Benefits of NPOconnect
Main Takeaways:
- NPOconnect allows nonprofits to manage and enhance their charity profiles for increased visibility and engagement with corporate donors and volunteers through features like direct deposit registration and tagging.
- By registering for ACH (direct deposit), nonprofits benefit from faster, secure payments, reduced environmental impact, and avoidance of lost funds from uncashed checks.
- Compliance and verification processes within NPOconnect are essential for nonprofits to receive matching funds and verify volunteer or donation activities, ensuring organizations meet corporate program requirements.
- Nonprofits can leverage tagging and keyword searches to align with corporate campaigns and increase chances of being selected for volunteer opportunities and giving programs within the Global Good Network™.
NPOconnect is the nonprofit platform that helps power the CSRconnect and GrantsConnect platforms for employee giving, volunteering and corporate grantmaking. There are over 7 million nonprofits from around the world represented in the NPOconnect platform with 1.6 million of those available for charitable giving from the employees of companies using CSRconnect and GrantsConnect.
Nonprofit administrators can use the free NPOconnect portal to manage their charity profile, how they present themselves and to see how companies and donors are engaging with them.
Dive into some of the benefits of updating your profile, learn about the recent updates to the platform and get some tips for boosting your visibility with companies in the Global Good Network™.
3 Benefits of Updating your NPOconnect Profile
Direct Deposit Registration and Donation Visibility
The workspace in NPOconnect gives nonprofits a quick overview of recent donations and pending donations made through the CSRconnect platform. Based on feedback from nonprofit users we’ve recently added a column that displays the company name that made the charitable donation.
Nonprofits can also register for ACH (direct deposit). ACH registration is free and over 68,000 charities have already registered for ACH and get payments up to 3 weeks faster than by check. Besides receiving donations quickly, other benefits from registering for ACH include:
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Secure payments that ensure funds are accepted and available immediately upon disbursement
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Reduces environmental footprint from printing and mailing paper checks
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Prevents potential stranded funds when checks are not deposited in a timely manner
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Visibility
The charity profile allows Nonprofit Administrators to clearly communicate their organization’s mission and goals, update the logo, website address and contact information. We also recommend that organizations create Tags to assist potential donors in finding them. For example, the World Wildlife Fund profile shows the tags they have added include “climate” and “environment”.
Tags allow companies employees to filter their volunteer opportunities or giving search results based on keywords. When our customer success team helps companies create campaigns, we use features in CSRconnect like a keyword search banner to curate volunteering or giving opportunities. For example, here is a keyword search list for Black History Month.
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Justice, Equity, Racial, Freedom, Civil Rights, Activism, Black Lives Matter, BLM, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK, Malcolm X, Racism, Emancipation, African-American, Black History Month, BHM
A user interested in looking for organizations that support social justice could enter any of these keywords into a search and all nonprofit organizations with those tags would surface up.
Verification and Compliance Notifications
Did you know certain actions require that your organization has a nonprofit administrator on file within NPOconnect? These include compliance agreements and/or verifying employee activity like volunteering or donating to receive matching funds.
Compliance
Some of our corporate customers require that nonprofit organizations acknowledge and accept compliance agreements unique to their CSR programs before matching funds can be sent. NPOconnect administrators can access and complete these compliance and affirmation statements within NPOconnect.
Donation Verification
Most companies allow multiple donation method options to employees including offline donations. These donations are made outside of the platform but logged in CSRconnect. Once your nonprofit organization is registered, your NPOconnect administrator will receive notification emails when you need to verify an offline donation that an employee has logged.
Your organization will also receive notifications if you need to verify volunteer hours. These verification steps are often required by the company to disburse additional funds for matching gifts or volunteer grants. We have help desk articles to support your organization navigating how to use the NPOconnect platform to make sure you don’t miss out on these important compliance and verification steps.
Don’t miss out on the benefits of connecting with the Global Good Network™ by claiming your profile in NPOconnect.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Registering for ACH in NPOconnect allows nonprofits to receive donations up to three weeks faster than by check, ensures secure payment acceptance, and reduces the environmental footprint from mailing paper checks.
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Adding tags to your nonprofit’s profile helps potential donors easily find your organization based on specific keywords related to your mission and activities.
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Having a nonprofit administrator on file is essential for completing compliance agreements and verifying employee activities like volunteering or donating, which are necessary for receiving matching funds.
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NPOconnect sends notification emails to nonprofit administrators when there is a need to verify offline donations or volunteer hours to complete the process for receiving matching gifts or grants.