Knowing When To Say No Thanks: Effective Gift Acceptance For Nonprofits

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Experienced nonprofit leader Gregory Nielsen will help you balance the desire for funding with the arduous restrictions that some gifts may impose. You will learn the tactical steps to create an effective gift acceptance program for your nonprofit.

What You'll Learn

  • What are the purpose and role of gift acceptance policies?
  • What essential components should you include?
  • How should you address critical organizational decisions on gift acceptance?
  • What are reasonable charitable gift restrictions? Which should you avoid?
  • How can you build buy-in?
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Training Overview

No, thanks. Learn when it is necessary to decline gifts.

There are circumstances under which your organization should decline a gift from a donor. Effective gift acceptance policies provide necessary guardrails for nonprofit boards and staff members.

You need to understand why and how to draft and adopt an effective gift acceptance policy for your organization. You must include essential components, identify critical decision points, and foster buy-in throughout the organization.

  • What are the purpose and role of gift acceptance policies?
  • What essential components should you include?
  • How should you address critical organizational decisions on gift acceptance?
  • What are reasonable charitable gift restrictions? Which should you avoid?
  • How can you build buy-in?
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Who Should Attend?
  • Chief executives
  • Executive directors
  • Board members
  • Senior management
  • Financial staff
  • Managers
  • Development staff
  • Program directors
What's included
Training includes
  • Certificate of Attendance
  • All resources and training materials
Greg Nielsen
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Expert Presenter

Greg Nielsen
  • Sought-after speaker and consultant committed to helping leaders and organizations translate vision into reality
  • Accomplished nonprofit CEO
  • Previously led the Center for Nonprofit Excellence
  • Awards from the Better Business Bureau for ethics and the Louisville Urban League for championing diversity
  • Previously served as an officer and attorney in the United States Army
  • Bachelor of Arts Degree in Government and International Relations from the University of Notre Dame
  • Juris Doctorate from Notre Dame Law School
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