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Build a Successful Team, Know Where Your People Thrive

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We were working on a system selection and installation with a recently promoted IT manager. When we met to discuss her findings, we discovered that Sue was extremely uncomfortable assimilating her colleagues’ suggestions into the work plan. It’s the style of the CEO and executive team that drives the governance and the culture.

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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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Even small associations tend to stack layers of management like the cake at a royal wedding. As many as five tiers of responsibility (junior positions, middle managers, executive staff, committees, and the board of directors) are not unusual. By the time a new direction is approved, the plan may already be out of date.

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Challenging Conversations—Tackling Risk

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Financial managers make understanding the group’s risk tolerance a defining component of their strategy. There are multiple reasons to make both the upside and the downside of risk management a broader topic of board discussion. They offer three categories of situations. These conversations are limited to bottom-line issues.

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The Ultimate Guide to Accounting Software for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Some focus primarily on traditional fundraising like monthly gifts, planned giving, online fundraising, and special events like galas. Churches and faith-based organizations also fall under the category of nonprofits. by donors, grantors, governing boards, or by law.???. Do You Need Fund Accounting and Award Management Software?

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6 smart fundraising strategies to drive major giving success

EveryAction

from our friends at Double the Donation Major giving strategies play a major role in many nonprofit organizations’ fundraising success. And the larger your organization, the larger the gifts you can expect to receive⁠—that is, of course, when your team has a plan to cultivate and steward key donors. Consider hosting a capital campaign.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Nonprofit Financial Reporting

Greater Giving

Effective financial management is critical for operating a nonprofit. Your organization’s ability to further its mission depends not only on successful fundraising , but also on allocating your funds so you can cover all of your expenses while setting your nonprofit up for long-term sustainability and growth. Strategic planning.

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How to Set Up Your Nonprofit Accounting System RIGHT So it Helps You Grow

Get Fully Funded

When set up right, your nonprofit accounting system will help you manage your nonprofit and streamline processes like budgeting, projecting cash flow, and even hiring. In fact, they’d rather do most anything else than manage numbers. Starting or fixing your accounting system BEFORE you have a problem is just smart planning.

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