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5 Reasons To Keep a Virtual Fundraising Event on your Calendar

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Here are 5 reasons why you should keep virtual fundraising events on your calendar: . Yet, having a virtual event on calendar, you’re able to secure vendors and create video conference lines in a matter of minutes. Event Inspiration From the Fun Files. Ready to start planning your own virtual fundraising event?

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Happy New Year? It depends what nonprofit “year” you’re talking about.  

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Calendar year Let’s start with the easy one. The calendar year is the one you’re used to thinking about, the one your Outlook and Google calendars use. It starts on January 1 and ends on December 31 (assuming a Gregorian calendar). The majority of nonprofits (64%) align their fiscal year with the calendar year.

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Creating Financial Transparency with Your IRS 990 Series (and Maintaining Tax Compliance)

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And then there is your annual IRS 990 series filing deadline. With an ever-changing landscape of fundraising, economic conditions, and tactics for expanding mission-related programming, finding time for IRS tax reporting and filing 990 Series returns can be beyond challenging. This couldn’t be more inaccurate! and others.

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4 Tips to Get Your Nonprofit Ready For Tax Season

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With the end of the calendar year comes a new tax season. Many nonprofits are so focused on the acquisition of funds during their fundraising campaigns that they forget there’s a step afterward – filing your 990 with the IRS. . Create an organizational structure for important 501(c)(3) forms. . You’re not alone! Even worse?

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What it takes to be more data driven

Candid

The goal—supporting nonprofit transparency, especially through more comprehensive data around board and staff demographics, organizational structure, and DEI practices—underscores a lot of what the Center encourages through their own programs and training. . They shared quite a bit from Candid’s articles, social posts, and training.

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Building A Nonprofit Board That Understands Financial Stewardship

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Reading financial statements, analyzing data, reviewing the Form 990 before it’s filed, approving policies related to conflicts of interest, tapping into reserves, and conducting internal audits might not light your fire. April is National Literacy Month and the end of the first quarter of the calendar year. It’s not sexy.

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How to Monitor & Adjust Your Fundraising Development Plan Throughout the Year

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Sample fundraising calendar Be sure to update your quarterly and monthly totals for the year, comparing them to your original goals. Through CauseVox, pledge installments are automatically charged to the bank card on file according to the set payment schedule. Are you on track to meet your goals? Ready, (Re)set, Go!

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