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Major Gifts: 4 Top Strategies to Incorporate in 2021
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Putting our best foot forward in 2021
We’re putting our best foot forward in 2021 and are pleased to announce the following promotions. These "changes in latitudes” (thank you, Jimmy Buffet) recognize ASP team members for their dedication and expanded efforts on behalf of our clients and business over the...
How to Use Your Nonprofit’s Brand to Elevate Donor Relations
Your nonprofit’s brand is a key tool to help you connect more deeply with supporters. Learn how to create a strong brand and leverage it for donor relations.
Board of the Future: How to Recruit Supporters to Serve
Donors and volunteers can turn into highly-effective board members. This quick guide explores how nonprofits can recruit supporters to serve on the board.
Nonprofit Training Practices: 6 Essential Skills for Leaders
People get into nonprofit leadership for all sorts of reasons. Maybe this is you: You always had a passion for [insert mission here]. It was like you were made for the work. Your first employer felt lucky to get you – especially at the price. You felt lucky to be...
Your nonprofit mission is our good news
What a year. What an election. And here we are. This post was written on Monday, before election day, because we believed – and still do two days later – that what matters most is not who is president or how our loved ones voted.
Aly Sterling Releases Part Self-Help, Part Memoir Debut Book
After founding her company 12 years ago at the beginning of a recession, while going through a divorce, and with three small children, Aly Sterling recognizes the importance of leading other entrepreneurs by example now.
Her breakout debut, 37, chronicles her journey through the not-so-normal obstacles women face when entering the entrepreneurial world.
Get your free nonprofit crisis-response toolkit
If the world seems like a mixed up, confusing place right now, you’re not alone. We agree and created this toolkit to help you make sense of the challenges confronting your nonprofit. It’s steeped in the basics: communicate regularly with stakeholders, diversify your revenue stream, use technology better, engage your board members in…
Here’s how to adjust course now if your fundraising eggs are all in one basket
These are rocky times for all nonprofits, and especially those that rely on one major event or a handful of corporate sponsorships to get by. All it takes is one cancellation or budget cut to spell the end of a mission. That’s why we believe that diverse revenue streams are the key to sustaining nonprofit missions in any environment. And here’s the good news…
Here’s what the COVID-19 relief bill means for nonprofits
From an update provided by The Giving Institute: On Thursday, the Senate passed the coronavirus stimulus package in a 96-0 vote. The House voted today to pass it as well and it is expected that President Trump will sign it into law. Below are highlights of the bill’s provisions for nonprofits:
Creates a temporary universal charitable deduction for non-itemizers, for cash only, capped at $300. This provisions excludes gifts into donor-advised funds (but gifts to sponsoring organizations benefit) and 509(a)(3) supporting organizations. Congress clearly still believes that a gift into a DAF is not the same as a gift directly to a charity…
Use these lessons from the past to drive your crisis efforts now
While the crisis we’re facing is unprecedented, fundraising during a crisis is not.
Our nonprofits and communities have seen each other through some challenging times. We’re talking about wars, race riots, the dot com bubble, 9/11 and natural disasters like wildfires and hurricanes.
It’s a lot. And every time, we have risen to the challenge and taken care of each other.
Right now It’s helpful to consider the lessons and perspectives of past crisis. Check out this article…
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A message from Aly: The power of positivity and staying the course [+ 4 things to do immediately]
Amidst the sea of emails carrying cancellations and tips for safeguarding your health against COVID-19, I want to offer you some key considerations for safeguarding your mission and livelihood during this temporary setback. Please keep reading to learn the four things to begin doing immediately, that will position you competitively once we transition back to some normalcy.
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