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I like the Discovery Channel show MythBusters. I have often wished there was a similar show dedicated to busting grant myths because there is a lot of misinformation about grants, even from within the non-profit sector.
Activist and fundraiser Dan Pallotta calls out the double standard that drives our broken relationship to charities. Too many nonprofits, he says, are rewarded for how little they spend -- not for what they get done.
“Elite” nonprofits like arts institutions and colleges tend to benefit more from corporate giving than do social-welfare charities, according to a study published in the journal Organization Science. The higher the concentration of ...
If you work for a cause - or are a cause marketer - you have two basic jobs to do with consumers. The first is to connect them to your cause on an emotional level. Then, once you have...
Blue Avocado is a nonprofit online magazine for community nonprofits. Blue Avocado speaks for and from the people in community-based nonprofits. Nurturing the community organizations movement is Blue Avocado's purpose.
Today's donors have totally changed. And you need to change your approach to them. Watch the trends.
Ever wonder how charitable the people are who live in your area? It turns out that lower-income people tend to donate a much bigger share of their discretionary incomes than wealthier people, according to a new study.
Before we noticed the full potential of the internet as an efficient method to conduct fundraising, not many people would've thought about how much.
Want to appeal to more donors? Think about your benefit exchange from their point of view. What is your statement of shared purpose?
Older adults have the greatest giving capacity but young people are the future and key to long term sustainability Major gift fundraising, which accounts for 80%-90% of all funds raised by nonprofits (especially for annual, ...
Greater appreciation could be shown to major philanthropists, says Fred Mulder, founder of the Funding Network...
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Blue Avocado is a nonprofit online magazine for community nonprofits. Blue Avocado speaks for and from the people in community-based nonprofits. Nurturing the community organizations movement is Blue Avocado's purpose.
A post on the Forbes CIO network titled “#Accounting: Why Finance Teams Need to Get Social” garnered an unusual amount of traffic when compared to other posts on that channel. With a current tally...
Blue Avocado is a nonprofit online magazine for community nonprofits. Blue Avocado speaks for and from the people in community-based nonprofits. Nurturing the community organizations movement is Blue Avocado's purpose.
Do you know what it is like to be a donor to your nonprofit? Is it an easy and fun experience or something filled with frustration?
At every Board of Directors meeting, we get asked what we're doing with mobile. And we don't have a good answer!
This week my focus is on nonprofit blogs. I enjoy charity and giving. (I actually run my own nonprofit.) And it’s not surprising that these things should be enjoyable. For as Portia says to ...
Julie talked about what it was like to launch and manage a social media presence for her nonprofit, which is staffed by herself and one other person.
A little friendly competition never hurt any development effort - or did it? Get a laugh out of this skewed look at internal competition.
Blue Avocado is a nonprofit online magazine for community nonprofits. Blue Avocado speaks for and from the people in community-based nonprofits. Nurturing the community organizations movement is Blue Avocado's purpose.
Sometimes you can get a foundation to fund those particular needs, but most of the time, the most effective and efficient use of your time is creating a major gifts campaign to raise that money. Yep, I'm talking about getting ...
If you're like most people, social media outreach eventually becomes a lower priority because it doesn't directly generate revenue. Well, no longer!
While it is important to communicate to your donors that every gift makes a significant impact on your cause, you will be more successful in your fundraising if you know what to ask for and when. Studies find that online direct ...
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