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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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But a poor web design won’t get anyone on the bad side of the law whereas ignoring those important statements might. Board members are personally responsible for the organization’s compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. This includes the laws relating to financial reporting and fundraising. Is that even possible?

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How to Minimize Risk Throughout Your Grant Cycle

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As a grantmaker, be sure to review all your grant terms and conditions to ensure any additional policies that you require are in writing and easily accessible by your grantees. Make sure you are complying with federal and state laws that protect whistleblowers from retaliation. How do you track time and effort?

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How can professional development advance nonprofit performance and ensure sustainability?

ASU Lodestar Center

While conferences were once the only idea in gaining professional development skills, peer-to-peer mentoring is shown to give the highest output of learned skills. Peer-to-peer learning models is a great way for staff to mentor each other and either learn a new skill or strengthen a previous skill.

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How Nonprofits Can Build Trust with Strong Internal Controls

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Justice Department froze federal grant funding to a nonprofit after an audit revealed that they couldn’t account for nearly $20 million dollars of federal funds that were drawn by the organization for mentoring youth. Comply with laws, regulations, and policies . Broken laws . Three years later, the nonprofit reached a $1.6

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Help Your Helpers! Top Tips for Managing Volunteers

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Of course, be sure to work with your staff team to get an outside perspective and seek advice from trusted colleagues, mentors, and managers. Remind and re-establish as necessary what the goal of the event is- to raise as much money as possible for the mission, review the desired expense ratio, the overall timeline, etc.

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What’s the Future of Planned Giving?

Connection Cafe

Don’t Rock the Boat – you’ve been doing this for so long, you’ve stopped attending the local planned giving roundtable; you’ve heard it all and prefer to spend your time in the office reading the most recent study on the wealthy or perusing articles on the latest tax-law changes. Day-in/day-out, you’ve got it under control.

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Comprehensive Guide To Year-End Giving

CauseVox

Do a review of your annual projections and goals, and look at what you need. Take time to review them and see how you can use #GivingTuesday to your advantage this year. Then one day, community members began mentoring, tutoring, and providing guidance. Goals don’t come out of thin air. Choosing Your Fundraising Approach.

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