NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 25, 2023

Image Credit: Frankie Cordoba on unsplash.com If you want to make it in this field, you’ve got to pay your dues. It’s really difficult to feel passionate about your work when you can’t get out of debt, afford a house or a car that actually gets you to and from work.” Alas, it is just as mythical. becomes severely insufficient.

Culture 98

Culture Ethics Leadership Children 98

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Financial sustainability is confidence, understanding, and having a strong financial foundation. Some refer to it as a freedom to live without worrying about how you will pay your next bill. Plan for Your Finance and Stick to It. Still, a plan is like a blueprint that helps you to navigate your entire financial picture.

Finance 52

Finance Entrepreneurship Foundations Technology 52

Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Kristen Berman of Irrational Labs shared a study last week in Lenny's Newsletter on a fintech app that wanted to help its users pay down debt faster, saving them thousands of dollars in interest. Your #1 job is to make sure they remember YOU when they are ready to partner with a nonprofit. Marketing Your Cause 1.

Psychology 130

Psychology Recruitment Fundraising Fundraising 130

Nonprofit Fixer

MAY 6, 2024

When someone is chosen to lead a for-profit or nonprofit organization, one of the critical factors is their judgment. The nonprofit sector adds additional complexity because there is pressure to not be a “command and control” style leader. Making these sorts of decisions is a critical part of a nonprofit leader’s role.

Psychology 69

Psychology Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Leadership 69

Beth Kanter

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Panel at Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit Last month, at the Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit in Seattle hosted by Microsoft, I moderated a roundtable, “Empower Employees with AI Productivity Tools,” with leaders from three nonprofits: Alex Duncan,, British Heart Foundation; Jon Townsend, National Trust; and Joel Ramjohn, Agape Source.

Public and Nonprofit Management 62

Public and Nonprofit Management Production Construction Nonprofits 62

Fundraising Coach

AUGUST 9, 2022

Nonprofit fundraisers and volunteers refer to that fear when they explain why they don’t make the fundraising solicitations they know they need to make. But after 25 years of fundraising and coaching nonprofit leaders, I think I finally know what the fear is about. And it makes me love nonprofit leaders even more.

Fundraising 128

Fundraising Fundraising Culture Philanthropy 128

The Charity CFO

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Likely to the dismay of many nonprofit leaders, nonprofit organizations must practically live and breathe bureaucracy to maintain their tax-exempt status and ensure the continuation of their mission. What is the Form W-9 for Nonprofits? Reasons Your Nonprofit Might Need to Fill the Form W-9. Debt cancellation.

Nonprofits 98

Nonprofits Associations Finance Nonprofit Organizations 98

Candid

JUNE 15, 2022

It’s been one year since Candid received the email every nonprofit dreams of: confirmation of your $15 million grant. We have also elected to share it publicly in the spirit of transparency and mutual learning, as well as to illustrate the transformative potential of general operating support. . Integrated product suite.

Production 119

Production Philanthropy Technology Foundations 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Frugal innovation—the use of ubiquitous technologies to innovate faster, better, and cheaper—offers entrepreneurs, large companies, and nonprofits an approach to addressing the needs of the BoP by designing highly affordable solutions that are different from the mainstream alternatives available in typical market segments.

Production 113

Production Non-Profits Education Education 113

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2021

This blog will be a great place to start, but if you find yourself praying no one asks you questions about the financials in your next board meeting, you may want to check out our Nonprofit Accounting Essentials course in partnership with The Charity CFO. . You’ll learn quickly that “nonprofit” doesn’t mean “no profit.”

Nonprofit Accountability 77

Nonprofit Accountability Finance Nonprofits Governance 77

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. The problem is that if you’re like most, you haven’t paid a lot of attention to your accounting system. I promise you will.

