Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Compliance audits, which ensure your nonprofits adherence to federal, state, and local government regulations, as well as your organizations bylaws and other policies across all aspects of your work. Operational audits, which assess your organizations internal systems, productivity, staffing, and management practices.

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 3, 2025

In this article, Ill explain all of this, and offer an elegant solution: A single investment that can help tens of thousands of nonprofits for decades to come, change the course of the entire nonprofit sector, and write history. Other cases involve adults in independent living facilities that chose to take drugs against house policy.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 21, 2025

This Article is Certified Gold Avocado Gold never goes out of style and neither does good advice. It was no surprise that Blue Avocado readers let us know in a recent survey that they found articles on board management to be the most helpful content on the site.

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Here are some articles to help you get started. These articles explore the ethical considerations AI technology raises for the sector and ways to address them. In this article, co-authors Beth Kanter and Fine tell a cautionary tale of the limitations of chatbots. How should we think about using AI technology to do good?

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

From 2021 to 2022, according to a Nonprofit Times article, the number of people giving to nonprofits declined by an estimated 7.1 The largest percentage decline was the smallest donors, those who gave $100 or less,” the article notes. For these donors, the drop was a hefty 13 percent. But we need to prepare now.

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DoJiggy

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Effective Policies : It allows you to develop effective policies and procedures for animal care and handling, ensuring consistency and quality. Books : Numerous books and articles provide in-depth knowledge on animal welfare and behavior, offering valuable insights and practical advice. Animal Shelter: Is There a Difference?

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

If there’s one thing we’re most proud of, it’s the way we’re giving Not everyone has the time to write a Blue Avocado article. That’s why we’ve put some of Blue Avocado’s most popular articles from the past 15 years in the front of a new generation with Gold Avocado.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 2, 2024

Here are some best practices for effectively managing staff turnover and onboarding with your grantmaking software, including some methods of reassigning existing records to new staff members, establishing clear security roles, and building a comprehensive policies and procedures guide to keep everyone on the same page.

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Instrumentl

APRIL 29, 2024

In this article, we will investigate policies governing nonprofit finances, common sources of nonprofit revenue, and best practices for nonprofit financial management. You may be wondering, “how much money can nonprofits keep?”

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Planned Giving

MARCH 31, 2025

Not policies. In this article, well explore how personalization in planned giving isnt just a buzzword. It's all about the donor. In Part I of this series (Your Bio Is Boring. Lets Fix That.), we discussed a simple truth: planned giving is about people. Not portfolios. Not cold emails or sterile tax jargon. Its a strategy.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Gift Policies and Procedures: Nonprofits with a solid track record of grant awards typically have detailed grant management procedures already in place. Spending Policies: Robust and regularly reviewed spending policies can protect your organization in the happy event that an unexpected large donation comes your way.

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Blackbaud

MAY 23, 2024

In addition to risk, federal government agencies are asking applicants/recipients to demonstrate their ability to manage federal grants through a robust internal controls policy and procedures manual (sometimes during the pre-award stage) that outlines how organizations will be good stewards of government funding.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

For more details on types of grants available, refer to our article on what is a grant. For further insights into the structure of a grant proposal, refer to our article on grant writing process. You can explore examples of successful grant applications in our article on grant writing examples.

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Critical Fundraising

JULY 10, 2024

Reid Blackman warns In an article in the Harvard Business Review (HBR) : “This behavior – of replacing the word ‘ethics’ with some other, less precise term – is widespread. As you scroll through LinkedIn, countless articles tout the ‘responsible’ use of AI, each claiming to guide us toward better practices.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 17, 2025

Organizational culture is the concept of shared values, policy, and purpose. We also feature articles in GrantNews that inform and list curated grants. Free snacks, team-building retreats, or a swanky office is all it takes for a healthy organizational culture. We suggest using our SMART Grant Search to locate verified grants.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 18, 2015

That's where telework policies come in. Some of the most concrete advice I found on practical management of teleworkers is Jacob Griscom's article How Telecommunications Is Changing Work for Nonprofits , in particular his section on systems for measuring results and accountability. Benefits of Telework.

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Strategic Grants

AUGUST 22, 2024

We also share relevant articles with the rest of Team SG as our commitment to keeping up-to-date with what’s happening across the sector here at home in Australia and New Zealand, and across the globe. “Ultimately, our role as the independent regulator is to implement policy which is set by government.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Effective internal controls along with comprehensive policies and procedures help reduce the opportunity for a fraudster to succeed. Alexander Buchholz and Brian McDonough of PKF OConnor Davies also contributed to this article. This is the component that companies have the most control over.

