NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 23, 2024

How can nonprofits convince stakeholders to invest in capacity building? Capacity building is whatever is needed to bring a nonprofit to the next level of operational, programmatic, financial, or organizational maturity, so it may more effectively and efficiently advance its mission into the future. What can I do?

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

This happens daily when local governments park public funds in banks. If governments can work with a publicly owned bank that makes modest profits and reinvests those profits in the communities that own it, they can participate in a restorative local economy.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

When board members blur the lines between governance and management, they inadvertently sabotage the organization. The nonprofit sector is already a high-pressure environment, and when boards meddle in daily operations, it creates chaos, demoralizes leadership, erodes culture, and derails mission-critical activities.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Guest Blog by Jon Osterburg of Jitasa In recent years, “sustainability” has become a buzzword for many fields and practices, and nonprofit finances are no exception. Financial sustainability means that your nonprofit has both the foundation and momentum to fund your operations year-round while working toward future expansion.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

Image credit: Matthew Baliga and PNW Production on Pexels This is the third article in NPQ ’s series, Just Transition: Liberating Finance to Build a Better World. What does BIPOC-led finance for land recovery look like? A Tale of Two Funds How can Black and Indigenous communities recover lost and stolen land?

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The Charity CFO

JULY 10, 2022

Are your nonprofit board committees contributing to the effectiveness of your work or simply checking off the boxes someone gave you when your organization was set up years ago? Nonprofit board committees can have an outsized and positive impact on your organization’s overall mission. Traditional Nonprofit Board Committees.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 13, 2024

Tennessee Nonprofit Network Earns Seal of excellence by Standards for Excellence Tennessee Nonprofit Network earned the Seal of Excellence from the Standards for Excellence Institute® for successfully completing the rigorous accreditation program.

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The Charity CFO

MAY 18, 2022

Financial oversight is one of the primary roles of your nonprofit board of directors. . Every nonprofit is required to have a board of directors. And they create a lot of confusion for people new to the nonprofit sector. Nonprofits are fundamentally different from other businesses. What is Financial Oversight?

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Getting Attention

AUGUST 2, 2011

Nonprofit Management 101 is a practical, comprehensive handbook for marketers like you, introducing you to key practices throughout your organization. Board Governance and Volunteer Engagement. Legal and Financial Management. Marketing, Public Relations, and Events. Technology, Web 2.0 Human Resources and Career Planning.

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Nonprofit Fixer

AUGUST 28, 2024

Nonprofit boards are technically the most powerful entity within a nonprofit. However, too many nonprofit boards and board members don’t fully understand their core responsibilities. This can result in a range of problems – from finances to fundraising to long-term sustainability.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In our first 10 years, we managed to mobilize 400,000 out-of-school girls, while we mobilized 1.3 It was like going from driving that single small car to managing an electric vehicle fleet. Like private sector investments, funders hope another payer exists on the other side, be it another funder, the government, or the private market.

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 9, 2024

To find out, NPQ interviewed Malik Kenyatta Yakini, cofounder of the Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network (DBCFSN); Lanay Gilbert-Williams, current co-op board president; and Akil Talley, the co-op’s first full-time permanent general manager. Getting bank financing was another story. Detroit is going through gentrification.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Founded in 2008 with backing from the Ford Foundation, NeighborWorks America, New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, Capital Impact Partners, and Prosperity Now, ROC USA and its affiliates have assisted 22,000 residents in over 300 communities in 21 states to collectively purchase and manage their ROCs. ROC USA helped the co-op secure $5.25

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The Agitator

APRIL 29, 2015

The finances of the Clinton Foundation have now come under renewed scrutiny with the launch of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential bid. What is highly worrisome to me — and should be to any nonprofit — is the potential abuse of basic constitutional principles in the opposition’s pursuit of political goals.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

As an Executive Director, you know that the heart of your nonprofit isn’t just your cause—it’s also the people who govern and guide it. This proactive approach ensures that every board member can fully contribute to your nonprofit’s success.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Ability to manage and prioritize many projects of varying size, scale, and importance with competing deadlines.” Ability to manage and prioritize many projects of varying size, scale, and importance with competing deadlines.” “Inspiring go-getter with experience in events, annual appeals, and peer-to-peer fundraising.”

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Lets Talk Nonprofit

JANUARY 4, 2017

It's really not surprising that so many individuals join nonprofit boards because they have a passion for the cause. million registered nonprofits in the U.S., Nonprofit boards are responsible for the governance of the organization. What is governance? Governance" comes from a Greek word meaning "to steer."

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Nonprofit Megaphone

JUNE 23, 2022

Your nonprofit does what you need to do to keep the core of your finances compliant. But this is often not enough for nonprofit organizations to get the most from their finances. In this guide, we’ll cover the core elements of healthy nonprofit financial management. Diversify your funding strategy.

