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Independent Retailers – the Backbone of Business and Industry

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This includes agriculture, manufacturing, and transportation. Jobs: Locally owned businesses employ more people per unit of sales and retain more employees during economic downturns. Independent retailers, in general, generate billions in federal, state, and local tax revenue.

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Simple strategies to amplifi your nonprofit’s next email campaign.

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If many of your donors take public transportation to work and catch up on emails on the way home, they might engage better with a late day email instead. READ MORE: Why are you struggling to retain donors? It’s important to test, see what your donors prefer, and use that data to drive your strategy. Who’s it from?

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4 Great Employee Retention Ideas for Arts and Cultural Orgs

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But like the rest of the nonprofit world, you face unique challenges when it comes to retaining employees, ranging from tight compensation budgets to work-balance issues. In this guide, we’ll explore four ideas to help you boost employee retention at your organization.

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8 Reasons Gift Card Fundraisers Offer Advantages for Schools

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Typically, they pay the face value of the gift cards, and the school retains a percentage of the sale as profit. Teacher Salaries and Retention: Attracting and retaining qualified educators is essential for a successful school. These activities require equipment, uniforms, transportation, and coaching staff funds.

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Accept Donations Online: 13 Tools + Steps to Raise More

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A $100 donation will cover the team’s transportation costs to one away game.” “A To retain your text donors, you can set up automated thank-you messages that go out right after they complete a gift. Expressing your appreciation is not only polite but essential for retaining their support for your fundraising efforts down the road.

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Volunteer Data Management: Creating An Impactful Program

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According to national volunteer research , volunteers most often engage in activities like food collection or distribution (24.2%), fundraising or selling items to raise money (23.9%), general labor or transportation (18.8%), and tutoring or teaching (17.9%).

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Strengthening communities by supporting the nonprofit workforce 

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We nonprofit workers focus our attention on families who have trouble affording safe housing, enough food, quality child care and health care, reliable transportation, and technology. How can we close this gap and attract and retain these valuable workers? Where are the best outcomes in the nonprofit workforce?

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