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Fundraising Software Solution Started with A Long Check Out Line

Greater Giving

How one charity auction was the start of something great for nonprofit fundraising software. The typical item pickup was run with handwritten receipts, and fundraising software was the stuff of dreams. By the end of the night, tired guests who were ready to go home had to wait in long lines to pick up their items and check out.

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Five Lessons for Creating an Effective (and Accountable) Nonprofit Board

Blue Avocado

In my four decades as a senior fundraising executive, part-time consultant, and nonprofit CEO, I have worked with (or served on) 20 nonprofit boards. We succeeded in eliminating about $600,000 per year without cutting any programs through aggressive fundraising and re-negotiating service rates with the state.

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Types of Nonprofits: A Comprehensive Guide

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501(c)(28): The National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust is covered under this tax-exemption as of February 2002 to provide retirement benefits to railroad workers and their dependents and is funded by its beneficiaries. Ready to get started? Because they’re state-sponsored organizations, they don’t accept donations.