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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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And, in the current volatile environment, you need the best governance you can get. Only include information that is needed to see the big picture. Don’t Forget Policies and Procedures There’s more to oversight than reading the financial statements. Be sure to review important policies and procedures.

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Helpful Ways to Measure and Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Performance

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There are short-term outcomes (cleaner beaches, better access to childcare); intermediate outcomes (boosting awareness, changing policies); and long-term outcomes (preserving the environment, improving society). You might need to modify or adapt as circumstances such as economic trends and policies change.

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Creating the Foundation for a Best-In-Class Nonprofit Finance Team

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Once the right staff members are in place, they become the foundation for building solid financial systems and play a central role in maintaining a secure internal control environment. When management and boards understand the financial picture, they become more effective leaders and champions for the organization’s mission.

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Forum One Wins 3 Anthem Awards

Forum One

The Anthem Awards celebrates and champions work across seven core causes: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Education, Art & Culture; Health; Human & Civil Rights; Humanitarian Action & Services; Responsible Technology; and Sustainability, Environment & Climate.

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Best Practices for Securing Data in Humanitarian Crisis Situations

Saleforce Nonprofit

The unfolding crisis in Afghanistan is a stark reminder that many Salesforce.org nonprofit customers often work in fragile environments. We believe that technology systems intended to be used in fragile environments must be “protective by design,” and seek from the outset to minimize the risk of harm.

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3 Ways to Support Autistic Employees in the Workplace

Saleforce Nonprofit

Most of the responses centered around concerns that autistic employees have when it comes to their workplace environment. Employers should be thinking about the big picture when they’re putting a team together. Some common challenges for people with autism include communication, social cues, and flexibility to changing environments.

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Strengthening program evaluation in your nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

Does the environment support change, accountability, and communication? Someone with a sense of humor who can see the big-picture to promote a positive environment and ground the experience. Has the organization embraced policies, resources and a culture that supports evaluation? Staff with position, rank, or experience.