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The Importance of Establishing Operating Reserves for Nonprofits

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Christine Hunt One of the most impactful grant programs the Kendeda Fund has ever undertaken was funding our nonprofit partners’ operating reserves. While living that close to financial insolvency may be common, it is extremely risky for any nonprofit, not just those whose funders are sunsetting.

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Your Nonprofit Needs To Establish A Rainy Day Fund. Here’s Why That Is And How You Can Convince Others To Get On Board.

Bloomerang

If there was ever a time to start focusing on building a rainy day source of funding for your nonprofit, that time is now. I’m talking about the importance of building a savings plan into your existing financial management strategy. . Your board chair is concerned with governance responsibilities. You need that too. In summary.

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Getting Federal Money to Communities: A Story from Puerto Rico

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Christian Ouellet on istock.com Financing challenges often stymie nonprofits. The contract award, in short, was a huge win, but for CRH leadership and staff, celebration quickly turned to concern. Yet even after having been awarded an $11.2 In Search of Capital After being awarded the $11.2

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Fundraising Apps: 25+ Tools To Help Your Org Raise More

Bloomerang

Fundraising apps are helpful tools that drive your nonprofit’s fundraising campaigns by empowering you to pull in more donations, and there are hundreds to choose from. Know What You’re Looking For: 2 Types of Fundraising Apps There are two types of fundraising apps you should be aware of: nonprofit-facing, and donor-facing.

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What To Do About Fundraising’s Dark Side

The Agitator

As Craver points out, not only do the organizations topping CIR’s worst list engage in misleading fundraising, they do so by piggybacking the brands of ethical nonprofits. Fortunately, nonprofits and the for-profit professionals who support them are very good at this. Note: Industry leadership will also boost your career!).

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. We've scoured the nonprofit-sphere for high-quality conferences, both large and small, broad and specialized, here in the U.S. Nonprofit Management.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

In the past year, thousands of nonprofit pros took advantage of our definitive Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar, and we're so excited to share our brand new 2016 list! Nonprofit technology, and more! 2015 - 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar. Alliance Management Institute. Alliance Management Institute.