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There’s still time to submit videos for the 2015 DoGooder Video Awards

Regular readers of the Miratel Blog will probably already be fully aware of the DoGooder Video Awards and if you knew of them before reading about them here then all the better. This year sees the 9th Annual incarnation of...

February 5, 2015 Read More

5 Tips to help your nonprofit build local media coverage for fundraising events

Every year across North America literally tens of thousands of charities are aided in spreading awareness about special nonprofit fundraising events by the thousands of media outlets across the United States and Canada. The local news and other community focused...

February 3, 2015 Read More

Maine budget proposal includes controversial tax changes for large nonprofits

In a recent story from the Wall Street Journal I learned that the unthinkable is being proposed in Maine that could have serious ramifications for nonprofits in the state and indeed may set a worrying precedent in general if approved....

January 29, 2015 Read More

Giving Tuesday was a rousing success for nonprofits once again

#GivingTuesday has quickly become one of the more remarkable nonprofit fundraising days on the calendar even though last month's event marked just the third anniversary of the occasion. Giving Tuesday was launched and I believe originally conceived back in 2012...

January 27, 2015 Read More

#GivingTuesday has arrived – these 5 steps can help your day blossom

After months of planning for thousands of nonprofits the day has arrived - today is #GivingTuesday following the back-to-back events of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Today is the 3rd annual Giving Tuesday - an event that grows each year...

December 2, 2014 Read More

How does the NFL remain a nonprofit as 275,000 others lose their 501(c)3 status?

It is rather distressing to see the huge number of nonprofits in the US that have had their 501(c)3 status status revoked over the last year as a result of changing regulations and deeper analysis by the IRS. The 501(c)3...

October 16, 2014 Read More

New study ‘How America Gives’ provides huge insight into nonprofit fundraising changes

A brand new report via the Chronicle of Philanthropy takes an in-depth look at the relationship between nonprofit fundraising, donor earnings and contributions in the United States both pre and post recession and the findings are incredibly informative. There will...

October 15, 2014 Read More

3 Key Findings from customer service survey that nonprofits should heed

We've long wondered how much knowledge those involved in nonprofit fundraising could learn from benchmarking data about customer service that is acquired from industries outside of the charity sector. There is a great range of strong research about the satisfaction and...

October 14, 2014 Read More

5 Key Findings from 2014 Burk Donor Survey that are valuable for nonprofits

Many of the nonprofit fundraising surveys that come across our desks at Miratel focus on data compiled from the charities themselves, therefore I was keen to share some of the key findings from a survey that researches donors instead. The...

October 9, 2014 Read More

Kickstarter founder launches new nonprofit concept

It's always interesting to speculate about which new ideas and websites are likely to change the world of online fundraising forvever. Over the last five years I've written about some that have changed the landscape dramatically and others that seemed...

October 8, 2014 Read More

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