http://www.501c3.org Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:18:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.501c3.org/blog/common-myths-concerning-nonprofits/ http://www.501c3.org/blog/common-myths-concerning-nonprofits/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:48:25 +0000 Greg McRay http://www.501c3.org/blog/?p=1875

Just yesterday, I was interviewing a new student intern candidate in my office.  During the course of our wide ranging discussion, the conversation turned to some of the interesting misconceptions we encounter with clients.  I made the comment that we often feel like the crew of the Discovery Channel show, Mythbusters.  There is a never-ending [...]]]> http://www.501c3.org/blog/common-myths-concerning-nonprofits/feed/ 10 http://www.501c3.org/blog/nonprofit-year-end-strategies/ http://www.501c3.org/blog/nonprofit-year-end-strategies/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:33:49 +0000 Greg McRay http://www.501c3.org/blog/?p=1317

2009 is rapidly coming to a close.  And once again, we find ourselves amazed at how fast the year has gone by.  Funny how we have this conversation every year, but we act like it’s the first time it went by this fast. Just as December 31 rolls around every year, so does the need [...]]]> http://www.501c3.org/blog/nonprofit-year-end-strategies/feed/ 2 http://www.501c3.org/blog/the-limits-of-benevolence/ http://www.501c3.org/blog/the-limits-of-benevolence/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:28:12 +0000 Greg McRay http://www.501c3.org/blog/?p=946

The idea for this article came from my good friend, Belinda from Madison, Alabama.  A few weeks ago, she wrote us an email asking the following: “Due to the economic downturn and, with the increasing requests for benevolence assistance, are there guidelines for churches and non-profits on what they can assist with and how much?” [...]]]> http://www.501c3.org/blog/the-limits-of-benevolence/feed/ 10 http://www.501c3.org/blog/your-2009-nonprofit-survival-guide/ http://www.501c3.org/blog/your-2009-nonprofit-survival-guide/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:19:58 +0000 Greg McRay http://www.501c3.org/blog/?p=743

You’ve seen the news.  You know it’s tough out there.  Just this morning I saw the following headlines on my Chronicle of Philanthropy RSS feed:  “Charitable Donations Fell by Nearly 6% in 2008″, “Ford Foundation Offers Buyouts to One-Third of Employees”, and “Robert Wood Johnson (Foundation) Offers Buyout to 40% of its Employees”.  Tough stuff [...]]]> http://www.501c3.org/blog/your-2009-nonprofit-survival-guide/feed/ 2