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How to Make Your Nonprofit Messages Stand Out In a World Filled With Information

Ann Green's Nonprofit

How does your nonprofit organization compete with all this? You can see how easy it is for your electronic messages to get lost in the shuffle. While youll likely use electronic communication pretty regularly, dont discount direct mail. We get far less postal mail than electronic communication.

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Make it Easier for Your Nonprofit and Your Donors by Keeping Things Simple

Ann Green's Nonprofit

Keeping things simple is important for your nonprofit organization, too. Use short paragraphs, especially for electronic communication, and include lots of white space. Make it easier for your nonprofit and your donors by keeping things simple. Also, it’s not good for your brain to multitask. Don’t clutter up the page.

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Don’t Take a Vacation from Your Donor Communication

Ann Green's Nonprofit

It may be quieter at your nonprofit, or maybe it isn’t considering everything that’s going on, especially in the U.S. Brighten your donor’s day with a handwritten thank you card Nonprofit organizations don’t thank their donors enough. Communicating by mail is more effective than electronic communication. It’s summer!

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How to Create an Engaging Nonprofit Impact Report

Ann Green's Nonprofit

Is your nonprofit still producing one of those multi-page annual reports? Its possible to make this a better experience for both donors and nonprofit organizations. You dont have to do an annual report Nonprofit organizations arent required to do an annual report. If so, why? Anything thats more than four pages is too long.

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Ensuring Continuity: Succession Planning Strategies for Nonprofit Finance Teams

Blackbaud

Nonprofit organizations have been experiencing significant labor shortages for years. But recently, increased demand for services and fewer people interested in joining nonprofits has made the situation worse. Many organizations are finding it difficult to fill roles, especially in the finance department.

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Top12 Faith-Based Grants for Organizations and Churches

GrantNews

Charitable Missions in Exchange for Computer Donations : Opportunity for churches to support their charitable missions through donations of reusable electronics. Community Events that Promote Reading : Up to $20,000 and in-kind support to nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and libraries, for community programs to promote reading.

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How Are You Building Relationships With Your Donors?

Ann Green's Nonprofit

Many nonprofits seem to focus too much on meeting their revenue goals, which of course is important. These cards can be generated electronically, if its not feasible to write them. Remember this Building relationships is just as important as raising money. Thanking donors is something you can do at any time of the year.