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Candid

OCTOBER 7, 2024

This article will explain the 501(c)(4) designation for nonprofits and describe the rules and context around 501(c)(4)s and political activity. It was debating the details of the IRS classification of nonprofits—especially those related to politics. As election season heats up, discussions of “political” nonprofits is likely to continue.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Perhaps not every organization can be as optimistically trusting as HubSpot, but you can help build that trust by creating social media guidelines or policies for employees. Idealware explains how to do just that in a handy article that includes links to its policy templates and workbook. Are your staff tweeting up a storm?

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Planned Giving

OCTOBER 24, 2024

” Nonprofits create gift acceptance policies for a reason—some gifts just won’t work, or are not worth the potential complications. For the right answer to that question, see the title of this article.) They recognize the power of “yes.” And I’m a big fan of boundaries. The post Learn To Say Yes!

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CauseVox

APRIL 20, 2021

An article from the New York Times warns “Precautions remain especially important as new variants of the virus emerge. Cancellation Policy: You may have to look more closely at other details, like your cancellation policy (what happens if someone cancels their in-person registration due to COVID exposure?).

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Candid

AUGUST 8, 2022

These donors had various motives for supporting abolition, however it rarely involved creating an equitable society that included Black people nor supported continual policy and societal change. One of the earliest philanthropic efforts for the Black community was the abolitionist movement.

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Candid

MARCH 4, 2025

Here are three important things to know: Candid only collects data intended to be public Over the last few weeks, weve been asked about our data privacy policies for our organizational profiles. To be clear, the vast majority of Candids data comes from public sources, including IRS Forms 990, organizations websites, and news articles.

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GrantNews

JULY 18, 2024

In this article, we’ll jump into how your nonprofit can craft a solid social media strategy and share tips to ensure its success. Facebook: Facebook is ideal for posting articles, ads, and news. Do You Have a Social Media Marketing Policy? If you don’t have a social media marketing policy, get one.

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Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

In this article, we share a glimpse of what 1500+ participants globally told us about their recent performance, current fundraising strategies and opportunities, use of technology and CRMs, and attitudes and use of artificial intelligence (AI). Only a few are prioritising and truly embracing AI—as we will explore later on in this article.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

We therefore want charities and libraries to make maximum use of our articles, blog pieces, how-tos, tech-for-good news, and other nonprofit technology information. We hope that our licensing policy helps your organization enhance your website and supplement your training materials. Only use our content for noncommercial purposes.

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Instrumentl

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Federal funding policies have changed. This article answers pressing questions, provides next steps, and shares how Instrumentl can help. Nonprofits need to understand how these changes will impact funding and what steps they should take now.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Our product donations are well-known, as are our articles, blog posts and community organizing. " It was all about how policy decisions on handling e-waste could improve the economy via environmental stewardship. What Policy Makers Want and What I Advocate. What policy makers want most these days are ways to create U.S.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

2 Say you’re a nonprofit working in the area of houselessness and want to put together an advisory committee of people with legislative and policy development experience to advance systemic changes in your community. At every stage, an advisory committee should be actively influencing your programs and policies.

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Candid

DECEMBER 8, 2022

I’ve also reviewed dozens of articles and collaborated on several research projects related to the term. There is even some concern that historically white-led organizations may purposefully hire a new BIPOC CEO as a “token” figurehead—without committing to more meaningful shifts in power, policies, or communities served.

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Candid

APRIL 23, 2024

In my last article , I examined some of the key findings from the latest CF Insights survey , conducted annually by the Council on Foundations to track trends in community foundation activity and growth. By contrast, non-endowed DAFs allow the donor to grant out the entire fund at any time.

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GrantNews

MAY 8, 2024

Cost of Incorporation& Tax-Exempt Status Every nonprofit startup must file a legal document known as the articles of incorporation with their state to begin the process. A lawyer can help you draft your ‘articles of incorporation,’ as well as help you with your application to the IRS.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 25, 2024

His name is omitted from this article as he is not a named defendant. Leaders of the organization announced in February 2021 that the investigation had concluded with a finding that all policies and procedures had been followed appropriately. All of these companies have policies that require you to report this behavior.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Nonprofit endowments 101 How endowments work Nonprofit endowment fund rules and policies Benefits of nonprofit endowments How to start an endowment fund Nonprofit endowments 101 Exactly what is an endowment fund? Investment policy For your investment policy, you need to decide what your organization can invest the endowment into.

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Selfish Giving

AUGUST 5, 2020

Here's an article to add to our Learning Club resources for our August 27th meeting. This chain of fabric stores is taking the lead on masks and is willing to lose customers over the issue. We need to be telling our partners: now is not the time to be wishy-washy. As Lincoln said, "Put your feet in the right place, then stand firm."

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2012

I wrote this article in response to several nonprofits that have been in the news lately, including one in my area. Lack of clear and appropriate organizational policies. The nonprofit Board is responsible for providing guidance and direction to the organization, including creating (and following) appropriate policies.

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