Since there is no education credential or professional license for bookkeepers, their skillls can range widely. In this article, Mig Murphy Sistrom, CPA, provides a brief quiz that will help you determine if you need a skilled bookkeeper or not.
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The Common Ground article, You Can Succeed in Public Relations without a Full-Time Professional, offers tips to help your organization do effective PR without a full-time professional.
An ages-old artform, storytelling is a powerful way to capture your audience's attention, whether they're donors, potential donors, grantmakers, media, policymakers, or prospective volunteers. Communications consultant, trainer, and speaker Andy Goodman offers ten "laws," or must-haves for good storytelling.
Improve the effectiveness of your e-newsletter with these 11 tips from Common Ground.
A comprehensive advocacy strategy includes communications with government officials, the public, and the media. Develop your nonprofit's media advocacy plan by using this checklist.
© North Carolina Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Inc. From Common Ground, a publication of the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits, www.ncnonprofits.org.
Now that 990s are easily available online, smart managers and board members are paying extra attention to how they present their organizations on these forms. This article shares five tips for improving yours.
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Is it really possible to communicate effectively about our work or issues in a short time, like a minute? The answer is yes! With practice and an innovative tool – the "10 in 60 Community Rap" – you can become an effective, confident presenter.
This Common Ground article includes short-term and long-term strategies to help your organization deal with a board member who is not contributing to the well-being of the board and the organization (also available in Spanish).
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There are board chairs and there are great board chairs. Being a conscientious board member is in itself a challenging, time-consuming job. But becoming the chair of the board means a lot more responsibility (also available in Spanish).
Some do's and don'ts for leading through effective board governance (also available in Spanish).