How to Pay Your Nonprofit’s Staff
A few months ago, we looked at some key points regarding nonprofit executive compensation. This week, we want to take a closer look at best practices for paying everyone else your organization employs.
The Simple Roadmap to Making Volunteers Lifelong Champions
If you’ve recently started a nonprofit or are helping an up-and-coming organization grow, volunteer recruitment and retention are probably top priorities. Taking the time to reach out to community members and introduce them to your organization is key, but once…
Nonprofit Executive Compensation
Nonprofit executive compensation tops the current list of IRS hot button issues. In recent years, the IRS has been ramping up its oversight and enforcement of nonprofit executive compensation. With all the rancor surrounding executive perks and bonuses on Wall…
Nonprofit Staff Training: How to Enhance Your Impact
Staff members are at the heart of nonprofit operations, so make sure they have the tools they need to succeed.
What is a Disqualified Person in a Nonprofit?
The IRS has all sorts of rules about what your nonprofit can and can’t do and still maintain 501(c)(3), tax-exempt status. In this article, we’re focusing on the rules concerning the who. Specifically, who can and can’t fulfill certain roles…
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…
5 Essentials for Enhancing Your Nonprofit Volunteer Program
The following is a guest post from Bloomberg. Volunteer work brings a ton of value to your organization—in fact, the current estimated value of a volunteer hour is $29.95! Volunteers support your ongoing projects, programs, and initiatives, all because of…
Paying an Independent Contractor? Are You Sure?
This is a conversation our staff members have with clients at least 4 or 5 times per week: The issue of a nonprofit hiring and paying an independent contractor. What is fascinating is the degree of resistance we often get…
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…
50 Nonprofit Facts and Statistics
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…
