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How to Develop Your Nonprofit Operating Reserves

Blackbaud

When you work for a nonprofit organization, you dont hope for a period of unexpected demand or income fluctuations. Operating reserves provide a financial cushion to help nonprofit organizations weather economic uncertainty and make stronger strategic decisions. Still not sure if an operating reserve is right for your nonprofit?

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American Red Cross Sued Claiming Haitian Relief Funds Misused

The NonProfit Times

“There is no merit to the Office of the Haitian Diaspora and the Haitian Diaspora Political Action Committee lawsuit regarding American Red Cross relief and recovery efforts in Haiti,” a spokesperson wrote in a statement to The NonProfit Times. The total of expenditures listed was more than $490 million.

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5 takeaways on individual giving from Blackbaud Institute’s 2024 Spotlight 

Candid

nonprofits saw an average 1.9% Online giving (based on data from 5,151 nonprofit organizations with over $3.4 According to the report, this is in line with trends over the past decade, including the 2016 and 2020 election cycles. for midsize nonprofits with revenue between $1 million and $10 million and 1.1%

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It’s time to invest in volunteer engagement  

Candid

nonprofit sector, yet it remains significantly underfunded. of nonprofit leaders say volunteers enable them to provide essential services they otherwise could not. Yet, without greater investment in volunteer engagement and infrastructure, nonprofits will continue to struggle to fully leverage this valuable resource.

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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! Social media's still pretty great, though, for raising awareness about your nonprofit, communicating with existing supporters, and listening to your community.). Communications and Marketing.

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Concentration of Nonprofit Giving Disenfranchises Civilians

The NonProfit Times

The nonprofit community’s ongoing trend of fewer donors providing increasing amounts of funding and volunteer hours is disturbing. Between 2000 and 2016 some 20 million households moved away from giving roles. A key aspect of this effort will necessitate nonprofit leaders reconsidering the nature of individuals’ contributions.

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Nonprofit Technology Celebrates International Women's Day

Tech Soup

One of my great joys in my long career in nonprofit technology has been seeing the extraordinary success of so many women in our field. Women's participation in parliaments worldwide rose to 23 percent in 2016. According to the nonprofit American Association of University Women , the U.S. Nonprofit Technology Leadership.