Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

We’ve gathered the information to help you make informed choices about your security. Policy Patrol Mail Security Bundle (admin fee: $60) prevents email-related issues like legal liability, damage to your reputation, and confidentiality breaches. Which Anti-Malware Programs Are Right for Me?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 16, 2024

The way you manage and report financial information holds your organization accountable to the government, the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) , and your supporters. Jitasa’s nonprofit financial management guide recommends creating the following fiscal policies: Gift acceptance. Expense reimbursement.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2012

Deborah Galea is the COO at Red Earth Software, Inc , which donates its Policy Patrol Mail Security Bundle to eligible nonprofits to prevent. congestion, legal liability, and confidentiality breaches. But what if that email contains sensitive information and is shared with an unintended party?

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Planned Giving

JULY 29, 2024

These include: Assets with a Named Beneficiary: Such as life insurance policies or retirement accounts. Non-Probate Assets Without a Beneficiary: Certain assets like life insurance policies and retirement accounts pass directly to a chosen beneficiary. Inventorying the Estate: Compiling a detailed list of assets and liabilities.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 14, 2017

And although most major cloud service providers do a reasonably good job at encrypting data, you'll still want to research a provider's security credentials and infrastructure to get a better idea of the steps they are taking to protect your sensitive information. Does the provider use strong AES 256-bit encryption?

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Qgiv

JULY 24, 2024

They must stay informed on your organization’s activities and participate in decision-making processes. By fulfilling this duty, your board members can make well-informed decisions that benefit the nonprofit. Your board members would be responsible for oversight, evaluation, and ensuring your policies align with your mission.

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Red Tape Busters

JULY 11, 2023

Generally, a Grant Writers’ kit simply represents a single place to access all the information and documents that are typically requested when grant writing. The Grant Writer ‘kit’ is simply a reference document with links to the relevant information, which should be updated any time the information changes.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

It was a one-day in-person free workshop, thanks to funding from Google Foundation , and attracted an impressive array of smart and informed nonprofit technologists. The event was a chance for me to become further informed on the scary part of cloud computing: security. Their back-end systems are not visible to end-users.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Adopt an Acceptable Use Policy and Train Staff on It! Many organizations have acceptable use policies as standard language in their employee handbooks, defining in legal terms the appropriate behavior for using technology resources. And these things do it automatically and never sleep.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

Check out Boardable’s guide to nonprofit board member responsibilities for more information. In short, the board’s duty is to deal with the policies and the “big issues.” The staff, as led by the executive director (president, CEO…) implements that policy: the tactical three-foot view. What’s a Nonprofit?

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DoJiggy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

You also need policies to stay up-to-date with compliance and reporting requirements. Accurate record-keeping is crucial for compliance and informed decision-making. Add it to your Form 990 to account for your assets and liabilities. Write policies and processes that encourage oversight, control, and transparency.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Provide Regular Updates Keep stakeholders informed of the fundraisers progress. Key Legal Considerations The National Council of Nonprofits provides detailed information on state-specific fundraising regulations and compliance tips. Reduces liability risks for theschool. Transparency builds excitement and maintains engagement.

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Center for Major Gifts

JUNE 16, 2024

Anyone can make a gift of real estate as long as the nonprofit’s gift acceptance policy allows it, and the property is in marketable condition; ideally free of debts. Nonprofits can refuse to accept a property if it puts the nonprofit at risk of liability or unaffordable expenses. Who are you, as the donor?

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Planned Giving

JANUARY 14, 2025

Notice The information below, as well as the FAQs at the end of this article, provide a general guide to common probate questions and are for informational purposes only. This includes real estate, bank accounts, investments, personal property, and liabilities like mortgages and loans. They should not be considered legal advice.

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Sharpshooter Communications

AUGUST 13, 2021

For more detail on the most common ones, keep scrolling: Disclosure: The following comes from information from the IRS and other sites retrieved in August 2021. The nonprofit isn’t sure that the land isn’t a liability so, to protect the organization, they create a separate entity to be the owner. But I didn’t really know.

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Assel Grant Services

MAY 6, 2024

Disclaimer of Opinion – This type of report shows a company is not compliant with GAAP guidelines and portrays gross misstatements on its assets and liabilities. This type of report discovers financial misappropriation, irregularities, and inconsistent financial information.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Additionally, even if a vendor is providing something as a part of their in-kind sponsorship (or just for free because they’re awesome), you’ll still want to have a contract for liability reasons while they’re onsite at your event. If you have to use pens, enforce a one pen per guest policy to avoid shared materials.

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Government grant-making policies are shifting the entire world of grants. ” It wasn’t until the 1970’s, however, that Federal grant policy began to evolve into what it is today…Since the 1970’s, subsequent grant-related legislation has helped to further develop Federal grant policy.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Here’s where a Gift Acceptance Policy can help (more on that in a moment). You might say to that donor “That’s a generous offer, but our policy says I need to take this sort of donation to my Board for approval.” Either way, your Investment Policy will outline how donated stocks and bonds are handled. Now you’re off the hook.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

Most products have had barcodes on them for years that feed information in to inventory databases and also collect data on consumer buying habits. Increasingly people there are demanding transparency and an open-source Internet as a necessary condition of democratic society in a deepening information age. for some time now.

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

Remember that data (such as confidential membership information) that is inputted into an AI system such as ChatGPT will no longer remain confidential and protected and will be subject to the AI systems most-current terms of use/service. Tort Liability. Discrimination. Another legal issue to consider is discrimination.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Keep appropriate waivers and liability forms ready for volunteers to sign. Prep a “Go Kit” As volunteers arrive for their assignments, provide them with necessary supplies, such as volunteer ID, maps, special equipment, and contact information for volunteer coordinators. It is best to expect zero cell reception in a disaster zone.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Additionally, remember to include your local emergency response agencies in your plan, and provide them with copies of your plan, facility maps, and contact information. Regularly review the list to make sure all information is current and keep several copies of the list in key locations throughout your facility as well as offsite.

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Blue Avocado

OCTOBER 22, 2024

I frequently fell short in communicating financial information to board and staff. While AVOs range from small, relatively informal nonprofits to larger, more formal, affiliated organizations, in AVOs, volunteers do most or all of the work. The IRS says it’s okay to send this information by email.

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