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The Importance of Creating a Nonprofit Communications Calendar

Ann Green's Nonprofit

I know that might sound impossible, but it will be a whole lot easier if you put together a communications calendar (also known as an editorial calendar). I like the term communications calendar because it emphasizes the importance of communicating with your donors and other supporters all year round.

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[Pre-Register Now]: How To Create A Nonprofit Social Media Marketing Calendar

CauseVox

The COVID-19 pandemic, the election, and racial justice protests of 2020 have upended the entire nonprofit landscape. The answer is having a mapped out 2021 Nonprofit Social Media Marketing Calendar. Resources including a Content Calendar template and other materials. It is no longer business as usual for nonprofit fundraisers.

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Fundraising Planning Guide, Calendar, Worksheet, + Template

CauseVox

2020 was a year unlike any other. Fundraising Calendar for 2021. That’s why we created this 2021 fundraising calendar worksheet and template to help you map out the best possible plan. It’s a time to focus on evaluating what fundraising approaches from 2020 worked and be honest about what didn’t pan out as planned.

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The data/crisis catch-22: How the pandemic created a social sector data gap  

Candid

After 2020, the time lag is closer to three years. We’re still waiting on tens of thousands of filings for 2019 iii and about 30% of 2020 filings; collection of 2021 filings has just begun. 990s submitted in 2020) is the first year impacted by COVID. In contrast, 2019 and 2020 fiscals are lagging at 24 months.

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Unlocking the Power of APIs: The SKY is the Limit!

Blackbaud

My API Journey It was the summer of 2020, and I was sitting in my office as one of fewer than a dozen people on campus. Back to that summer of 2020, I had a calendar script running that populated student and teacher Google calendars with their class schedules. Stale” calendars or no calendars? “No

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The 990s are here. Why that’s a big deal and what happens now

Candid

2 years after the end of a given calendar year. Because of this, we have been considering 990 data for fiscal years 2020 onward “incomplete” i ; research leveraging 990 data for years 2020 and on required the caveat that data collection was ongoing. how many nonprofits closed their doors in 2020? What happens now?

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How Your Nonprofit Can Ensure Success in 2024

Ann Green's Nonprofit

In 2020, organizations that were able to make changes to a plan already in place were most successful. Having a communications calendar will help you with this. Have a plan in place You must have fundraising and communications/marketing plans. If you haven’t put together these plans yet, do that now!

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