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Practical guides for running a community

Fundraising, receipts, galas, migration — honest answers to the questions communities actually ask.

Fundraising

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.

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Tax & receipts

CERFA, 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.

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Events

A 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.

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Fundraising

Tap 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.

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Migration

Switching 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.

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Community

Yahrzeit, 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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