5 Ways Nonprofits Can Improve Data Quality and Insights

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In many ways, a nonprofit is like a small business. While businesses try to increase sales and make a profit, nonprofits attempt to collect donations and drive support for their causes. In both cases, data allows you to make more informed decisions that boost incoming revenue. However, you can’t make reliable decisions if your data […]

Creating a Nonprofit Operating Budget: 4 Best Practices

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Thorough financial planning is critical for nonprofits of all sizes and in all verticals. To make the greatest possible impact, you not only need to maximize your fundraising efforts but also properly allocate the funding you bring in to cover all of the costs associated with your mission and operations. The most important financial planning […]

Five Examples of Nonprofit Collaboration to Enhance Public Engagement and Fundraising Results

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Now, more than ever, collaboration is a necessary implement in the toolbag of every successful nonprofit organization to enhance public engagement and boost fundraising efforts. By working with community stakeholders, nonprofits can amplify their impact, reach new audiences and achieve greater success in advancing their missions.   In today’s often volatile economic landscape, the call for […]

Maximizing Fundraising in a Difficult Economy

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While U.S. economic growth proved to be higher than most expectations in 2023, fears of a recession persist in 2024. Nonprofit organizations are understandably concerned with their ability to raise money in potentially turbulent times. Fortunately, Convergent Nonprofit Solutions knows how to raise money amidst economic uncertainty, proving it during the Great Recession and the […]

Nonprofits Turn Focus to Housing Crisis

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Nonprofit organizations exist to provide a benefit to local communities and the public, often associated with charitable, educational, religious or scientific intentions. As stakeholders and significant drivers of community development in their areas, nonprofit organizations have begun to hone in on housing shortages. Individuals and families are finding the ability to afford suitable housing more […]

Is Your School Ready for a Capital Campaign?

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Walking before you run, reading over your notes before the big exam, pouring the foundation before the main structure–these all seem like obvious steps in achieving a goal. Yet, in my career as Head of School at several institutions over the past 30 years, I have seen numerous schools fall short of their capital campaign […]