Helen Weeber CPA Archives - Page 6 of 16 - HW&Co. CPAs and Advisors

Are Your Accounting and Development Departments Like Oil and Water?

By: Helen Weeber

When Accounting and Development teams don’t work well together, the situation can lead to more than employee hostility and conflict. It can affect the not-for-profit’s financial statements and lead to […]

Publicly Supported? Passing the Test

By: Helen Weeber

Unless 501(c)(3) organizations prove they’re publicly supported, the IRS assumes they’re private foundations. The distinction is important, because publicly supported charities enjoy higher tax-deductible donation limits and generally are exempt […]

Why You Should Connect with Giving Circles

By: Helen Weeber

Giving circles — generally small groups of people who make a charitable impact by pooling their money — are growing in popularity. If your not-for-profit isn’t already actively appealing to […]

Give Your Organization’s Members a Reason to Renew

By: Helen Weeber

When inflation is high, it’s common for people to cut expenses by deciding not to renew subscriptions and memberships. For charities and associations that depend on membership fees, this trend […]

A Refresher on Nonprofit Endowment Management

By: Helen Weeber

If your not-for-profit has an endowment, you probably know it’s a major responsibility. Endowment investments generally need to be managed by a financial expert, and your organization must adhere to certain […]

Valuing Tangible Property Donations Isn’t as Simple as You May Think

By: Helen Weeber

A new refugee resettlement charity had only just begun operating when its director realized something: She wasn’t sure how to value the many donations of clothing and household goods community […]

Even Perfectionists Can Learn to Love Delegation

By: Helen Weeber

Not-for-profit executives can be perfectionists — they often know exactly how they want something done and believe they’re the only ones capable of doing it right. Unfortunately, this attitude can […]

Before Your Nonprofit Celebrates New Grants…

By: Helen Weeber

Most not-for-profits can’t afford to turn down offers of financial support. At the same time, you shouldn’t blindly accept government or foundation grants simply because they’re offered. Some grants may […]

Put an Advisory Board to Work on Your Nonprofit’s Challenges

By: Helen Weeber

A community health center desperately needed to upgrade its computer network. Unfortunately, the not-for-profit had little IT expertise on staff or on its board of directors. That’s when it decided […]

How to Ease Staffer Anxiety About Your Nonprofit’s Future

By: Helen Weeber

Like every other organization, your not-for-profit is probably working hard to negotiate the challenges of high inflation and other economic threats. So you’d be forgiven for concentrating more on stretching […]

Putting Accountability into Practice

By: Helen Weeber

At its base, “accountability” means taking responsibility for outcomes — both good and bad. But one common byproduct of accountability is that results are actually more likely to be positive […]

For a Stronger Nonprofit, Increase the Number of Income Streams

By: Helen Weeber

Not-for-profits that rely on a single income source, or only a few, are vulnerable to economic shocks. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this particularly clear. Most organizations have had to […]

Latest Insights 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 … 16 Previous Insights

What can we help you find?

Leaving HW&Co.

You are leaving HWCo.cpa and being directed to an external site. Click here to return to our page.

Continue to site