Nonprofit Accountability 98

Nonprofit Accountability Nonprofit governance and management Finance Management 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 18, 2020

In the nonprofit industry, we often hear the phrase “every dollar counts” or “together, we can make a big difference.” Time over time, we’ve seen what nonprofit communities can do when we rally together to support a cause. This way, your nonprofit isn’t relying on one source of revenue. And there’s a reason for that.

Psychology 138

Psychology Food Nonprofits Values 138

Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

What skills, expertise, and practices do nonprofits, foundations and other associations need access to in order to collect, use, store, and destroy data safely and effectively? They did fine through 2008 and have so far flourished through the pandemic. We have an election on Tuesday in the U.S. Your data is not safe.

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Governance Associations Foundations 52

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.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Finance Nonprofit Accountability 98

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.

Management 52

Management Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 11, 2023

By Humberto Camarena Since 2020, many progressive nonprofits in the United States have experienced something unprecedented: unplanned, rapid, substantial growth. Some have seen increases of more than 200 percent. But while sudden outpourings of support bring great opportunity, they also bring risks.

Management 93

Management Philanthropy Ethics Values 93

Non Profit Accounting Academy

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Welcome to the second installment of our two-part series on nonprofit revenue recognition. We encourage you to read Nonprofit Revenue Recognition Part 1 of 2 before reading today’s post so you know how to distinguish an exchange transaction from a contribution. Also memberships can be tricky. Steps for Exchange Transactions.

Nonprofits 52

Nonprofits Healthcare Education Education 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 11, 2023

The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion industry could not exist without the Civil Rights Movement and owes a debt to the labor and thought leadership of Black activists and freedom fighters. This unraveling begins and ends with what White people have sought to architect for centuries: Black disadvantage.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Law Values 140

iMarketSmart

JANUARY 10, 2024

You have most likely experienced machine learning without even realizing it in services like YouTube, TikTok or Netflix and many social media platforms that offer a steady stream of things to click on based upon your previous behaviors and interests. Once you have a set of major donor prospects, how do you qualify and cultivate them?

Participation and motivation 59

Participation and motivation Fundraising Fundraising Values 59

NonProfit Hub

MAY 28, 2019

And if things are going well for your organization, it might seem to make little sense to do so. Here are some questions you should ask yourself if you think your organization might be in a pinch. And hey, having to dissolve your organization isn’t the most awful thing in the world. Are you financially stable?

Collaborations 62

Collaborations Marketing Marketing Nonprofits 62

Fundraising Coach

AUGUST 1, 2011

Tweet The debt ceiling debate has been dragging out for months here in the USA. Nonprofits already have a reputation, all too often earned, of not being the most fiscally well run organizations. I think this debate can also be an opportunity to lay the foundations for more donations to your nonprofit.

Fundraising 75

Fundraising Fundraising Governance Finance 75

iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

So if your fundraising methodology doesn’t include taking a hard and uncomfortable look at ways you may actually be inhibiting them from giving, you may be overlooking the most important piece of the puzzle. Does your perception align with the actual reality of living with what you consider to be large amounts of wealth? Donors donate.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Values Ethics 52

iMarketSmart

JUNE 12, 2017

The average was $4 million net among the top 10% of families after paying off debts. In other words, you can stop targeting almost half of the people in America with your fundraising efforts. I guess now it should be called the 76-10 Rule. Where are you focusing your acquisitio n and retention efforts? How old they are.

Poverty 45

Poverty Retention Education Education 45

Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Are nonprofits just another special interest, complaining about government debt but crying foul when attempts at fiscal management impact us? Is your cause really that weak? Is your cause really that weak? Is your cause so weak that people will stop giving if they don’t get a tax deduction? I mean, really.

Nonprofit governance and management 90

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Philanthropy Management 90

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. Other critical metrics specific to your organization (tickets sold, Medicaid units billed, meals provided, etc.)

