Give Your Organization’s Members a Reason to Renew
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 […]
Tag: Nonprofit
A Refresher on Nonprofit Endowment Management
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
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
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…
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
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
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 […]
Protecting Your Nonprofit From a Data Breach
By now, all organizations — for-profit and not-for-profit — know about the risk of cyberattacks. Why then, would any nonprofit fail to secure its network and digital assets against a […]
Putting Accountability into Practice
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 […]
The audit is over. Now what?
Whew! That’s probably your reaction when outside experts announce that their audit of your not-for-profit is complete. But even if auditors have left your premises and returned the documents they’ve […]
For a Stronger Nonprofit, Increase the Number of Income Streams
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 […]
How Codes of Ethics Share Your Nonprofit’s Values, Limit Fraud Losses
Every two years, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners releases its Report to the Nations, an occupational fraud study of for-profit, not-for-profit and government organizations. As in previous editions, the […]
