Fundraising and Grants

Posted on May 2, 2017, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Nonprofit Compliance.

Any nonprofit wishing to be successful in this digital age must incorporate online initiatives into its fundraising strategy — and that means relying on online donation software.

You’ve probably come across numerous online donation tools on various nonprofit websites, so … Read more

Posted on March 28, 2017, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants.

In our last contribution to Harbor Compliance, we provided you with a handy infographic for planning your fall auction!

But if you took our first piece of advice to use charity auction software during the planning process, your organization … Read more

Posted on March 14, 2017, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants.

Grant writing success can be an elusive animal. The industry average acceptance rate is about 1 in 10 submissions funded – even for nonprofits that have reached household name status.

So how can your nonprofit ensure the greatest chances at … Read more

Posted on January 26, 2017, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Nonprofit Compliance.

New Publication Provides Information on State Registration Requirements for Fundraising

Harbor Compliance and the National Council of Nonprofits (Council of Nonprofits) announced a “Best Practices Partnership” and unveiled a resource guide to help nonprofits with often-misunderstood state fundraising registration requirements.… Read more

Posted on December 1, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants.

This post is brought to you by our friends at Donor Search, a prospect research and wealth screening company that focuses on proven philanthropy.

Donor data is the basis of your fundraising strategy. It is, after all, the totality of … Read more

Posted on November 16, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Nonprofit Compliance.

You’ve worked hard this year. You’ve done an incredible job with your programming and have maximized the impact of each dollar raised. Your donors are impressed and spreading the word about your impact every way they know how – casual … Read more

Posted on November 9, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Industry News, Nonprofit Compliance.

November 15 is an important date for renewing charitable solicitation registrations. Many states base their charitable solicitation renewal and annual financial reporting due dates on the charity’s fiscal year. Upon filing with the state charitable solicitation authorities, charities must usually … Read more

Posted on October 4, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Nonprofit Compliance.

In our last post, we discussed why fundraising compliance should be a priority for every charity. Compliant organizations avoid state-imposed penalties, are able to fundraise limitlessly, and benefit from a higher rate of return on their solicitations. In this post, … Read more

Posted on September 29, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Nonprofit Compliance.

Charitable solicitation compliance is a complex topic that many nonprofit leaders do not understand. But that doesn’t have to be the case! We’ve prepared a free Executive Brief to help you get your leadership team up-to-speed quickly. The Executive Brief covers the … Read more

Posted on September 22, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants.

Charity auctions are a fun and exciting way to engage donors; not to mention, auctions can help your nonprofit raise a lot of money.

Charity auctions are lucrative and highly-specialized events with many moving parts. As such, they can also … Read more