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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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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Anedot

JUNE 9, 2025

The Center is governed by an active 18-member Board of Directors, served by a staff of 140, and supported by 1,400+ volunteers. Primary responsibilities include day-to-day oversight and responsibility for planning, implementing, and managing all financial-related activities including accounting, payroll, finance, and forecasting.

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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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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By Christine Hunt One of the most impactful grant programs the Kendeda Fund has ever undertaken was funding our nonprofit partners’ operating reserves. While living that close to financial insolvency may be common, it is extremely risky for any nonprofit, not just those whose funders are sunsetting.

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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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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

If there was ever a time to start focusing on building a rainy day source of funding for your nonprofit, that time is now. I’m talking about the importance of building a savings plan into your existing financial management strategy. . Your finance committee chair? . Your board chair is concerned with governance responsibilities.

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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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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 8, 2020

Last year at Cause Camp, I laughed when speaker and fellow nonprofiteer Rachel Muir called herself a “recovering nonprofit executive director.” In my late 20s, after working for small and large companies and the government, I longed for a career with real purpose ? I laughed because that describes me to a tee.

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Getting Attention

MARCH 9, 2015

Please post YOUR nonprofit marketing job here: Featuring jobs with nonprofit organizations, grantmakers, B Corps, and agencies and other vendors serving nonprofits. Associate Product Manager Wikimedia Foundation (San Francisco, CA). Business Development Manager Nonprofit Finance Fund (New York, NY).

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Today’s question come from a nonprofit employee who want advice on which year to count gifts that are made on or before December 31, but not received until January: . Fundraising data management perspective (year in which the gift was generated). . Finance office perspective (year in which the gifts are logged as receivables.

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The Agitator

JUNE 13, 2013

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. Fortunately, nonprofits and the for-profit professionals who support them are very good at this. But reputations are already at stake. And don’t stop there!

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Fundraising apps are helpful tools that drive your nonprofit’s fundraising campaigns by empowering you to pull in more donations, and there are hundreds to choose from. Know What You’re Looking For: 2 Types of Fundraising Apps There are two types of fundraising apps you should be aware of: nonprofit-facing, and donor-facing.

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Fundraising Coach

APRIL 14, 2025

It also helps your nonprofit be more transparent with various stakeholderssupporters, funders, and even the government. If youre just getting started with nonprofit accounting, one of the most straightforward entry points is to learn about some of the key documents involved in this process. should have input on.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

If you’re looking into starting a nonprofit, you’re likely passionate about a particular cause. You know that your first step is creating a nonprofit and you start by establishing a brand, building a website, and getting the word out. Draft bylaws that comply with state and federal requirements.

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Lets Talk Nonprofit

MAY 7, 2014

And, honestly, I think a lot of nonprofits ask people to serve on their boards, often not fully understanding - and therefore, not clearly communicating - the. responsibilities that the board members have in the management, oversight and success of the organization. Board members are legally responsible for your nonprofit.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 9, 2021

If you’re just getting started in the nonprofit world, you likely have a ton of questions surrounding effective practices and keeping your organization above board. Unfortunately, there are a ton of myths out there surrounding nonprofit taxes, too—which can make the whole process even more convoluted. Annual filing requirements.

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Non Profit Accounting Academy

JANUARY 27, 2022

Mary Diegert is a recently retired CFO with 25 years’ experience in the nonprofit human services sector. Her focus is on sharing with nonprofit finance directors her lessons learned from 25 years of on-the-job training. I used the input he provided during finance committee meetings as I developed a new reporting package.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 12, 2023

Nonprofit finances in the United States were relatively strong at the beginning of 2022, largely as a result of government and foundations stepping up their support of nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Questions focused on nonprofits’ programmatic, operational, and financial health.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Image credit: Christian Ouellet on istock.com Financing challenges often stymie nonprofits. The lack of access to financing [meant that the grant] nearly destroyed the organization. Yet even after having been awarded an $11.2 million contract, CRH was initially blocked from obtaining access to needed capital.

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Bloomerang

MAY 27, 2021

A recent study by Fidelity Charitable – the USA’s biggest grantmaking public charity – reported that two out of three volunteers had reduced or halted their participation at a nonprofit which before COVID-19 , they’d previously offered their time to. A typical example comes from Calnonprofits , the association for Californian nonprofits. .

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Its no secret that effective financial management is critical for nonprofits to thrive. However, many aspects of nonprofit finance can be confusing or difficult to navigate, from deciding how much of your budget to spend on overhead to choosing an accounting platform to organize your records. Lets dive in!

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 17, 2025

Theyre all nonprofits. To say that many nonprofits would cease to exist without [federal] funding is putting it mildly. Recent executive orders by the Trump administration are touching off fear and uncertainty among nonprofits in Providence and other cities across the country. And theyre under attack.

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