, is the electronic media they check first in the morning. Yes, really.

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