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Reporting & Recognizing In-Kind Donations: 3 Best Practices

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Its no secret that effective fundraising fuels your nonprofits workbut not all of the donations that may be useful to your nonprofit are necessarily monetary. In-kind donations (i.e., In-kind donations (i.e., Knowing this amount is important for accurately tracking your nonprofits donation revenue in your financial records.

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Avoid the 3 Biggest Mistakes of Fundraising in a Recession

The Fundraising Coach

The media is full of stories about how this Covid-19 coronavirus is impacting the economy. In my time as a nonprofit fundraiser, we've seen recessions related to the dot-com bust, the 9/11 attacks, and the housing market implosion around 2008 and 2009. Gatherings are getting canceled. People are self-quarantining.

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Guest Post: 8 Simple Ways to Improve Your Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

Double the Donation

Ask yourself these questions, take notes, and work with your website manager to make improvements : Is it clear what I should do if I want to learn more, register, or donate? How many clicks does it take to sign up or donate? If I’m donating, is it easy to find the person or team I want to donate on behalf of?

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Donor generosity is astounding

The Fundraising Coach

When we entered the pandemic lockdown here in the United States, nonprofits were rightly concerned about potentially plummeting donations. I've fundraised through a number of downturns (the dot com bust in the late 90s, the downturn following 9/11, and the 2008 housing bust) and through a number of disasters (hurricanes, flooding, etc.).

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The Most Successful Nonprofit Fundraising Strategies

Blue Avocado

Additionally, leveraging social media and community events amplifies these stories, reaching a wider audience. Cassie Lancaster from Mission Scholars Match Campaigns Can Doubles Donations, Boost Engagement Last year, we had our first-ever match campaign. We have not done any funding-related layoffs since the 2008 crash.

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3 Areas to Improve Your Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Results

Double the Donation

Reach beyond your list – Think about other communications channels that reach beyond your constituent list: social media, your website, signs at your organization’s events, public service announcements, local morning TV news shows. Some ideas: Issue social media challenges. Contact Cathexis Partners today.

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Qgiv Partner Showcase: Achieve

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Achieve was founded in 2008 and started off working in the nonprofit sector primarily in research, strategy, and fundraising. Given that they were the children of the financial crisis of 2008-2009, they didn’t have the income to support significant giving. This means donors don’t have to leave an organization’s website to donate.