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5 Steps to Strengthen Your Grantmaking Organization’s Data Governance

Blackbaud

A strong data governance framework helps you build confidence in your data so you can make more informed decisions and be prepared for unexpected changes. In our webinar with grantmaking consultant Lisa Tacker, she highlighted the importance of data governance for grantmakers and how to incorporate it into your organization.

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Don’t Take a Vacation From Your Donor Communication

Ann Green's Nonprofit

Will certain policies or budget cuts affect your organization? When all levels of government make funding cuts or policy changes, the need in the community grows, which puts more burden on nonprofit organizations. Also, make sure your CRM/database is up to date. Remember, some donors will step up and help, if they can.

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4 Key Lessons Nonprofits Should Learn from Businesses

Ann Green's Nonprofit

By Kyle Cannon Although businesses and nonprofits operate in two different worlds, governed by their own unique rules, these organizations are more alike than one might initially think. You can do this by sending out surveys or examining the data in your nonprofit constituent relationship management system (CRM). Build a strong brand.

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4 Nonprofit Financial Management Challenges (& Solutions)

Get Fully Funded

if you pay for a separate donation processor when your CRM has one built in). Plus, like all organizations, nonprofits need to adhere to the rules set forth by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) , the independent governing body of financial reporting in the United States.

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Breaking Down Nonprofit Data Silos: 5 Steps You Can Take

The Fundraising Coach

Establish data governance. Start by developing clear policies, procedures, and guidelines for data management. These policies should include areas like: Standardization. Look to integrate the following tools with your CRM: Fundraising platform. Invest in a centralized data platform. Integrate your existing systems.

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4 Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Move to the Cloud

Tech Soup

CRM (constituent relationship management) applications are becoming the center of our nonprofit IT systems. Dynamics 365 — Microsoft's online CRM or constituent relationship management database. Find additional cloud products, including several online CRM applications, on TechSoup's cloud solutions page.

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Should You Accept ANY Type of Nonprofit Donation? (And How Should You Gracefully Decline a Gift?)

Get Fully Funded

Here’s where a Gift Acceptance Policy can help (more on that in a moment). You might say to that donor “That’s a generous offer, but our policy says I need to take this sort of donation to my Board for approval.” Either way, your Investment Policy will outline how donated stocks and bonds are handled. Now you’re off the hook.

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