October 7, 2020 Should You Reach Out to “Effective Altruists?” Effective altruism is commonly described as a philosophy that uses evidence and reasoning to determine the most effective ways to … Read More
September 25, 2020 Collective Impact Initiatives: All For One and One For All Collective impact initiatives are growing among not-for-profits. Such initiatives are about more than collaboration. They represent the commitment of a … Read More
September 17, 2020 What To Do When The Audit Ends Financial audits conducted by outside experts are among the most effective tools for revealing risks in not-for-profits. They help assure … Read More
September 9, 2020 Private Foundations Need Strong Conflict-of-Interest Policies Does your private foundation have a detailed conflict-of-interest policy? If it doesn’t — and if it doesn’t follow the policy … Read More
August 27, 2020 How Nonprofits Should Classify Their Workers for Tax Purposes Employees or independent contractors? It’s not only for-profit companies that struggle with the question of how to classify workers for … Read More
August 21, 2020 Financial Dashboards Can Steer Your Nonprofit Toward Financial Success Not-for-profits increasingly are adopting a corporate world tool: financial dashboards. A dashboard is a summary of an organization’s progress … Read More
August 14, 2020 Should Your Nonprofit Accept That New Grant? Current financial pressures mean that your not-for-profit probably can’t afford to pass up offers of support. Yet you need to … Read More
August 11, 2020 How to Codify Your Nonprofit’s Ethics Does your not-for-profit have a code of ethical conduct? According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, establishing and enforcing … Read More
August 10, 2020 Financial Reporting for Nonprofits That Have Teamed Up Not-for-profits sometimes team up with other entities to boost efficiency, save money and better serve both organizations’ constituencies. This can … Read More
July 29, 2020 Main Street Lending Program Now Open to Nonprofit Applicants Last week, the Federal Reserve announced that not-for-profit organizations now may apply for loans under the $600 billion Main Street Lending … Read More
July 28, 2020 To Find New Revenue Opportunities, Think Like an Auditor Want to increase your not-for-profit’s revenue? First try analyzing current income as a professional auditor might. Then, you can apply … Read More
July 27, 2020 An Advisory Board Can Complement Your Nonprofit’s Board of Directors Your not-for-profit has a board of directors — so why would it need an additional advisory board? There are a … Read More
