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Donor Stewardship

Now is the perfect time to reach out and thank your donors for investing in your organization and show them what a difference they make in fulfilling your mission. At the halfway point through the year, giving tends to slow down which should give you some time to implement some stewardship activities while cultivating your donors to give again at the end of the year.

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The Basics of Nonprofit Budgeting

Whether you are a board member, new nonprofit executive or new to development work, understanding the basics of budgeting will go a long way toward your career and organizational success. This overview discusses the basics of organizational and program budgets and how to create them with a specific focus on smaller organizations who do not have a dedicated finance person.

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Understanding Financial Statements

Do financial statements get you confused? What they are and how to read them? This short primer will give you an overview of the most common financial statements - the profit and loss statement and the balance sheet, useful to new grant professionals, executive directors, board members or anyone who does not feel comfortable with this way to understand their organizations financial position.

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Asking of Money in a Crisis

The broader environment in which nonprofits operate has become uncertain at best, downright scary at worse. Many of our donors also exist in this environment. Should you continue to ask for money and, if so, how? (HINT: YES!!)

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Wealth and Propensity

Do you know the difference between capacity and propensity? Just because a person has money does not mean he or she will give it to your organization. Likewise, just because they love your organization does not mean they will make a major gift.

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Paying Your Executive Director

If you have a small and often volunteer-led nonprofit, the question often arises about paying your executive director. Should you? Is it appropriate? How can we afford to? Why should we take money from our mission to support a salary? Learn answers to these and other questions you may have about paying your executive director. (HINT: The answer is YES, pay them!)

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Developing Grant Budgets

An important and often overlooked part of a successful grant application, this week we explore three ways to ensure that you make the most of your grant budget instead of leaving it as a last-minute afterthought for your application.

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