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Take the Stress Out of Budgeting for Your K–12 Private School

Blackbaud

A well-crafted budget is essential for aligning financial resources with the strategic goals of your private school, and with the right processes and tools, it doesnt have to be stressful. It sets in motion the goals youve outlined in your strategic plan. Your school may have multiple budgets, each with a different purpose.

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From Networking to $13M Raised: What Nonprofit Hiring Really Takes

NonProfit PRO

As part of my volunteer work chairing a local Association of Fundraising Professionals committee, I spoke at a regional conference. I’ve seen firsthand how involving your team in recruitment can be game-changing. After my talk, a woman approached me with her supervisor’s business card. setForceSafeFrame(true).addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

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What are the best strategies and tips for managing a nonprofit board of directors?

Blue Avocado

Have well-used, and thoughtfully created guiding documents, such as bylaws, policies, strategic plans, values, mission and vision statements, etc. If it’s not in the strategic plan, that will help reign in rogue ideas and projects you don’t have capacity for at the moment. Engage with other board members.

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Top Key Club Fundraising Ideas: Lucrative and Creative Solutions

DoJiggy

Successful Key Club fundraising also allows club members to attend statewide conferences, where they can learn valuable skills and network with other Key Club members. This camaraderie is crucial for maintaining an active and engaged membership base.

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Simplifying nonprofit strategic planning for beginners 

Get Fully Funded

Nonprofit strategic planning often gets a bad rap, but time spent mapping out your organization’s future can save you from spinning your wheels, being busy but not effective. It’s no wonder nonprofit strategic planning leads to frustration. A strategic plan looks ahead up to five years. What a waste of time!

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Extend Strategic Planning Beyond Times of Crisis

NonProfit PRO

On the final day of the NonProfit POWER conference, Bill Stanczykiewicz of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy opened the final day of the event with his keynote, “Current Trends in Fundraising.” Fundraisers find themselves emerging from two challenging years and preparing for the possible recession in the year ahead.

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Crafting Effective Tours with a Major Gifts Strategy

The Fundraiser Coach

There may be bigger vision items to point to within the food bank's 5- or 10-year strategic plan. A more effective and strategic way to close a tour is to meet in a quiet conference room, or a space with few distractions. If the company is looking to partner over the long term, be sure to mirror that in the storyteling.