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

To achieve this requires a deeper understanding of the current housing crisis and how nonprofits can, with policy support, implement effective solutions. A Nonprofit Solution Before the surge in private equity interest in the single-family housing market, nonprofits were the quiet pistons in the engine of affordable homeownership.

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Nonprofit Fixer

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

When you’re busy leading a nonprofit—developing program strategies, cultivating donors, supporting staff—thinking about accounting and finance can feel like an afterthought. But to be successful, nonprofit leaders need a functional grasp of the basics of nonprofit accounting and financial management.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

Many in the nonprofit sector look at their income statements (also known as the “profit and loss” report), but unless you’re a chief financial officer or perform a similar role, you may spend far less time looking at your organization’s overall financial position. These assets help nonprofits deliver on their missions by generating income.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JANUARY 22, 2021

How Exemplary Governance Can Keep Nonprofits Operational. While nonprofits can’t control donor behavior, they can optimize their appeal by demonstrating competence, value, and transparency at every level. For nonprofits looking to maximize their outreach potential, exemplary governance is the answer.

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The Kindful Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

If the problem you are trying to solve or the need you are addressing isn’t a quick fix but instead long range, ongoing and/or escalating, you might consider forming your own nonprofit. In this post, we’ll review frequently asked questions about starting a nonprofit and nine key steps to get your own organization up and running.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Getting to Know Dorian Hines, Our New Partner Benefits Manager We are excited to welcome Dorian Hines to Momentum Nonprofit Partners! Dorian serves as the Partner Service Manager and is a native of North Carolina. He has volunteered with a great number of nonprofit organizations throughout his career.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 21, 2022

Nonprofits often receive donations or grants designated for a specific purpose–like a donation to a specific program or grant you have to spend within a calendar year. And the issue of restricted funds presents unique bookkeeping and accounting challenges for a nonprofit that a for-profit company doesn’t face.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JUNE 14, 2024

How Modern Technology Can Improve Business Finances Modern technology has changed the financial landscape. When else have entrepreneurs and just everyday people been able to access financing opportunities without taking out crushing loans? Invoice automation can also streamline data governance and compliance processes.

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The Charity CFO

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Nonprofits exist to meet a societal need or provide a public benefit. Unlike an organization whose primary goal is to make money, nonprofits exist to meet a community’s needs. That said, while it’s not your primary purpose, your nonprofit must find ways to make money. . How do nonprofits make money?

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 2, 2024

Managing your nonprofit’s finances is about more than just raising money and recording what you earn and spend. This means it’s crucial not only to manage your organization’s reserve funds well but also to stay aware of the current financial best practices and trends in the nonprofit sector.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In my four decades as a senior fundraising executive, part-time consultant, and nonprofit CEO, I have worked with (or served on) 20 nonprofit boards. Having been the only one in my business school class who chose a career in the nonprofit sector, I was able to use my MBA training to lead change and turnarounds.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 5, 2023

When set up right, your nonprofit accounting system will help you manage your nonprofit and streamline processes like budgeting, projecting cash flow, and even hiring. Most people who start or lead nonprofits aren’t numbers people. In fact, they’d rather do most anything else than manage numbers. Maybe that’s you!

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 5, 2023

Many nonprofit organizations tend to let their financial management slip on the backburner as they get busy fulfilling their mission. Sure, your mission should be a priority, but managing finances can’t be neglected either. Without a good grasp of your finances, your nonprofit risks: Exposure to fraud.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Creating a nonprofit business plan is an important step for any organization whether you’re about to launch or are well established in your community. . A nonprofit business plan is slightly different to the commercial sector. Government funding and donor support. Financial projections. Board recruiting.

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Candid

MARCH 5, 2024

Fundraising can be an ongoing challenge for any nonprofit organization, but for newly established ones, it can be a daunting hurdle. nonprofits while also setting up and launching programs. They’re more comfortable partnering with nonprofits that have a substantial track record of success, which takes time to establish.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The social sector is using big data to enhance nonprofit transparency and knowledge more than ever before, and the opening of the Form 990 has made an essential contribution. Making more robust use of open 990 data requires that nonprofits, foundations, researchers, and the IRS and federal government alike commit to sustained action.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2025

billion) in assets under management and a 30-year track record, isnt wrong per se. That is the central conclusion of a new report released last December by Boston Impact Initiative , a nonprofit place-based investor in the Boston area and a promoter of the field nationwide. Each fund is unique.

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The Charity CFO

APRIL 19, 2022

As a CPA working exclusively with nonprofits and a former nonprofit auditor, I’ve looked at thousands of nonprofit financial statements over the past 10 years. Over the years, I’ve identified a set of 5 nonprofit financial red flags that are fairly common and almost always lead to trouble sooner or later.

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The Charity CFO

MARCH 31, 2023

The IRS does not require nonprofit audits in most cases, however, they may periodically request an audit (examination) or a compliance check. Should My Nonprofit Obtain an Independent Audit? State Governments: Depending on the state you operate in and the funding you receive, you may be required to conduct an independent audit.

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