Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Set the Control Environment The first and most important internal control for the very small nonprofit is to set the control environment , that is, to let everyone know, from the top down, that there are policies in place and everyone has to follow the policies. Who is responsible for approving the invoice to be paid?

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Before you can grow, you should have a strong accounting infrastructure that consists of: Fiscal policies and procedures. Create a shared fiscal policies and procedures handbook for easy reference across departments. Their duties range from budget creation and cash flow forecasting to grant management and financial policy development.

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Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Your nonprofit’s accounts payable policies create easy-to-follow guidelines to help provide that consistency. These AP policies not only ensure the smooth operation of your organization but also provide a framework to scale as your technology evolves.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MARCH 10, 2025

Review workplace policies, including communication and paid time off (PTO). At the same time, encourage pairings to meet for casual coffee chats to delve into specific questions the new employee may have about workplace expectations or guidelines, such as your fiscal policies. Use a learning management system.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 18, 2023

Few topics have been as polarizing in workplace culture as return-to-office policies. From organizations embracing a new, work-from-anywhere era to those mandating a return to five days a week in the office, every solution has its supporters and detractors.

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Double the Donation

MAY 6, 2024

Gift acceptance policies are an essential but easily overlooked part of nonprofit management. To avoid touchy (and potentially damaging) donor relations and legal situations, it’s worth taking the time to study up on these policies and how to create […]

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Candid

JANUARY 9, 2025

Here are four technology policies and practices nonprofits and foundations of any size or mission area should leave behind in 2025: 1. Stop creating product-specific technology policies Just as accessibility covers many different systems, interventions, accommodations, and needs, so too should your organizations policies.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 20, 2025

Children’s Health Equity : Up to $60,000 to USA nonprofits and tribes for public policy advocacy campaigns related to children’s health equity. Public Policy Solutions : Grants up to $50,000 to USA nonprofits for projects related to public policy solutions. Funding supports sustainability, underserved communities.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In a webinar with Peter Panapento , co-founder and philanthropic practice leader of Turn Two Communications, he shared best practices when creating an AI policy for your grantmaking organization. Here are some of the tips Peter shared for creating an AI policy that your organization will actually use. Meet your staff where they are.

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Planned Giving

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Read on for a few simple steps to build or strengthen your gift acceptance policy. What is a Gift Acceptance Policy? A gift acceptance policy serves as a transparency tool for your organization to understand which gifts your nonprofit is prepared to warmly accept. What does a Gift Acceptance Policy Contain?

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Gail Perry Group

DECEMBER 11, 2024

While most donors report that tax policy isnt the primary motivation to give to charity, this shows how tax policy still shapes generosity. We're entering a new era where understanding both tax policy and donor behavior will be more crucial than ever. Here's the bombshell: Only 7.5% of Americans now itemize their taxes.

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Candid

APRIL 1, 2024

We then incorporated these guidelines into our employee policies. Today, our AI policy—which focuses on best practices, not specific tools—is integral to how we work and helps us use AI in a way that amplifies our mission. Here are three reasons why your organization should consider adopting an AI policy.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

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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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Projects that Address Policy Issues for Older Adults : Grants to nonprofits for housing projects that benefit older adults ages 65 and above Help Communities Thrive : Grants to nonprofits to create and sustain thriving communities. GrantWatch has an extensive list of housing grants.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Press Forward aims to repopulate and diversify newsrooms and advocate for policies like making subscriptions tax deductible. By Alex Daniels Press Forward aims to repopulate and diversify newsrooms and advocate for policies like making subscriptions tax deductible.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Nonprofits should use a spending policy that provides stable support for constituents’ needs through various market cycles. Here is one methodology that can be used to determine what the best spending policy may be for your organization.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 1, 2025

Just as we finally got our footing from a global pandemic and spinning up programs to support communities dealing with extreme weather events, now federal policy shifts have grantmakers and grantees alike scrambling. Its been a wild few years for the philanthropy sector. Funders are really important, Kristina said on the webinar.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 16, 2025

Here's why you need an AI policy, and how to create one. Artificial intelligence is changing how nonprofits work, but it comes with risks.

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DoJiggy

DECEMBER 3, 2024

How to Protect Your Donor Data DoJiggy’s Privacy Policy DoJiggy Never Shares Your Supporter Data Conclusions on Donor Privacy Concerns What Is Donor Data? Donor data privacy refers to the practices and policies that ensure the protection of personal and financial information collected from donors. What Is Donor Data Privacy?

