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…
Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving that has grown into the world’s biggest giving movement and gets bigger every year. Donors in the United States gave a whopping $2.47 billion to nonprofits on Giving Tuesday in 2020, up…
There's a lot that goes into starting a nonprofit. Here's 11 things to consider...because 10 is never enough!
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…
Healthy things grow. That goes for both people and organizations. All but the smallest of businesses grow and evolve over time. Often it is a necessity to keep up with changes in the business environment, regulatory change, or simply changes…
Maintaining timely and accurate financial records is one of the most important responsibilities facing every nonprofit organization. But doing it right is time-consuming, and the rules are complicated.
In a few weeks, your nonprofit is having its next board meeting. It just happens to be the annual meeting in which officers and directors are elected. You're the founder and have been President and a board member since the…
Most people, or at least me, like lists of facts. Like the height of Mount Everest is 29,032 feet high. Although it was considered to be 29,028 feet high until December of 2020, when the official height was changed. Facts…
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…
Mixing business and charity seems like it's all the rage. Done well, it can be an effective way to both further the mission and raise financial support. In this post, we're going to explore examples of each.