Finance 52

Finance Nonprofit Finance Governance Nonprofit Accountability 52

The Agitator

MARCH 25, 2018

The desirability of debt, of equity investment, of mergers and acquisitions. These are necessary tools for growth, but they’re little understood or accepted in the nonprofit world. Going out of business should not be the only option for a nonprofit. What about divestiture, mergers and acquisitions?

Finance 56

Finance Fundraising Fundraising Homelessness 56

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 1, 2017

But wait—should you really be starting a nonprofit? Or is something that benefits both the owners and the cause more up your alley? Let’s explore just one of the many options you have in starting a socially responsible organization: a low-profit limited liability company (L3C). Should I start an L3C?

Law 41

Law Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Foundations 41

The Agitator

JANUARY 7, 2013

The nonprofit sector is in big trouble. There are issues which all of us need to and should wrestle with and discuss. Some of the approaches we want to explore will have 90% of our readers thinking we’ve lost our minds. The desirability of debt, of equity investment, of mergers and acquisitions. New thinking.

Fundraising 111

Fundraising Fundraising Finance Activism 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2016

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Nonprofit new media managers often battle mobile and social media burnout. All day, almost every day, nonprofit new media managers are immersed in breaking news and thus the world’s problems.

Management 64

Management Poverty Nonprofits Energy 64

iMarketSmart

AUGUST 14, 2019

I wrote it because digital will-writing tools are popping up to help your supporters facilitate their planning conveniently online. In fact, I have worked with four of them to help develop their products because, a s you’ll see below, I believe they might be helpful to some of your supporters as they make their estate plans.

Insurance 40

Insurance Production Law Advertising 40

NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Yes, the name of this site is Nonprofit Hub, but not all good in the world is done by nonprofits. Occasionally, the nonprofit business model is not the right setup for your organization. Sometimes you have investors that help get your operations off the ground and want a share of the profits.

Taxation 55

Taxation Nonprofits Environmental Finance 55

NonProfit Hub

JULY 12, 2016

According to the 2015 Nonprofit Benchmark Study , online revenue for nonprofits grew by 19% in 2015, a seven percent increase over the previous year. Sure, there are important national programs like United Way or massive online listings of nonprofits that give credibility and visibility for fundraisers. Edit Your Landing Page.

Marketing 35

Marketing Marketing Fundraising Fundraising 35

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Did I have a right to the anger that burned inside me? If I could have willed my fire away, I would have, but I didn’t know how. Because I didn’t have much of a voice, I decided to create chaos through the alarm on my watch. Half of the other students must have felt the same because they dropped the class at break.

Energy 108

Energy Culture Leadership Public and Social Policy 108

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 19, 2010

Sometimes we think we know everything we need to know to effectively run our nonprofit organizations. I’ve just returned from co-leading a Nonprofit Boot Camp with Greg McRay and Blair Dudley of The Foundation Group. You website can make or break your organization. Check out [link] for more info or to register.

Law 40

Law Governance Education Education 40

The Charity CFO

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

If you’re brand new to nonprofit accounting, the Chart of Accounts might be the best place to start. Because even if you only have one bank account, bill, investment, or expense, you’ll need one. It’s a list of the accounts you use in your organization to track your financial transactions. 1000: Assets.

Insurance 98

Insurance Nonprofit Accountability Non-Profits Nonprofits 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 10, 2023

By Joan Garry The nonprofit sector is deeply in debt to individuals who identify a needs gap in their communities and are propelled to launch a formal effort to address that need by founding a 501(c)(3). It takes but a moment to consider the many transformational founders who have introduced world-changing innovations.

Nonprofit governance and management 91

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Governance Leadership 91

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Image credit: Ahmad Odeh on Unsplash In this interview, the CEO of a California-based CDFI offers her observations on what her work as a theater director has taught her about nonprofit management. Sara Razavi: Within the CDFI [ community development financial institution ] space, we are a nonprofit loan fund. You are building out.

Nonprofit Management 105

Nonprofit Management Management Sociology Collaborations 105