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4 Tips for Tracking the True Cost of Nonprofit Programs

2026-07-24T16:31:12-04:00

When you develop your nonprofit’s budget, you do your best to project your revenue and expenses accurately. Usually, you’ll base your estimates on past performance, accounting for seasonal revenue variations and recurring expenses that impact your nonprofit year after year. While this best practice improves your budgeting accuracy, just looking at last year’s program expenses isn’t enough. To accurately track nonprofit program costs, implement specific strategies that allow you to organize program expense information and fully consider all costs associated with your nonprofit’s main offerings. These tips will help you identify program costs and track them precisely throughout the year: 1. [...]

4 Tips for Tracking the True Cost of Nonprofit Programs2026-07-24T16:31:12-04:00

What Is Your Donor Data Hiding? 4 Insights for Growth

2026-07-29T11:20:35-04:00

Each touchpoint between your higher education institution and its community, whether on or offline, generates a critical strategic asset: donor data. Used properly, this data serves as more than just a list of alumni names and their contact information. Identifying key insights like donors’ career milestones, wealth indicators, and interests will help you take advantage of valuable opportunities. Whether you are meeting in person with potential major donors or planning a new digital fundraising campaign, leveraging the right insights to optimize your strategy will drive sustainable revenue growth. In this guide, we’ll explore tips for getting the most out of your [...]

What Is Your Donor Data Hiding? 4 Insights for Growth2026-07-29T11:20:35-04:00

5 Essential Emails Every Nonprofit Should Be Sending

2026-07-20T15:19:41-04:00

Between work emails, retail promotions, and other nonprofits vying for attention, inboxes are crowded, so staying top of mind with your supporters takes more than good intentions. It takes strategy. Unlike your social media following, which is really a "rented" audience at the mercy of ever-changing algorithms, your email list is fully yours. It's a direct line to the people who already care about your mission. But owning the channel is only half the battle. To build lasting relationships without wearing out your welcome, your organization needs a well-rounded mix of emails that meet supporters wherever they are in their journey [...]

5 Essential Emails Every Nonprofit Should Be Sending2026-07-20T15:19:41-04:00

Measuring Your ROI From Donor Prospect Research Operations

2026-07-20T14:06:14-04:00

When your development team uncovers a list of wealth-screened leads, you’re not just collecting names. You’re laying the groundwork for sustainable fundraising growth. According to sector data, identifying the right supporters early in the donor lifecycle is absolutely critical to long-term fundraising success. However, development departments frequently struggle to demonstrate the return on investment, or ROI, from donor prospect research, leaving board members and executive leadership wondering whether their premium data tools are paying off. Luckily, modern data workflows go far beyond the traditional framework of simply finding a high-net-worth individual's name and contact method. The most effective screening systems reveal [...]

Measuring Your ROI From Donor Prospect Research Operations2026-07-20T14:06:14-04:00

The Dos and Don’ts of Reimbursements for Remote Chapters

2026-04-14T12:01:18-04:00

Remote chapters have become one of the most powerful drivers of growth available to modern associations. By expanding beyond a central headquarters, your organization can expand its reach without the demands of physical offices in every region. But geographic expansion comes with a trade-off. The same flexibility that makes remote chapters so attractive also creates logistical hurdles, particularly when it comes to spending and reimbursements. When volunteers submit expense reports from a dozen different states, the risk of inconsistent recordkeeping, policy misunderstandings, and compliance gaps increases exponentially. These issues threaten your tax-exempt status, putting your entire organization at risk. In this [...]

The Dos and Don’ts of Reimbursements for Remote Chapters2026-04-14T12:01:18-04:00

Building a Data-Literate Workforce in Healthcare Settings

2026-03-18T12:14:26-04:00

Healthcare generates more data than any other industry, yet 97% of this data goes unused. This means key operational, clinical, and financial data is going to waste—unless health professionals learn how to make the most of it. When professionals in any industry notice a skills gap, they often turn to organizations like your association for support. By incorporating data literacy training into your learning program, your association can help health professionals acquire the necessary skills to translate the raw numbers in their databases into actionable insights. Let’s explore the steps your association can take to support a more data-literate healthcare workforce. [...]

Building a Data-Literate Workforce in Healthcare Settings2026-03-18T12:14:26-04:00

4 Top Strategies for Managing Your Medical Practice

2026-03-17T12:48:05-04:00

Effective practice management is essential to any high-performing medical practice. You must hold both administrative duties and patient care to a high standard to ensure you deliver a great patient experience, leading to more revenue for your medical business. However, many office managers struggle to balance all the aspects of managing a medical practice. And no wonder, since practice management covers everything from business operations to financial management to human resources. To help you run an effective medical practice that ensures profitability and clinical excellence, this guide covers best practices for streamlining operations and securing your practice’s financial health. Let’s get [...]

4 Top Strategies for Managing Your Medical Practice2026-03-17T12:48:05-04:00

How to Strengthen Grant Applications With Volunteer Impact

2026-02-04T10:09:56-05:00

Along with filling gaps in service delivery, volunteer programs signal that your community is deeply invested in your nonprofit’s mission. When you capture and share that volunteer impact, it can become one of the strongest assets in your next grant proposal. Grant applications filled with volunteer impact data and stories reassure funders that their dollars will be leveraged—not duplicated—by existing local commitment. To get there, thoughtful reporting in every stage of the volunteer lifecycle, from recruitment to retention, sets you up for long-term grant success. In this post, you’ll learn how to convert volunteer data into meaningful metrics and compelling narratives, [...]

How to Strengthen Grant Applications With Volunteer Impact2026-02-04T10:09:56-05:00

A Quick Guide to Planning a Successful Live Auction Event

2026-01-22T14:40:29-05:00

Planning a successful fundraising event requires significant time, resources, and effort. This is especially true if you’re going the route of a live auction to support your nonprofit—but the potential payoff of this event is well worth the upfront investment! Every effective event starts with clear goals. For a live auction, your primary goal is likely to generate a specific amount of revenue, and you may also have a secondary objective of maximizing participant engagement through this exciting format. These goals shape your entire planning process, which is why they’re the first major elements you need to consider. Let’s look at [...]

A Quick Guide to Planning a Successful Live Auction Event2026-01-22T14:40:29-05:00

5 Realities That Will Improve Your Donor Email Strategy

2026-01-14T16:19:27-05:00

Put yourself in your donors’ shoes. They’re constantly inundated with communications from for-profit and nonprofit organizations alike, all vying for their attention. How likely is it that they’ll see—let alone read—your emails? Email is a tried-and-true way to reach your supporters, but you must be strategic about the messages you send. Otherwise, you risk wasting donors’ time and your resources on sending emails that never get read. To help you optimize your nonprofit’s email strategy, we’ll explore five realities about sending emails to donors and how you can use this information to your advantage. 1. Holding donors’ attention is difficult. Nonprofit [...]

5 Realities That Will Improve Your Donor Email Strategy2026-01-14T16:19:27-05:00

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