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The Secret To Better Nonprofit Financial Management

The Charity CFO

Managing a nonprofit’s finances is not a one-person job. Sure, your financial team– your bookkeeper, accountant, and CFO (if you have one)–take the lead role in managing your finances. Suddenly they’ll be much more motivated to think about creative ways that the fundraising team may be able to get them the support they need.

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From Novice To Champion: Empowering Board Members

Bloomerang

A strong and effective board can help provide strategic direction, keep your finances in check, and uphold a high standard of governance. What motivates you? Make your board meetings fun and your board members will look forward to participating! Do you have any worries or concerns about joining the board?

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A Primer for Incubating Child Care Businesses

NonProfit Quarterly

We have found that an online application with five or six questions can help gauge candidate motivation, their community knowledge, the number of children anticipated, number of projected jobs, and related prior work experience. All are coached through the licensing process and learn how to secure financing.

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A Modern Nonprofit Podcast: What it Takes to Start a Nonprofit Organization

The Charity CFO

The overall theme between starting any form of business, for profit or nonprofits, is the motivation inside of someone and why exactly they want to do it. When starting a nonprofit as its CEO, and inviting a board to participate in organization’s decision making, there are sometimes difficulties associated with this. Stick with it!

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Does Every Little Bit of ESG Integration Help?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In that time, ESG integration has been enshrined in thousands of pension fund and asset manager ESG policies, while regulations such as the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) now require the practice of financial market participants. Revisit ESG and sustainable finance regulations. But by how much?

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Understanding Wealthy Donors – 3 Truths Every Gift Officer Needs to Know

iMarketSmart

If you enter into these relationships with incorrect or judgmental beliefs and assumptions about wealthy people who want to participate in philanthropy, you’ll be placing additional hurdles between your organization and the biggest gifts these people want to give. So, let’s look at three truths about wealthy potential donors.

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From Owing to Owning: How Communities Can Control Commercial Land

NonProfit Quarterly

Rationales for Community Ownership While motivations for pursuing community ownership of land vary, there are some common elements. To participate, community members can purchase an ownership share in the enterprise, contingent on completing an eight-hour financial education course.