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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. Meeting new colleagues is easier when someone facilitates introductions. 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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Digital Transformation for Government Agencies

Forum One

Digital transformation or modernization for government agencies is about using new technologies to effectively change an agency’s ability to engage audiences and achieve its mission. Common challenges in government digital transformation pursuits include overlapping or redundant solutions and processes and siloed teams and communications.

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Navigating the Conundrum of Auxiliaries

VQ Strategies

Designed to assist and support an organization (and most commonly hospitals, museums, libraries, and arts organizations), these groups historically focus on raising funds, sometimes manage the volunteer corps, and nearly always maintain their own governance system. But there are also many that are, well, less so. Sustaining the Change.

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Does Your Organizational Already Have a Policy for Professional Conduct?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My YMCA colleague posed for this photo on purpose to illustrate a point about professional conduct and social media policies. As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’ve had the honor to facilitate training workshops at grantee’s conference. Summer learning-workshop-2.

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Funders: Considering Collaboration? Start With a Light Touch and See Where It Leads

sgEngage

Their donors, staff, and board members have extensive knowledge of local needs and organizations, and they also have relationships with local leaders in business, government, and education. Oftentimes, local government agencies and other funding organizations like United Way participate. . Benefits of Funder Collaboration .

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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Loss of investigative reporting: Investigative journalism, which is often resource-intensive, has suffered in many areas, leading to reduced oversight of local government and institutions. Research and advocacy: Conduct research on the state of local journalism, produce reports, and advocate for policies that support the industry.

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What You Should Know if You’re Thinking of Starting a Nonprofit Organization

Bloomerang

Establish initial governing documents and policies. . You’ll need to create Bylaws and Conflict of Interest documents and policies because both are needed for your IRS application. . Retain or consult with an accountant for annual audit and government filings, including the form 990.