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The Meaning of Philanthropy, Not Fundraising – Part 1

Clairification

In fact, in my practice I went so far as to develop a point system for major gifts moves management ( you can learn about it here ) that ascribed many more points for a donor meeting with a program director than one with a development staffer. I wanted to show program staff how much they counted! Everyone counts.

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Stewarding Staff: Better Grants Management Through Internal Stewardship

Grant Professionals Association

Grants Management is smoother when its a team effort. Managing the grants process from the application stage through the final reporting works best when there is collaboration from many staff members! The Managers find time in their chaotic schedules to meet with you to explain the program and clue you in on its history.

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3 Signs Your Organization Needs a Nonprofit Accounting System

Blackbaud

Those low-cost tools can be a great way to launch and gain momentum, but there comes a point for every nonprofit when the time it takes to manage your fund accounting workarounds outweighs the cost of upgrading your system. When you have one or two people managing the accounting functions, the audit trail is simple.

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Microsoft Office 2016 Is Now Available!

Tech Soup

Eligible organizations can request the following Office 2016 products for Windows: Office Standard or Office Professional Plus. And for Mac, the 2016 versions of these products are available: Office for Mac. Note that InfoPath has not been updated to 2016. Why Don't the Product Names on TechSoup Include 2016?

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10 Best Cause Marketing Promotions of 2016 [SLIDESHARE]

Selfish Giving

10 Best Cause Marketing Promotions of 2016 from Selfish Giving Welcome to my annual 10 Best Cause Marketing Promotions of 2016. In the fall of 2016 they raised $3.6 As always, it was a great year for cause marketing. Combined these annual posts have over 50,000 views. That turned out to be a warm-up.

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How to Develop Your Nonprofit Operating Reserves

Blackbaud

Governance and Management factors: How does your Board feel about how much you should have in reserve vs spending on programs? Operating reserves are a crucial part of a healthy financial statement, and there are several ways to calculate, hold, and manage those funds. Revenue volatility factors: How volatile are your revenue sources?

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The Tech That Will Change 2016

Tech Soup

In this edition of nonprofit tech news, TechSoup shows new ways your nonprofit could harness mobile and killer apps in 2016! In 2016, doing traditional search engine optimization on our websites will be good for fundraising — just like it was 10 years ago. Digital Divide Will Be Bridged in 2016. Privacy and Security.

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