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4 Financial Metrics to Increase Transparency for Your Nonprofit

Blackbaud

Performance of the organization: If the organization has strong growth and positive financial metrics , they will be more likely to share this information. Contributions increase when total assets, program ratio, and operating margin increase, which is why it’s important to understand these metrics for your own organization.

Metrics 101
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Using Donor Data to Personalize Your Text Donation Appeals

Ann Green's Nonprofit

By Mike Snusz In order for your nonprofit to effectively reach supporters via a text donation campaign, you will need to simulate an authentic, one-on-one communication experience. The best way to personalize your messages and create highly tailored donation appeals is to leverage donor data. Do they give on a recurring basis ?

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Building Resilient Funding Models: Essential Tips for Nonprofit Finance Professionals

Blackbaud

Finance plays a crucial role in building a sustainable and scalable funding strategy. By actively bringing together different departments and leading discussions around revenue diversification, you can set measurable goals, evaluate the ROI of each funding source, and make informed decisions about where to invest time and resources.

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What Are Key Event Metrics and Why Do They Matter?

Greater Giving

These key event metrics quantify the success of your events, and can show you how to improve them. Tracking these key event metrics can deliver critical insight into what you’re doing well, and where your events need improvement. So what are those metrics, and what data do you need to track to analyze them? Sponsorship Dollars.

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From Likes to Donations: The Currency of Nonprofit Marketing

Planned Giving

Hint: You Can’t Spend ‘Likes’ Those gleaming little thumbs-up don’t pay the rent or fund your next project. Then comes the kicker – by the end of the month, the donation tin is only jingling enough for a pack of gum. The noise of digital adoration doesn’t equate to funds unless you give your public something to act upon their emotions.

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Pledges vs. Donations: Understanding the Difference

Pamela Grow

Organizations that rely on donations to continue serving their communities or participants, whether they are nonprofits, schools, or sports teams, must focus on providing high-quality donor experiences. But how can you make sure the act of donating is both easy for donors and maximizes results for your organization?

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Your Unrestricted Funds Need Stewardship, Too

Blackbaud

Since she signed the Giving Pledge in 2019 and began her momentous campaign of organization-changing donations, MacKenzie Scott has given away more than $17.3 All in unrestricted funds with no reporting necessary. What Are Restricted Funds? Restricted funds often outline what they will fund and what they won’t.

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