Recruiting Your Nonprofit’s First Volunteers
Your nonprofit is up and running. Now there’s more work to be done than you can do yourself, or than your board of directors or employees have time to do. What next? You need to find some help. It may…
Does Our Nonprofit Have to Register for Charitable Solicitations?
Your nonprofit organization has received donations. Fantastic news! But… do you need to concern yourself with the state’s fundraising registration process? You see words like charitable solicitation, but what does that mean? What actions give rise to a nonprofit needing…
What is IRS Form 990?
The instructions for IRS Form 990, the long form, are 103 pages long. IRS Form 990-EZ, its mid-range form, instructions are 48 pages long. IRS Form 990-PF, only for private foundations – but required of all private foundations regardless of…
How to Categorize Donations
Funding your nonprofit organization and making a difference in your community is not an inexpensive feat. So, you start fundraising! And hopefully, you are successful in finding people who want to donate. But what does that look like in your…
Charitable Activities in a Foreign Country
The issue of a nonprofit operating in a foreign country is rather complex. It can involve multiple government agencies and be fraught with pitfalls that can only be avoided if you understand the rules. If you are like many of…
4 Ways to Optimize Holiday Volunteers
Over 30% of annual giving occurs in November and December. With Thanksgiving and Christmas being right around the corner, you might already be planning your year-end donation campaigns. Although some people will give money to their favorite nonprofits (we are…
Client Spotlight: Guardian Revival
As we approach the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, we couldn’t think of a more deserving organization to be highlighted. The team at Guardian Revival embodies everything it means to give back to the community and acknowledging the…
How to Win the Game of Facebook Fundraising
The following is a guest post from Sandy Rees, Founder and Chief Encouragement Officer of Get Fully Funded.
How to Allocate Nonprofit Expenses
There are some universal truths when it comes to nonprofits that are not dependent on the size of the organization. This is especially true about money. While yes, the amount of revenue determine which Form 990 the nonprofit is required…
Client Spotlight: Feeding Caribbean, Inc.
Not all of Foundation Group’s clients limit their charitable activities to the continental U.S. And just like they’ve gone beyond the horizons of the country’s immediate borders, this organization has gone above and beyond in their first year of operations.…