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Run a Productive, Fun Nonprofit Board Meeting

Get Fully Funded

There are two things that can help A LOT here: organizational by-laws and Board member job descriptions. By-laws What do by-laws have to do with Board meetings? If your by-laws do NOT include these things, you and your Board need to make this a priority to create these policies and amend your by-laws as soon as possible.

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The Ultimate Guide to Accounting Software for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Almost all organizations produce some sort of annual financial reporting, but it’s may not always be public information. Donors, grantors, and foundations look to these watchdogs to help them make informed choices about their donations and ensure they’re supporting an organization that is fiscally responsible.

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As 2012 Winds Down

NCE Social Media

Second, a local nonprofit executive is suing LinkedIn , because someone put up a LinkedIn profile with his personal information without his permission. I’m not sure why someone would post his private information on LinkedIn in this manner. It is found in NLRB Operations Memorandum 12-59. image from Business2community.com.

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How to Start a Nonprofit: 12 Essential Steps for Success

Bloomerang

Look into relevant laws regarding starting a nonprofit in your community. Check your state’s secretary of state office website for more information. Look into pro-bono services offered by local bar associations or law firms. Search for information about your state’s requirements on your Secretary of State’s website.

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How to Create a Volunteer Handbook Your Volunteers Will Use

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A volunteer handbook gives volunteers the information they need about the organization and its mission, and answers any common questions they may have. Or maybe you think you don’t have enough information for a volunteer handbook. . Training opportunities: At minimum, you need an orientation to go over information in the handbook.

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Nonprofit Technology Celebrates International Women's Day

Tech Soup

women became the majority of law students. The UN finds that 119 countries have now passed domestic violence laws, though enforcement remains a problem. Amy Sample Ward and Holly Ross from NTEN. Law and Advocacy. Andromeda Yelton , director-at-large for the Library Information Technology Association. Shortfalls.

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I Need a Good Lawyer

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Right now, we have multiple law school clinics that would love to tackle new projects with us, projects we actually have but lack the bandwidth to pursue. Of course, part of the role is the bread-and-butter work of a nonprofit GC: day-to-day transactions, reviewing our 990, providing counsel to our senior team and board.