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The Five Most Popular Nonprofit Articles of 2022

NonProfit Leadership Center

For nonprofit professionals, 2022 was another year of learning, adapting and innovating. During the past year, nonprofit leaders turned to the Nonprofit Leadership Center for resources and support to strengthen their organizations and communities. Why a DEI Committee is Essential for Your Nonprofit: How to Get Started.

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Job Description For Nonprofit Finance Director

The Charity CFO

The finance director role is critical to the success of any nonprofit, making it one of the most important hires an organization can make. They are responsible for the financial health of the organization. They create and maintain financial records, prepare financial reports, and oversee the organization’s budget.

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Accounting Basics for Nonprofits - A Primer for Non-Finance Leaders

Nonprofit Fixer

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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GovOps Investigations of Nonprofits

NC Nonprofit

GovOps Investigations of Nonprofits 1 minute read dheinen@ncnonp… Tue, 05/28/2024 - 12:55 A provision in the state budget for FY2023-25 ( H.B. gives the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Governmental Operations (GovOps) broad authority to investigate any nonprofit with a state grant, contract, or appropriation.

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Financial Oversight Guidelines for Nonprofit Boards

The Charity CFO

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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Unlocking the Potential of Open 990 Data

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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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Understanding Functional Expenses for Nonprofits

The Charity CFO

Functional expense reporting confuses many first-time nonprofit bookkeepers and executives. But it is need-to-know-information in the nonprofit world. Because you’re required to report functional expenses to complete your IRS 990 and maintain nonprofit status. Don't hire the wrong accountant for your nonprofit!