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Making the Switch: What For-Profit CFOs Need to Know About Nonprofit Accounting

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For example, perhaps a donor gave a large gift for the construction of a new shelter for people experiencing homelessness. To do this, you need an accounting system that can hold this information on a unique record, not as part of an account string. Restricted funds , however, are donations tied to a specific purpose or time.

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22 Online Gift Stores That Benefit Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

BFAS runs the largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the United States and works nationwide to create a time of No More Homeless Pets. National Geographic’s mission is to inspire people to care about the planet—and every living creature on it bu promoting and funding natural and cultural conservation projects.

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Reflections and Notes from Personal Democracy Forum 2013

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But what was a grantmaker who works on ocean conservation doing at a conference of software engineers and open government advocates? The whole speech is 12 minutes, and if you want some tips about reaching millenials I’d advise watching the whole thing [quick tip: animals and homelessness]. I told them the conference fit my 50% rule.

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Pamela Ashlund talks about blogging in the nonprofit workplace

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Pamela Ashlund's first job was with a small nonprofit that provided services for the homeless and mentally ill over twenty years ago. ???I Along the way, she was a consultant, assisting nonprofits with new accounting software systems. Her next job was with the Urban Conservation Corps in downtown LA, her current employer.

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50 Nonprofits To Be Grateful For This Thanksgiving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Because 700,000+ American children need advocates in our judicial system each year. National Coalition for the Homeless. National Parks Conservation Association. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Because America ranks 14th in reading, 17th in science, and 25th in math. Facebook || Twitter || YouTube. Repower America.

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50 Nonprofits To Be Grateful For This Thanksgiving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Because 700,000+ American children need advocates in our judicial system each year. National Coalition for the Homeless. National Parks Conservation Association. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Because America ranks 14th in reading, 17th in science, and 25th in math. Facebook || Twitter || YouTube. Repower America.

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7 Nonprofits that Inspired Us in 2013 and How Your Favorite Nonprofit Can Make the List this Year.

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They feed the hungry, provide medicine for the sick, shelter the homeless, educate our youth, protect the environment, prevent animal cruelty, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. The best part of his job is getting to showcase Blackbaud’s amazing clients and the valuable work they do. . Read the case study.