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How a Direct Public Offering Can Help Nonprofits Meet the Financial Challenge of Expansion
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Andy Posner, Founder and CEO of Capital Good Fund More than 1.5 million nonprofits were registered with the IRS in 2015, according to the National Center for Charitable Statistics. For most, the barrier to fulfilling their...
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The Rise of Giving: American Philanthropy in WWI
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Jennifer Zoebelein, Ph.D. World War I was a devastating conflict that impacted both military forces and millions of civilians across the globe. Those communities caught in the war’s path suffered physical destruction...
What to Expect During a Nonprofit Audit Process
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Julleen Snyder The Importance of Audits for Nonprofits Although audits can be a nerve-wracking, tedious process, conducting an audit for your nonprofit is an important way to build your reputation for integrity and provide...
Capacity Building (Part 4): How to Develop a Viable Succession Plan for Your Organization
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Peter Gamache, Ph.D. and Jackie Griffin, Turnaround Life, Inc. This is the fourth in a multi-part series from Turnaround Life, Inc. on the issues nonprofits face in building capacity. You can read the first two parts...
Organizational Assessments: A Solution to the Questions That Keep Some Nonprofit Leaders Awake At Night
A well-executed Organizational Assessment can be the one thing to help nonprofit leaders meet organizational challenges head-on and, perhaps, get a good night’s sleep.
Leveraging Social Tools: 5 Steps to Elevate Your Nonprofit’s Social Presence
Emma Rolader and Marshéle Carter share how to create a communication strategy that will guide your social content and interactions in a way that increases awareness and profits.
Preventing Fraud in Nonprofits: It’s Easier than it Sounds
Internal controls go a long way in a nonprofit achieving its mission, and a strong set of internal controls will help the nonprofit maintain success in the long run.
What Traits do America’s Favorite Charities Share?
If you could only support one charitable organization, which organization would it be? Grey Matter dives in to find out what traits America’s favorite charities share.
An “Equi-center” of Alliances
While collaborations may have a funding benefit, nonprofits should consider an informal alliance as a way to help improve the stability of their organizations. Sharing best practices, new ideas and even struggles experienced by an organization can give others new insights on ways to secure funding, enhance their programs, and use their resources more effectively.
Meet. Share. Do.
A civic engagement initiative, born in Chicago, sparks a national movement.
Funding Innovation in the Nonprofit Sector
What can nonprofits do to bridge their resource gap and allocate, or secure, the funds to innovate? BDO’s Andrea Wilson offers four avenues toward innovation.
Three Questions Nonprofits Must Ask Corporate Sponsors
Strong partnerships are built through honest relationships and communications. In order to create this kind of relationship, nonprofits need to ask three questions of any potential funder before the relationship begins.
The Overhead Ratio is Not a Measure of Efficiency
Given the importance and influence of efficiency rankings within the nonprofit sector, NC State University researchers Coupet and Berrett urge nonprofit managers as well as donors and scholars to move away from using financial ratios to measure organizational efficiency.
Major State Charitable Solicitation Deadlines are Approaching
By discussing proactive filing of Form 990 in this and future years with your tax preparer, your organization will be able to prevent last minute scrambling and effectively meet your state charitable solicitation renewal deadlines.