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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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When directors understand their role in stewarding and growing resources, keeping track of that progress becomes a lot more interesting. But it should be reinforced in person during the orientation for new members and in the documentation they receive. Invite the auditor to present to the group as preparation for the audit review.

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Donor Database Management: A Quick Guide to Prospect Setup and Tracking

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However, many organizations fail to properly track gift officer portfolios, gift officer actions and donor pipeline management within their donor database management. Standardization around portfolio tracking, donor interactions, documenting proposals, and next steps is critical to the health and sustainability of any fundraising program.

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How to Minimize Risk Throughout Your Grant Cycle

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To mitigate risk throughout your grant cycle, you need to know your grantees through relationships and documentation, support their internal controls, and set up a process for whistleblower complaints. How do you track time and effort? Do you have tiered approvals for different amounts? What are your procurement standards?

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How BoardSite Can Help Your Nonprofit Board Be More Productive

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Sponsored by BoardSite — a board of directors management platform that centralizes key administrative tasks like meeting scheduling, document management, and online voting in a secure digital platform. An agenda ensures that the meeting stays on track and that all key topics get covered.

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How a Project Charter Can Help You Have a Successful Fund Accounting Software Implementation

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A project charter is a brief, formal document that concisely articulates the essential details of the project, such as its purpose, scope, goals, and contributors. However, a clearly defined scope is critical to keeping a project on track throughout its life cycle. Leave space in your list to track when each deliverable was completed.

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5 Reasons Your Board Should Switch to Google Drive

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Each of these roles has one thing in common – documents. Every board member should have easy access to committee reports, strategic plans, fundraising goals, and any other document that will help them make the best possible decisions about the nonprofit. The chair and staff need to draft and track a significant amount of materials.

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Navigating the nonprofit RFP process

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By understanding what goes into an RFP and including the right details, organizations can keep (or get) their RFP process on the right track. Take your time and do a thorough internal assessment of your needs before assembling your RFP document. What is a nonprofit RFP? Have you set deadlines for the next steps?

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