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3 Top Compliance Challenges for Nonprofits + Expert Advice

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Whether you’re filing for tax-exempt recognition or recruiting volunteers for your next fundraiser, every phase of your nonprofit’s existence has guidelines that set boundaries for its operations. Be clear about who can make changes and how often they should be revisited.

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How to harness the power of peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns

Candid

Help peer-to-peer fundraisers spread the word To find and recruit peer-to-peer fundraisers, look to your past volunteers, frequent donors, fundraising event attendees, and other active supporters of your nonprofit. Who doesn’t enjoy being acknowledged for the positive impacts of their charitable contributions?

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The importance of expressing impact and gratitude in fundraising

iMarketSmart

Do thank-you calls increase charitable giving? Available at SSRN: [link] [8] [link] (“‘Over 70% of people that we recruit into organizations never come back and make another gift, so we’re caught on this treadmill where we have to spend lots of money on acquisition which most nonprofits lose money on anyway, just to stand still.’

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Dr. James explains why sustainable giving starts by answering, “Do we have a shared future?”

iMarketSmart

Professor Adrian Sargeant explains, “It typically costs nonprofits two to three times as much to recruit a donor than they will give by way of a first donation.”[10] link] (among decedents in 2007 with estates of $5 million and above, 78% of charitable dollars went to private foundations). [26] 26] Fleischer, M. 27] Wade-Benzoni, K.