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Why Your Nonprofit Needs a Board Giving Policy (and How to Create One)

Gail Perry Group

It’s all a matter of board policy. Every board sets its own policies in the area of giving. How can they with any integrity hold staffers accountable for fundraising goals, when they themselves refuse to participate? The subject of personal giving by board members is a straightforward expectation. Not swept under the rug.

Policy 98
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Financial Sustainability for Nonprofits: 4 Considerations

Ann Green's Nonprofit

By Jon Osterburg If you work for a new nonprofit, your team’s primary goal is probably to get your operations off the ground and start furthering your mission. Before you can grow, you should have a strong accounting infrastructure that consists of: Fiscal policies and procedures. Bookkeeper.

Finance 147
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5 Best Practices for Nonprofit Employee Onboarding

Ann Green's Nonprofit

Just as you start the year strong with clear goals and plans, help new hires step into their roles with clear expectations, training, and support. Review workplace policies, including communication and paid time off (PTO). Survey new employees about their learning preferences, communication styles, career goals, and interests.

Mentor 156
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Managing Your Operating Reserves During and After an Emergency

Blackbaud

With the right policies and strategies in place, your nonprofit organization can draw from your operating reserves during and after an emergency without putting future operations at risk. Understanding Your Spending Policy During a crisis, it can be tempting to deplete your entire reserve to address immediate needs.

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7 Database Goals for Your Independent School’s Capital Campaign

Blackbaud

Just as a successful capital campaign follows defined steps and milestones, so does the work of a database manager—nitty-gritty, behind-the-scenes tasks to keep the campaign moving toward its goal. Gifts from prospects on the top of your giving pyramid are necessary to meet your campaign goal. Add data health tools.

Goals 103
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How nonprofits can deepen corporate partnerships

Candid

Many companies report low utilization of VTO, however, so nonprofits that encourage people to check their employer’s VTO policy when signing up as a volunteer can tap into this underutilized benefit. Moreover, 84% set departmental goals related to community engagement, and 68% include community engagement in performance reviews.

Nonprofit 111
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Bill To Pull Tax Exemptions Headed Back To Congress

The NonProfit Times

Such a policy would disregard the Constitutional principle of due process, various nonprofit leaders told The NonProfit Times on background. Such a policy totally disregards the Constitutional principle of due process. 9495 may achieve the goal of expediting these cases, but it does so at the expense of fairness and transparency.