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Practical guides for running a community
Fundraising, receipts, galas, migration — honest answers to the questions communities actually ask.
0% commission: what your community actually saves
On $100–150K raised per year, the gap between a “reasonable” commission and zero commission is measured in thousands of dollars. The math, line by line.
Read the article →Tax & receiptsCERFA, Gift Aid, 501(c)(3), 46א: the right tax receipt, in the right country
A donor in Paris, one in London, one in New York and one in Tel Aviv support the same community. Each must receive a different receipt. Here is why — and how to automate it.
Read the article →EventsA successful gala night: pledges, sponsorships and a live screen
The moment a room gives is the moment it watches itself give. How to run a gala end to end — tables, pledges, a real-time sponsorship screen.
Read the article →FundraisingTap to Pay: take a donation in person, with zero hardware
A Shabbat dinner, an event, the front desk: occasions to give in person are everywhere — and cash is disappearing. Your phone is already the terminal.
Read the article →MigrationSwitching tools without losing anything: the calm migration guide
The fear of losing ten years of history holds back more communities than any price tag. What migrates, how, and the questions to ask before signing anywhere.
Read the article →CommunityYahrzeit, Hebrew dates, families: what a generic CRM will never understand
A business CRM knows how to manage “leads”. It does not know that a Yahrzeit falls on a different civil date every year — or why that matters.
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