Comments on: Dear Nonprofiteer, How can we reduce the effort of acknowledging event-based donations? http://nonprofiteer.net/2011/01/06/dear-nonprofiteer-how-can-we-reduce-the-effort-of-acknowledging-event-based-donations/ Nonprofits Without The Nonsense--and that's just the tip of the iceberg! Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:23:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Nonprofiteer http://nonprofiteer.net/2011/01/06/dear-nonprofiteer-how-can-we-reduce-the-effort-of-acknowledging-event-based-donations/#comment-7360 Tue, 29 May 2012 17:47:44 +0000 http://nonprofiteer.net/?p=2531#comment-7360 You’re right about the approach to sponsors, but I believe the question was about acknowledging each event attendee. Because there are so many of them it poses a particular technical challenge, but Joe (below) has proposed a good solution to that difficulty.

]]> By: Mishael http://nonprofiteer.net/2011/01/06/dear-nonprofiteer-how-can-we-reduce-the-effort-of-acknowledging-event-based-donations/#comment-7359 Tue, 29 May 2012 17:25:31 +0000 http://nonprofiteer.net/?p=2531#comment-7359 It sounds to me like an opriotunpty to meet with the sponsor, take your financials and program reports and explain what you do, how funding is used and how their support has helped you reach those goals.Then I would thank them for their interest in your and the other organizations and after having demonstrated your inability to fund other orgs ask them if they’d like to sponsor a collaborative program with you and the organizations they referred to you.I see this as a great opriotunpty to further engage a wonderful sponsor.

]]> By: Nonprofiteer http://nonprofiteer.net/2011/01/06/dear-nonprofiteer-how-can-we-reduce-the-effort-of-acknowledging-event-based-donations/#comment-5186 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 04:57:54 +0000 http://nonprofiteer.net/?p=2531#comment-5186 Excellent input from someone much closer to the actual operations issues than the Nonprofiteer–thanks so much.

]]> By: Joe http://nonprofiteer.net/2011/01/06/dear-nonprofiteer-how-can-we-reduce-the-effort-of-acknowledging-event-based-donations/#comment-5184 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:51:46 +0000 http://nonprofiteer.net/?p=2531#comment-5184 We use a computerized ticketing service for our shows and one of the things it does is print a receipt for credit card transactions on the ticket stock right after the actual ticket. We have the people sign the receipt for our records. Presumably a donation receipt could be included right along with the tickets.

You just have to make sure to include all the information the IRS requires for substantiation of gifts over $250 – http://www.irs.gov/charities/charitable/article/0,,id=123211,00.html

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