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The Ultimate Guide to Accounting Software for Nonprofits

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Instead of generating a profit that can be disbursed to shareholders or reinvested in the business, nonprofits funnel their revenue into things like research funding, program expenses, outreach, and work that directly impacts their mission. Others receive grant funding from governmental agencies, private foundations, and community funds.

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Navigating Regulatory Requirements for Disaster and Hardship Relief Funds: A Guide for CSR Leaders

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Relief funds offer a vehicle to provide much-needed financial assistance to individuals during unforeseen disasters and personal hardships. In fact, research shows that many self-administered relief funds are inadvertently in violation of regulatory requirements and/or are operating with inefficient practices. and/or non-U.S.

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Advancing Equity in Philanthropy with Resolve and Resilience: A Call to Action

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Even though laws and structures are often driven from the top down, it is a combination of top-down leadership and grassroots movements that create sustainable change. These biases are built into the very fabric of the laws and institutions in which we work and live.

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The 10 roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit Board of Directors

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In other words, your Board should help you see problems before they occur, they should evaluate how well things are working, and they should help you find new and better solutions. They should also help create new programs and services that accomplish your mission plus help raise needed funds to fund the work.

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What is Grant Management?

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Grant management is the comprehensive process of overseeing all activities related to grants: from identifying recipients, to awarding funds, to reporting on outcomes all while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements. Awarding Funds Awarding funds involves disbursing the grant money to the successful grantees.

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

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This can include large Fortune 500 companies or even local law firms, smaller companies, business-to-business suppliers, or retailers. Community foundations sponsor many donor-advised funds (DAFs) which are like mini-foundations but they are not public. Check your state laws to make sure you are in compliance.

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Study offers lessons on public health efforts to prevent gun violence

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The report, Improving Community Safety Through Public Health Strategies: Lessons From Atlanta and Milwaukee (24 pages, PDF), highlights lessons learned and recommendations from Casey-funded gun violence prevention work in which residents—with the support of nonprofits and public- or private-sector partners—shape and lead Cure Violence strategies (..)

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