Recent News & Blog / Nonprofit
Is it time to review and refresh your nonprofit’s board?
Perhaps your not-for-profit has lost a few board members in the turmoil of the past few years. Or maybe your current lineup simply isn’t meeting your organization’s leadership challenges. There are many reasons to review and rebuild a board of directors.
How your nonprofit can break bad budget habits
Autumn is here and many not-for-profits are starting to think about their 2023 budgets.
How to share your nonprofit’s values and limit fraud losses
Every two years, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners releases its Report to the Nations, an occupational fraud study of for-profit, not-for-profit and government organizations.
For a stronger nonprofit, increase the number of income streams
Not-for-profits that rely on a single income source, or only a few, are vulnerable to economic shocks. If you’ve had a hard time staying afloat over the past couple of years, you may need to diversify your nonprofit’s income stream.
If you’re hiring, take a look at veterans
Despite widespread fears of recession in recent months, hiring remains strong in the United States. Employers added 528,000 jobs in July 2022 and many organizations seeking new workers are having trouble filling positions.
Promoting your nonprofit with your annual report
Do you think about your not-for-profit’s annual report as a yearly obligation or even an unpleasant chore? If so, your annual report likely isn’t much fun to read — and you’re missing a chance to attract and engage critical audiences.
Dangerous donations: Should your nonprofit risk bad publicity?
No not-for-profit wants to turn down donations — particularly if they’re large. Nevertheless, you need to consider the source of gifts and potentially refuse those attached to controversial donors.
Reviewing — and possibly revising — your nonprofit’s spending policy
A spending policy is the formula used to determine how much of the value of investments a nonprofit organization will tap each year for such expenses as operating costs and capital projects.
For nonprofits, quid pro quo isn’t a simple exchange
Quid pro quo donations occur when a not-for-profit receives a payment that includes a contribution and the organization provides the donor with goods or services valued at less than the contributor’s payment. Among other things, these arrangements create reporting obligations for your nonprofit.
Nonprofits: Tips for getting the grant
There are thousands of grants and millions of dollars available to nonprofits from the federal government, states, foundations and other sources. Unfortunately, you can’t just ask nicely and expect to receive them.