Before your nonprofit celebrates that new grant …

Before your nonprofit celebrates that new grant … Most not-for-profits can’t afford to turn down offers of financial ...
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Tips to help prevent accounting and tax errors

Tips to help prevent accounting and tax errors Although failing to file a Form 990 with the IRS when ...
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Put an advisory board to work on your nonprofit’s challenges

A community health center desperately needed to upgrade its computer network. Unfortunately, the not-for-profit had little IT expertise ...
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New accounting standard: Does it affect your nonprofit?

An accounting standard from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) that takes effect in mid-December, 2022, could require ...
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How to ease staffer anxiety about your nonprofit’s future

Like every other organization, your not-for-profit is probably working hard to negotiate the challenges of high inflation and ...
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Operating reserves can help cushion financial blows

First the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on not-for-profit finances and operations. Now, many organizations are worried about how ...
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Don’t Be a Turkey: Remember GivingTuesday is November 29, 2022

By: Aleisa Howell, CPA While most Americans are preparing to enjoy Thanksgiving with food, family, friends, and football, ...
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Protecting your nonprofit from data breaches

By now, all organizations — for-profit and not-for-profit — know about the risk of cyberattacks. Why then, would any ...
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Why your nonprofit might want to compensate board members

Because most not-for-profit board members serve voluntarily, you may not have known compensating them was an option. But ...
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Putting accountability into practice

At its base, “accountability” means taking responsibility for outcomes — both good and bad. But one common byproduct ...
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The audit is over. Now what?

Whew! That’s probably your reaction when outside experts announce that their audit of your not-for-profit is complete. But ...
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Keep your religious congregation on the financial straight and narrow

Religious congregations usually enjoy greater protection from federal government oversight than other not-for-profit organizations. For example, the IRS ...
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