Don’t Let Disaster Fraud Victimize Your Nonprofit By: Helen Weeber It’s been a busy year for natural disasters, with Hurricane Ian only the latest calamity to befall the United States and its territories. If your not-for-profit operates in or serves […]
Strengthen Your Nonprofit’s Funding Strategies By: Helen Weeber How can your nonprofit close funding gaps between revenue and operating expenses? There are many ways to build revenue for a nonprofit, and it can sometimes feel like you’re doing […]
Is It Time to Review and Refresh Your Nonprofit’s Board? By: Helen Weeber Perhaps your not-for-profit has lost a few board members in the turmoil of the past few years. Or maybe your current lineup simply isn’t meeting your organization’s leadership challenges. There […]
What Makes Charitable Donors Give? By: Helen Weeber People give to charity for many reasons — to “make a difference” or “give back,” to reduce their tax burden and even to impress their peers. These many motivations can […]
How Your Nonprofit Can Break Bad Budgeting Habits By: Helen Weeber Autumn is here and many not-for-profits are starting to think about budgeting for 2023. If your budget process is on autopilot, you might want to pause and think about changing […]
KPIs With a Financial Dashboard Can Take Your Nonprofit Where It Wants to Go By: Helen Weeber Does your board have a quick and easy way to assess your not-for-profit’s financial performance? It does if it has a dashboard with carefully chosen and up-to-date key performance indicators […]
If You’re Hiring, Take a Look at Veterans By: Helen Weeber Despite widespread fears of recession in recent months, hiring remains strong in the United States. Employers added 528,000 jobs in July 2022 and many organizations seeking new workers are having […]
Use Your Annual Report to Promote Your Nonprofit By: Helen Weeber Do you think about your not-for-profit’s annual report as a yearly obligation or even an unpleasant chore? If so, your annual report likely isn’t much fun to read — and […]
Is your nonprofit paying enough attention to Generation Z? By: Helen Weeber Has your nonprofit embraced Gen Z yet? Do you even know anything about Gen Z? Gen Z is spearheading social movements, volunteering for causes and making charitable donations. If your […]
Time to Review, and Possibly Revise, Your Nonprofit’s Spending Policy By: Helen Weeber A nonprofit’s spending policy is a formula that determines how much of the value of investments it will tap each year for such expenses as operating costs and capital projects. […]
Election Season is Here! Watch Your Nonprofit’s Activities By: Helen Weeber Many states have already held primary elections, and the airwaves are clogged with candidate ads. Yes, the November “mid-terms” election season has begun! So now is a good time to […]
Oversight and Controls Are Key to Limiting Fraud in Nonprofits By: Helen Weeber Recently, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) published its biannual Report to the Nations: 2022 Global Study on Occupational Fraud and Abuse. Of all the types of organizations surveyed […]