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  • Best Practices for Internal Controls of Nonprofit Organizations

    Best Practices for Internal Controls of Nonprofit Organizations offers a four-page overview on everything from cash disbursements to payroll to policies for managing assets. It also covers the intersection of personnel and financial manangement with recommendations for board conduct, segregation of staff duties, and documenting executive director expenditures.

  • How to Thank Donors Who Use Donor-Advised Funds

    How to thank donors who use donor-advised funds by Fidelity Charitable points out the important differences in thanking a donor when the charitable contribution comes from a donor-advised fund (DAF) rather than other forms of giving. Includes a free template thank you letter.

  • Putting Systems Thinking Into Practice in Your Organization

    Systems Thinking Toolkit: Putting Systems Thinking Into Practice in Your Organization - "Systems thinking allows individuals and organizations to understand the complex relationships and contexts surrounding social issues in order to best influence and navigate the system. We have identified several tools that are helpful in this practice, whether you are looking to understand an issue and its system, create a plan for action, or learn and refine as you go.

  • So You Want to Hire an Equity Consultant: A Guide for Leaders and Organizations

    So You Want to Hire an Equity Consultant: A Guide for Leaders and Organizations: This content was originally published as a Woke @ Work blog series designed to help nonprofit and philanthropic organizations engage consultants to build a Race Equity Culture. (Equity in the Center, 2020)

    Guiding Principles and Tools:

  • Ransomware Toolkit

    "Ransomware" refers to any virus or malware that maliciously encrypts your computer, data, or network to hold it hostage and bring your organization to a standstill until a ransom is paid. During these attacks, your systems display messages prompting users to pay or take other actions that further compromise your organization's security, while promising to allegedly allow you to regain control over your systems or retrieve your data.

  • Addressing COVID-Related Fears About Returning to the Workplace

    The Society for Human Resources Management has compiled resources for Addressing Fears About Returning to the Workplace by employers handling situations where personnel express concerns about safely returning to the office after an extended period of time working remotely.

  • Cybersecurity Basics for Remote Staff in Hybrid Workplaces

    The Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI) reports "more than 60% of data breaches are a result of weak or stolen passwords, 91% of all attacks start with a phishing email, 27% of malware infections are introduced via a corrupted USB, and 77% of attacks in 2017 could have been prevented if software was up-to-date." Luckily, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and CRI offers a series of short guides below, free webinars,

  • Prevent Ransomware Cyber Attacks

    Ransomware attacks block access to your IT infrastructure or your constituent/donor data unless you pay the attacker to release your property.

  • Rainbow Framework to Choose Program Evaluation Approaches

    The BetterEvaluation.org website offers free information and downloads about the Rainbow Framework to help your nonprofit select the correct methods and processes for designing evaluations. It seeks to provide a means to clarify the purpose of conducting an evaluation (e.g.

  • Basic Guidelines for Program Planning & Management

    Basic Guidelines for Program Planning & Management from the Free Management Library "provides guidance toward planning and implementing an evaluation process for for-profit or nonprofit program."

    Sections cover the following topics:

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