Things I thought were interesting…more than cat videos

1. Is Your Nonprofit Recording In-Kind Goods & Services? from Susan Hammond with scHammond Advisors

Many nonprofits receive non-cash donations.  In fact many count on it for their survival and for the delivery of the services they provide to their constituents.  However many do not [...]]]>

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Things I thought were interesting…more than cat videos

1. Is Your Nonprofit Recording In-Kind Goods & Services? from Susan Hammond with scHammond Advisors

Many nonprofits receive non-cash donations.  In fact many count on it for their survival and for the delivery of the services they provide to their constituents.  However many do not reflect the value of these goods or services in their financial statements.

Not recording in-kind donations has several implications…

2. 14 Powerful Ways to Choose Engaging Topics For Your Nonprofit Blog from John Haydon:

Now that you set goals for your blog and have selected the right blogging platform, what are you going to write about? This is the number one question that keeps every blogger up at night, and is exactly why it’s referred to as “feeding the beast”.

3. Year-End Fundraising Brings in 40% of online donations, Are you Prepared? from Frogloop, by Allyson Kapin

Here are some great tips to develop a solid year-end fundraising campaign and raise as much money, or even just tweak your existing plan, with some simple and cost-effective ideas you can easily start now.

4. Planning and Executing Your Next Big Event from Network for Good, by Joe Fazio, Liz Glover Wilson and Rebecca Higman:

Events are a great way to cultivate support and attract new donors. But great events take a lot of planning, financial support and hard work. Before securing that banquet hall or scheduling those tee times, you need to ask yourself a few questions.

• Should you even have an event? As much fun as events can be, you want to have a clear idea of what the end result should be.
• Who is my audience? Is this for existing supporters or are you trying to reach new ones? Maybe your event is for clients. You need to know who your target audience is before you start planning the event itself.
• What do I want them to do? Have a clear call to action for attendees.
• Is an event the best solution? Events can be time consuming and expensive so make sure it is the best way to reach your goal. If your goal is only to raise awareness, you may want to think twice.

5. Top 5 Staffing Tips from CTOs from NTen, read more, but here is the list: Unse your networks, Value your time & your team’s time, Let go og the mission and focus on the task, don’t shy away from creative solutions and hire people that know more than you do.

I know this is just for folks in MA, but the next Non-Profit Toolbox Mini-conference is coming up in less than 2 weeks, and since we had some web server problems, and you might not have be able to access our site, we wanted to extend the early booking [...]]]>

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I know this is just for folks in MA, but the next Non-Profit Toolbox Mini-conference is coming up in less than 2 weeks, and since we had some web server problems, and you might not have be able to access our site, we wanted to extend the early booking discount to 3/15!!

Two (2) people can come to our 1/2 day conference for just $99 total!!

Join us for our Mini-Conference – Sign-up NOW!!

Lots of opportunities to learn and network with others!!

Learn about:  Verbal Branding from Stephen Melanson

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• What is the “New” website?
• How to speak to your Designer
• How to Create Raving Fans of your Organization
• How to Recruit, Qualify Directors
• Getting Grants-Relationships
• Liability Considerations

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Several Ways to Become a Part of The Non-Profit ToolBox

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