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Pre- and Post-Award is like PB&J

RBW Strategy

Thinking through the post-award experience from a pre-award vantage Picture this – you work at a nonprofit and have a big, audacious project that you are looking to get off the ground. What internal controls do you have in place related to the management of grant funding? What is your policy related to conflicts of interest?

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Choosing a Print Shop for Your Nonprofit Mailings | You Better Shop Around

Pamela Grow

Hardly a week passes that I dont get an email like this one from Amanda: We are looking at expanding the number of direct mail campaigns we run. If so, your provider should have a robust color management system to ensure consistency across channels and materials. Ive attended your webinars and followed you for quite some time.

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News to Use! What Fundraisers Can Expect from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Expiration

Gail Perry Group

Written by Gina Vaughn, Managing Consultant at Gail Perry Group. In 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which significantly altered the U.S. Gina Vaughn is Managing Consultant at Gail Perry Group. Religious Organizations : Emerged relatively unscathed, showing minimal impact.

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Discussing a Change in Leadership with Your Donors

Blackbaud

Were here to help you choreograph that dance, to prepare you to lead a conversation about a change at the top so you can guide supporters and stakeholders through a smooth transition (and waltz around any potential slip-ups). This allows you to respond sensitively to their concerns, but not to pass judgment or pass on inappropriate remarks.

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How to Manage Your Arts and Cultural Nonprofit’s Revenue Streams in Uncertain Times

Blackbaud

Each piece of your revenue pie needs to be well managed, clearly forecasted, and carefully monitored for ROI. Here are three ways you can manage your diverse revenue streams to prepare your arts and cultural nonprofit for whatever lies ahead. And you need a plan B and C for each one. What would be your backup plan?

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Who to Target with Your Planned Giving Program & Why

Blackbaud

Today’s demographic conditions also make planned giving especially worth investing in, as aging generations are poised to pass down record amounts of wealth to their heirs and favorite causes in the coming decades. They often have long philanthropic histories and a demonstrated interest in active estate planning and management.

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How to Kickoff Your Federal Grant Project

RBW Strategy

Whether you are a recipient, pass-through entity, or subrecipient, you have been given the unique responsibility of becoming a steward of federal grant funds. Adequate technology or systems to manage the grant and track key elements like expenses, deadlines, procurement requirements, and other items. What kind of trouble?