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Keep Your Gift Acceptance Policy Strong

Planned Giving

When a donor chooses to give their wealth to your organization, will you be ready? Read on for a few simple steps to build or strengthen your gift acceptance policy. What is a Gift Acceptance Policy? What does a Gift Acceptance Policy Contain? A gift acceptance policy is no different.

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The 10 roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit Board of Directors

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Plus, your nonprofit won’t move forward to fulfill its mission without capable, smart leaders who understand their job and are ready to do it. They should put internal controls in place and help write policies to prevent loss, theft, or confusion, using current b est practices.

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Nonprofit Board Member Onboarding: 12 Things to Cover

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Ideally, they have a deep interest in your mission and are ready to pitch in their time, talent, and treasure. 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.

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Financial Audits for Small Nonprofits By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

Audited financials are a common component of grant readiness discussions and are often requested by funders. 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. Why Do I Need an Audit?

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Importance of Estate Planning: Why You Need an Estate Plan

Planned Giving

It’s like an insurance policy for your life, not just your death. Steps to Create an Effective Estate Plan Ready to get started? Assessing Your Assets and Liabilities First things first: Take stock of what you’ve got. Young People Don’t Need Estate Planning Ah, to be young and feel invincible.

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Types of Nonprofits: A Comprehensive Guide

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Political organizations: Political nonprofits engage in advocacy, lobbying, and political activities to influence legislation and public policy. 501(c)(2) : This type of tax-exemption is for exempt organizations to create a corporation to hold the title to property the organization owns to minimize liability risks of losing the property.

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Safety First: How to Mitigate Risk at In-Person Events

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Ready to visualize? 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. Let’s pretend you’ve got your venue selected. Here we go!