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Some donors prefer to make designated gifts because they want their gifts to help solve a specific problem. They regard overhead and other expenses to be unrelated to the problem or the solution. However, if every donor adopts that method of driving effectiveness, every nonprofit would be forced to close because of a lack of […]  As you know, donors are becoming more discerning. They remain willing to provide token support for nonprofits whose causes are important to them but they reserve their generous support for the nonprofits that can prove they create value for their communities and have meaningful, measurable, and durable impacts on their clients. There are many national […] Does your balance sheet and profit and loss statement (P&L) tell the story you want them to? There are two reason to have a financial report. One is to inform the public about the condition of your nonprofit. The second is to provide the leadership team (board and staff) with the numbers needed to make […] For most nonprofits, donation are among the primary sources of income. Logic says that ranks donors just below the mission and clients. First on the list is the mission. Without a mission there is nothing to give to. Then there are the clients. Without clients there is no reason to give. Without donors there are […] Special projects are projects outside the scope of a nonprofit’s mission that have tangential relationships to the mission or a significant benefit to the nonprofit. Let us imagine that next door to a nonprofit is an old abandoned cemetery. Because it is abandoned, it has become an eyesore. It gives some people the feeling that […] How to increase your nonprofit’s support from donors and foundations. […] The answers nonprofit donors receive are more important than the questions donors ask. […] Make each donor cultivation session a gift to your nonprofit’s donors […] Your nonprofit is a great tool for solving a social problem and ending suffering. Do your donors know? […] Since your whole community benefits from the promises of your mission statement, it is possible to gather support from the whole community. Your donor base should reflect the diversity of your community. When groups are unrepresented in your donor base, it suggests low mission relevance for those groups. This is either a messaging or programing […] |
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