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Blackbaud

APRIL 3, 2025

Following a standard expense reimbursement policy may be a more secure process. Set internal policies restricting the amount employees can spend on a credit card without prior approval from a superior. Establish clear credit card usage policies and revoke cards from employees who violate them. Follow U.S.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

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. House of Representatives that would provide tax relief to Americans held hostage. 9495 and its predecessor, H.R.6408.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Shifting culture: A commitment to inclusive policies and practices benefits all staff While we’re proud of this progress, we know the numbers only tell one side of the story. In 2014, the Ford Foundation refined its mission to focus on disrupting inequality by addressing its root causes rather than simply its symptoms.

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GrantNews

APRIL 25, 2025

Projects that Address Policy Issues for Older Adults : Grants to nonprofits for housing projects that benefit older adults ages 65 and above. Building Forever Homes with Grant Funding isn’t just a dream, it’s a growing reality for families, veterans, and individuals ready to plant roots.

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Candid

APRIL 1, 2025

Empowering local leaders can help strengthen the ecosystem, making it more agile and resilient in the face of policy shifts, funding uncertainties, and the ongoing threat of the next disaster. In this era of geopolitical change and policy realignment, philanthropy has the opportunity to strengthen its commitment to community-led solutions.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Employee Roles and Responsibilities Define clear policies regarding employee roles, especially for those who might help with on-the-ground cleanup efforts versus those who will keep the organization running. Define clear policies on when and how this fund can be used, particularly in the event of a climate disaster.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Your website can be a great marketing tool, but it can also help your nonprofit raise funds. Learn how to encourage donations on your nonprofit website. However, one of its most important functions is as a tool for fundraising. If designed correctly, your website can be an unstoppable force in driving donations. Keep the form to one page.

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GrantNews

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Address Policy Issues for Older Adults Grants to nonprofits for projects that benefit older adults ages 65 and above. Funding is for advocacy projects that address policy issues nationwide Environmental and Social Initiatives Grants to nonprofits for environmental and social initiatives.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 4, 2023

Also, the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism will spend $25 million on its #StandUpToJewishHate media campaign, and the Hewlett Foundation has granted $20 million to back interdisciplinary cyber-policy programs at two historically Black and two Hispanic-serving institutions.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Here's how a gift acceptance policy can help. Imagine someone wants to donate a huge gift, but you’re not entirely sure how to accept it.

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Future Fundraising Now

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Within that okay for now group are many that may still be targeted for cuts: A memo from the Office of Management and Budget said: The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars… Nonprofits in the rest of the world cant breathe easy.

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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. Audits are actually essential to build a strong managerial and financial foundation for your nonprofit. The truth lies somewhere in the middle.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Generative AI is a form of artificial intelligence that creates content — such as a piece of writing, audio, or an image — in response to some kind of instructions that you provide. If you've ever used ChatGPT, Google Bard, or Bing Chat, you've used a tool based on this sort of technology.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MARCH 7, 2024

Both the men’s and women’s tournaments are also referred to as March Madness, although the one-and-done policy doesn’t apply to women’s basketball. Many organizations spend all this time and energy on acquiring donors, concentrating more on volume and don’t seem to be concerned that they’re churning through different donors year after year.

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RBW Strategy

AUGUST 7, 2024

Policies and procedures that adhere to the 2 CFR 200 and other policy requirements. Through these policies and procedures, you’ll want to answer the following questions: Has management designed policies and procedures to handle a wide variety of circumstances? This serves as your steering committee. The answer is no.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 18, 2021

Let your subscribers know your privacy policy. Right now it’s just the standard message that comes with our email service provider (ConstantContact). What else should it include? I do so many things in this job (grants, donor comms, events, etc.) that I don’t have the time to change it up regularly. What do you recommend?

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Blackbaud

APRIL 23, 2025

Its also important to share your conflict-of-interest policy and make sure everyone involved has an opportunity to disclose any potential conflicts. Its also important to share your conflict-of-interest policy and make sure everyone involved has an opportunity to disclose any potential conflicts.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 31, 2025

For example, scientific insights and policy proposals are best utilized if understood universally. For example; for science-driven policies to achieve their goals, communication, and accessibility must go beyond borders. Language is the root of communication and cultural identity.

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