Does your nonprofit need a better website? Or maybe you don’t have one at all, but wish you did? What if someone created a way to do-it-yourself, simply, at very little cost? Interested? Then I’ve got something you need to…
We have discussed at great length the fact that all tax-exempt organizations are required to file some version of IRS Form 990 each year. As we have also discussed, failure to file a Form 990 for 3 consecutive years results…
It’s that time of year, again…time to start thinking about your nonprofit’s Form 990 filing for the 2012 tax season. It seems like we just had this conversation, doesn’t it? To help get us in the spirit of compliance, the…
File this one in the “this should be interesting” column. According to Bloomberg this morning, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R – Alaska) and Representative Walter Jones (R – North Carolina) are working with Democrats on possible legislation that would change disclosure…
This is a heads-up about a great, upcoming webinar from our friend, Sandy Rees. Sandy is teaming up with Kimberly Seitz to present, How To Engage Your Board. This 90-minute presentation will assist you in getting your board fully involved…
If you had told me three years ago that state-level compliance for nonprofits would someday become more of an issue than dealing with Uncle Sam, I would have been quite skeptical. If you had told me that it would happen…
An Annual Fund is an organized effort to obtain gifts on a yearly basis to support, at least in part, the general operations of a nonprofit organization. These unrestricted funds are typically raised through a combination of special events, direct…
In working with thousands of nonprofit startups over the years, we have often experienced the proverbial glazing over of the eyes when we start talking about things such as bylaws. That’s about the last thing a typical budding social entrepreneur…
Guest Author: Daniel Neel of The Fundraising Resource Group I loved the newspaper when I was a kid. Not because I was so concerned about the world’s events as a tot, or even to check the latest sports scores. No,…