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5 Resolution Ideas for Nonprofit Pros

The talk around New Year’s resolutions tends to focus on personal goals, like getting in better shape, traveling more, reading more, going to bed at a regular time every night, eat less chocolate...the list goes on. But frankly, most of those…
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Posting Mortem: Don’t Forget Your Digital Assets

How many times during the day, without even thinking about it, do you use a digital account? Twenty? Fifty? More? Think about it, within the space of just a few minutes you’ll login to your work email, post to your Facebook account, upload…
25 Days of Giving: Global Trends in Giving 2017 Report

25 Days of Giving: Global Trends in Giving Report

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The 2018 Global Trends In Giving report is full of important and valuable statistics for nonprofit professionals. These statistics are not just interesting, but can also impact your donor plans and marketing strategies. But, December is an…

GoFisch Book Club December Pick

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We're taking a brief break from the details about the logistics of donation substantiation and the benefits of giving stocks to talk about one of my favorite subjects: books!  The people of Iceland have a lovely tradition called jólabókaflóð…
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Young People Should Be the Most Concerned with Estate Planning

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So, WHO needs an estate plan, anyway? Who needs to be most concerned with estate planning? What age group? Ask Iowans this question, and I’ll bet most would conjure up the image of a retiree who just spent 50+ years working hard to acquire…
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Estate Planning

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Estate planning. Not exactly material for scintillating conversation. In fact, I’d bet most of us like to avoid this topic because it can be confusing, and requires lots of decision-making. And, well, yes, it forces one to think about one’s…