This guide seeks to explore the expanding world of volunteer screening, identify relevant laws as well as fundamental privacy protections, and offer suggestions for organizations and volunteers. References and additional resources are included at the end of this guide. (Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, 2019)
Volunteer Background Checks: Giving Back Without Giving Up on Privacy
Like families, organizations need financial nest eggs for different purposes. One of the main purposes is an operating reserve — sometimes called an operating contingency fund. They are a first line of defense against financial uncertainties ranging from uneven cash flow to cutbacks from major funders.
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Advice based on dozens of interviews with leaders who've gone through hard times and on related texts and articles to encourage leaders to share the burden of managing financial difficulties.
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From the Nonprofit Quarterly, this guide is a summary of the eight key business principles that should guide financial leadership practice.
An Executive Director’s Guide to Financial Leadership
As board members, we have twin responsibilities: to ensure that our organization is making efficient, appropriate use of funds and to ensure that we are reporting our overhead correctly. This article provides eight key ideas to know about overhead. (Blue Avocado)
A Board Member's Guide to Nonprofit Overhead
Understanding a nonprofit’s costs is necessary in order for charitable nonprofits to be financially sustainable. Rather than reporting artificially low costs, or ignoring what it really costs to deliver programs and services, the National Council of Nonprofits is encouraging all nonprofits and board members to model transparency of full costs. (National Council of Nonprofits)
#OwnYourOwnCosts
How To Develop Your Nonprofit Operating Reserve examines common factors that organizations should take into account when considering how much to set aside for their operating reserve. (npENGAGE)
Layoffs that are motivated by economic or administrative reasons – such as loss of funding or staff reorganization – are common in the nonprofit sector. These FAQs answer common questions about layoffs. (Nonprofit Risk Management Center)
In many nonprofits, a time comes when the question arises: should the organization accept personal loans from board members? Although this article does not try to answer that question, it does outline some of the choices in how such loans can be made and can be used as a starting point for discussion with your board or personal financial advisor. (Blue Avocado)
Loans From Nonprofit Board Members
Get best practices and tools for managers of environmental and conservation nonprofits in challenging economic times. Learn how to track your finances, recognize danger signs, assess your options, and make tough decisions fairly with the best interests of the organization in mind. (Institute for Conservation Leadership and Environmental Support Center)