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  • 101 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits is a blog and webinar series (written and presented by Heather Mansfield) on website design, email marketing, online fundraising, and social media best practices for nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide.

    Website & Email Marketing Best Practices

  • Nonprofit Fundamentals 101 is a collection of videos assembled by the Greater Toledo Community Foundation. It covers the following topics:

     

    Board Governance

  • The global Association of Fundraising Professionals has several podcast series, but most prominent is its Fundraising and Philanthropy Now podcast, which covers "all issues related to fundraising—strategy and tactics, as well as the issues that are affecting the profession and all of philanthropy—leadership, anti-racism, changing demographics, diversity and inclusion and much more."

     

  • One of Stanford Social Innovation Review's podcasts called Giving With Impact is a series of less than thirty minute talks on fundraising topics for donor issues, family philanthropy, and tax policies affecting charitable donations.

     

  • COGENCY GLOBAL* offers an on-demand webinar, Fundraising Compliance in the Digital Age, which gives an overview of the varying state charitable solicitation laws across the United States.

  • How to thank donors who use donor-advised funds by Fidelity Charitable points out the important differences in thanking a donor when the charitable contribution comes from a donor-advised fund (DAF) rather than other forms of giving. Includes a free template thank you letter.

  • The Nonprofit Radio Show - Hosts Nancy Bacon and Sarah Brooks created a podcast aimed at board or staff members of small nonprofits. Each episode has a corresponding webpage with the recording, topic description, plus reflection and discussion questions for the listener and their team.

     

  • Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio - "Every nonprofit struggles with these issues. Big nonprofits hire experts. The other 95% listen to Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio. Trusted experts and leading thinkers join Tony each week to tackle the tough issues."

  • The resell of donated property can be a valuable fundraising strategy. However, 501(c)(3) nonprofits should be aware that they may need to substantiate charitable contributions of donated property and properly report those activities to the IRS. Depending on the type of donated property or item, its assessed value, and what your organization intends to do with the donation, several IRS Forms may come into play. The resources below offer guidance on navigating these situations.

  • Nonprofit Build Up is a podcast hosted by A. Nicole Campbell, Founder and CEO of Build Up Advisory Group. "Discover insights from nonprofit and philanthropy leaders about assessing and building better organizational infrastructure, programmatic strategies, and challenging traditional sector approaches on how to support some of the world’s most vulnerable communities."

     

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