Why Funding Overhead Is Not the Real Issue: The Case to Cover Full Costs
This article is from the Nonprofit Quarterly’s winter 2015 edition, “When the Show Must Go On: Nonprofits & Adversity.” An excerpt: “Big strides have been made recently in the acknowledgment that overhead ratios are poor indicators of an organization’s impact or financial efficiency. Although the movement toward outcomes-based measurement offers a promising alternative to understanding impact, […]
Update from the Financial Accounting Standards Board
A new update from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) constitutes the first major revision to nonprofit reporting since 1993. Read about new changes to nonprofit reporting here. What do the new reporting standards mean for your nonprofit and how should you prepare? Our friends at Fiscal Management Associates have created a step-by-step guide. Explore resources […]
Are There Too Many Nonprofits?
The persistent complaint from the philanthropic community that there are “too many nonprofits” has become so commonplace in recent months that it’s become something of a cliché within our sector. And like many clichés, this one has a deceptively simplistic appeal, combined with a modicum of truth. From Third Sector New England | Jonathan Spack […]
let’s dabble
let’s dabble offers an instructional video series that teaches nonprofits how to make web videos for marketing and fundraising.Nearly 50 videos tutorials show nonprofits how to make their own web videos by breaking down the overwhelming task of “video production” into small, manageable steps: Choosing your equipment Improving your filming Writing a script […]
How to Attract Customers with Twitter and Vine
How to Attract Customers with Twitter & Vine, a 61-page free ebook, promises to help you: Optimize your Twitter for brand awareness & search Jump start your Twitter lead generation strategy Incorporate Vine into your Twitter strategy Measure the ROI of Twitter and Vine
GreatNonprofits
GreatNonprofits offers a free and easy-to-use platform to share and collect reviews and stories about the community you serve—so donors and volunteers know about you and your good work! Since its founding in 2007, GreatNonprofits has grown into the leading provider of reviews and ratings of nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S. Their review methodology takes into […]
37+ Tips and Tools for Picture-Perfect Visual Content
A curated collection of best-practice tips from some of the industry’s most creative and design-minded content experts, along with helpful imaging tools and examples. They can help you branch out in new visual directions you thought you’d never be able to explore. Take a look
Date Your Donors: Woo and Wow with Social Media
This mini-guide from Network for Good offers sound advice on how to keep the conversation going with your supporters. It’s full of great tips and ideas, and it’s free. Date Your Donors
Mindful Messaging: Using behavioral science insights to reach your audience
Kristen Grimm, president at Spitfire Strategies, recently released a new report called “Mindful Messaging,” demonstrating how communicators can use behavioral science insights on values, worldviews, and identity in their messaging. In this guide she walks you through: Getting to know your audiences better by looking at six psychographic categories; Understanding what’s at play in people’s […]
7 Cool Toolsets for 2017
Social media maven, Beth Kantor, calls this a “brilliantly curated collection of tools”. Jeremy Caplan has “organized clusters of tools around different concepts of use that a social media professional might need.” Begin your learning journey here.
