Nonprofit Kit For Dummies. Stan Hutton

Possible Donors Growing a Major Gift Raising Funds by Mail Raising Money the “E” Way (Easily and Electronically) Telemarketing: Dialing for Dollars Chapter 16: Planning Onsite and Virtual Special Events Thinking through the Whole Event Setting Up Your Timeline Spreading the Word After the Event is Over Chapter 17: Sleuthing for Grant Funding Assessing Your Nonprofit’s Grant-Seeking Readiness Planning for a Foundation Grant Proposal Going for a Government Grant Chapter 18: Writing an Award-Winning Grant Proposal Attending to Pre-Proposal Tasks The Pitch: Writing a Competitive Grant Proposal Familiarizing Yourself with Other Types of Written Funding Requests Following Through after Receiving Funding Chapter 19: Capital Campaigns: Finding Lasting Resources Beginning the Funding Plan Developing a Case Statement Building the Pyramid of Gifts Realizing the Benefits and Risks of Capital Campaigns

      8  Part 4: The Part of Tens Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Pivoting in Times of Uncertainty Create an Emergency Operations Plan Communicate When Making Hard Decisions Step Back and Regroup Set a Manageable Fundraising Goal Collaborate with Others in Your Field Share a Back Office Place a Program within Another Agency Merge with Another Nonprofit Close with Dignity If Necessary Complete the Government’s Closing Paperwork Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Raising Seed Money Ask Hit Up People You Know Tell Your Story and Don’t Ramble Show How You’re Improving Lives Use Numbers to Convey Urgency and Compassion Research, Research, Research Know Your Donors’ Point of View Build a Donor Pyramid Make It Easy to Respond Keep Good Records Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Protecting Your Nonprofit Assessing Your Risks Planning for Emergencies Filing Annual Federal Forms Filing Annual State Forms Paying Employment Taxes Reporting Payments to Consultants Maintaining Transparency Responding to Negative Press Protecting Your Online Reputation Determining Insurance Needs

      9  Part 5: Appendixes Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: About the Online Content

      10  Index

      11  About the Authors

      12  Advertisement Page

      13  Connect with Dummies

      14  End User License Agreement

      List of Tables

      1 Chapter 3TABLE 3-1 Example Demographics for Tucson, Arizona

      2 Chapter 4TABLE 4-1 Visioning the future while looking at the present

      3 Chapter 8TABLE 8-1 Organizational Goal to OutcomeTABLE 8-2 Sample Work Plan: Create an Appeal Letter

      4 Chapter 10TABLE 10-1 Sample Volunteer Task List

      5 Chapter 12TABLE 12-1 Computing Direct Cost Percentages for an After-School CenterTABLE 12-2 Allocating Indirect Costs for an After-School CenterTABLE 12-3 Simple Cash Flow Projection

      6 Chapter 17TABLE 17-1 Comparing