Online Donation Form Optimization: What to Keep and What to Ditch
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
Charity Auction Software: 6 Fundamental Facts to Keep in Mind
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
How to set up a successful grant writing pipeline
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
Harbor Compliance and National Council of Nonprofits Help Nonprofits with Fundraising Registration 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
Donor Data: Increase Your Donations in 5 Simple Steps
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
Make the Most of Giving Tuesday and Holiday Fundraising
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
November 15 Filing Deadline for Charities
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
Best Practices in Managing Charitable Solicitation 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
Charitable Solicitation Compliance: What Every Nonprofit Leader Must Know
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
Infographic: 5 Tips for Planning your Fall Auction
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