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Keep Your Gift Acceptance Policy Strong

Planned Giving

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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Why Are Nonprofits Experiencing An Insurance Crisis? And What Can the Nonprofit Sector Do About it?

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Lower liability insurance limits First, the community-based nonprofit sector generally must carry lower limits of liability insurance. Most insurance companies have reinsurance in order to protect their solvency and transfer a portion of their liability to the reinsurer. Was training insufficient? The answer is fourfold.

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How to Create a Volunteer Handbook Your Volunteers Will Use

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If your organization relies on volunteers, even just a little, you need a volunteer handbook that spells out expectations, policies, and procedures. Without a handbook, volunteers may feel disconnected and unsure of their role and responsibilities because once training is over, there are no materials for them to reference later.

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What Are 7 Common Nonprofit Startup Costs?

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Nonprofits often use a lawyer to get a set of ‘trained professional eyes’ on their documents. However, most nonprofit organizations start out with a Business Owner’s Policy (BOP). This plan includes general liability insurance, commercial property insurance and business income insurance.

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The 10 roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit Board of Directors

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They should put internal controls in place and help write policies to prevent loss, theft, or confusion, using current b est practices. If you want to see your exciting vision for the future come true, get your Board trained so they understand and embrace their roles and responsibilities.

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Why Celebrity iCloud Hacking Should Matter to Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

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. Learn how to develop a secure backup strategy for your organization.

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Nonprofit Board Member Onboarding: 12 Things to Cover

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In addition, you may find it helpful to use the Nonprofit.Courses’ guide to nonprofit board training as a resource to further improve your onboarding work. That level of knowledge builds over time with ongoing training at board meetings, through tours, at events, and by other means. Let’s begin. Your Mission.

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