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  • Public Charities with Dues-Paying Members
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  • The Impact of the Recession on Nonprofit Organizations
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  • Operating Reserves: What are appropriate levels and what is typical in the nonprofit sector?
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  • Where can I find information on executive compensation? (FAQ)
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  • Are donations always tax deductible?
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  • Are fees charged by federated campaigns fundraising expenses?
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  • Are telemarketing volunteers or canvassers a special breed?
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  • Are there any sources for grants to individuals?
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  • Are there organizations that help with donated equipment?
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  • Can a donor receive a deduction for a gift of services?
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  • Can a donor retrieve gifts of money or goods?
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  • Can a grant writer share in the proceeds of successful applications?
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  • Can a nonprofit refuse a gift?
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  • Can a tax-exempt organization sell coupon books to raise money?
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  • Can donated equipment be tax deductible for the donor?
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  • Can nonprofits use direct fax to fundraise?
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  • Can special events raise money with little cost?
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  • Can we seek inkind donations online?
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  • Can We Sell Ads in a Program Book?
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  • Can we sell donated equipment and use the proceeds?
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  • Can you get a tax deduction for a gift to 'your own' nonprofit?
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  • Canvassing Basics
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  • Cash versus Accrual Accounting
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  • Does fundraising on the internet require registration in every state?
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  • Ethical guidelines for grantmakers and grant seekers
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  • General Accounting for Nonprofits
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  • General considerations when planning an audit
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  • Grant Writing Tools Web Sites
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  • How can I become a fundraising consultant?
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  • How can I figure out how our organization should divide its expenses?
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  • How can I find sponsors for an event?
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  • How can I get non-philanthropic corporate support?
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  • How can I get software donated?
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  • How can life insurance policies be used to make a gift to a nonprofit?
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  • How can nonprofits evaluate their fundraising productivity?
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  • How can nonprofits set more realistic expectations with their funders?
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  • How can we better the odds of getting a grant?
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  • How can we decide which foundations to send proposals to?
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  • How can we learn more about what funders want in a proposal?
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  • How can we streamline our charitable solicitations registration?
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  • How do I apply for federal grants?
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  • How do I choose a service to process donations online?
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  • How do I value donated goods?
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  • How do we apply for a grant if we're part of a group exemption?
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  • How do we plan a program to secure major gifts? Build an endowment?
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  • How do you get started writing a proposal?
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  • How effective is a newsletter as a development tool?
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  • How long must you keep an in-kind gift?
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  • How much difference can a celebrity endorsement make?
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  • How should we acknowledge in-kind gifts?
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  • How should we acknowledge in-kind gifts?
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  • How should we prepare before hiring a grantwriter?
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  • How should we thank an anonymous donor?
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  • How should we use direct mail?
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  • How to find good canvassers
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  • How to read a nonprofit's financial statement
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  • Information on Fundraising in the UK
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  • Is IRS recognition necessary before we receive donations?
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  • Is it possible to raise money by contacting corporations?
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  • Is it possible to raise money with $0 fundraising expense?
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  • Is telemarketing generally a useful fundraising strategy?
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  • Is the full-text of the Federal Register available on-line?
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  • Is there an ID number required when receiving a federal grant?
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  • Is there information about foundations on the Web?
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  • Membership associations fundraisers
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  • Policies for Financial Accountability
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  • Practical issues about percentage fees for fundraisers
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  • Religious Congregation Employment
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  • Resouces for conducting an online auction
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  • Should we conduct a raffle?
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  • Some Online Tips and Resources for Direct Mail
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  • Strategies to Encourage and Find Donations of Equipment
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  • The Best E-Newsletters for Grants and Nonprofit Leaders
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  • Things to Consider before Starting a Campaign to Raise Money
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  • What about car donation programs?
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  • What about charity malls or shop-to-give websites?
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  • What about corporate philanthropy?
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  • What about equipment for telemarketing? Training? Etc?
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  • What are the 10 'Immutable Laws of Fundraising'?
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  • What are the benefits and drawbacks to engaging with foundations?
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  • What are the key advantages and disadvantages of hiring a telemarketing firm versus using volunteers?
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  • What characterizes a good proposal?
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  • What do you actually get in an audit?
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  • What if we do get a federal grant?
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  • What influences people's reactions to marketing materials?
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  • What is a capital campaign?
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  • What is a gift acceptance policy?
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  • What is Strategic Planned Giving?
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  • What is telemarketing? How do we do it?
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  • What kinds of gifting by individual donors are most common?
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  • What kinds of gifts would be most useful for new organizations?
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  • What laws apply to telemarketing?
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  • What policies are needed in a development department?
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  • What policies should we have about planned giving?
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  • What should we look for in a fundraiser?
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  • What works in fundraising from local businesses?
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  • Where can I find information about capital campaigns?
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  • Who should process incoming donations?
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  • Financial terminology and the Form 990 (FAQ)
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  • Fundraising and Overhead Ratios (FAQ)
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  • How can one measure financial stability or financial health?
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  • How do I find funding resources and opportunities for my nonprofit? (FAQ)
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  • How many organizations have taxable subsidiaries? (FAQ)
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  • How much do nonprofit organizations spend on consultants and professional fees? (FAQ)
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  • Management and other fees associated with major gifts and endowment management in higher education?
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  • Unified Chart of Accounts (FAQ)
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  • What are "typical" occupancy costs? (FAQ)
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  • What percentage of organizations have financial audits? (FAQ)
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  • What proportion of 501(c)(3) organizations have fiscal years that end in December? (FAQ)
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  • Fundraising terminology (FAQ)
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  • How much does the government spend in the nonprofit sector? (FAQ)
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  • Independent Sector's "Impact of Federal Budget Proposals Upon the Activities of Charitable Organizations...1996-2002 (1996)
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