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Financial Sustainability for Nonprofits: 4 Considerations

Ann Green

In it, include guidance on gift acceptance, conflicts of interest, expense reimbursement, and staff compensation, among other aspects of nonprofit finance. According to Jitasa , most nonprofits start out using the cash accounting method to track their finances—i.e., Methodology. Chief financial officer (CFO). Bookkeeper.

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What do the mega gifts of 2024 say about giving? 

Candid

Candids Philanthropy News Digest and the Chronicle of Philanthropy covered 24 nine- and 10-figure gifts from U.S.-based million from Mike and Jackie Bezos to establish a center for youth leadership development and civic engagement. based donors in 2024, down just one from 2023. billion from $5.4

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The Importance of Establishing Operating Reserves for Nonprofits

Stanford Social Innovation Review

But it has had such an outsize impact on partner organizations and the people they serve that we feel compelled to share what we learned in the hope that other philanthropies might consider similar programs. To do their best work, nonprofits deserve financial stability and the peace of mind that having an operating reserve can provide.

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What To Do About Fundraising’s Dark Side

The Agitator

As Craver points out, not only do the organizations topping CIR’s worst list engage in misleading fundraising, they do so by piggybacking the brands of ethical nonprofits. Familiarize yourself with the AFP’s Donor Bill of Rights , which begins with this statement: Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good.

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Toward Sustainability: 4 Nonprofit Financial Management Tips

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

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. Your organization’s leadership team has likely discussed how to create a “sustainable” funding model to fuel “sustainable” growth. Corporate philanthropy.

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Getting Federal Money to Communities: A Story from Puerto Rico

NonProfit Quarterly

The contract award, in short, was a huge win, but for CRH leadership and staff, celebration quickly turned to concern. Alexandra Hertell, executive director of Fundación Segarra Boerman (FSB), a small local family foundation practicing trust-based philanthropy, got wind of this and got to work. Fortunately, the network was paying off.

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Investing in capacity building: The vital role of general operating support for BIPOC-led nonprofits

Candid

This is just one example of what happens when philanthropy invests in BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) leaders with general operating support that helps address long-term unmet needs. A Nonprofit Finance Fund survey found that white-led nonprofits were nearly twice as likely to receive unrestricted grants.

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