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Media Advocacy Checklist
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 from Common Ground.
Sample RFP (Request For Proposal) for Audit Services
A sample RFP for audit services that you can adapt for your organization.
Everyone Is Looking: Does Your 990 Present Your Organization Effectively
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 Common Ground article shares five tips for improving yours.
Sample Signature Authorities Policy
This signature authority policy serves as a sample of the permission to execute transactions established by relevant policies and permission to approve transactions for execution.
Selecting a Donor Management System – Eight Questions to Consider
Eight questions to consider when selecting a Donor Management System
Do You Know the '10 In 60' Community Rap?
Is it really possible to communicate effectively about our work or issues in a short time, like a minute?
What to Do with Board Members Who Don't Do Anything
This 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.
Squeamish Nonprofit Boards: How to Move Them to the Big Policy Questions
How can nonprofit boards unite their diverse personal views on complex policy issues and arrive at strong organizational positions?
Fiscal Oversight, Risk and the Nonprofit Board
One of the most important responsibilities of a nonprofit board is fiscal oversight. Yet many board members remain unclear about what exactly that means.
Be a Successful Board Chair
There are board chairs and there are great board chairs. Being a conscientious board member is in itself a challenging, time-consuming job.
Are You a Good Board Member?
Some do's and don'ts for leading through effective board governance. This article is also available in Spanish.
Seven Ways to Reduce Your Audit Costs
Audits are getting more expensive. And it's not just the auditors whose hours are increasing. Staff's time on the audit has expanded as well. How can you ease the burden?
Tax on Unrelated Business Income of Exempt Organizations
An exempt organization is not taxed on its income from an activity substantially related to the charitable, educational, or other purpose that is the basis for the organization's exemption.
The Next Generation of Economic Development Tools: Community Development Corporations
In the wake of the elimination of redevelopment agencies, cities are seeking alternatives to help create jobs and revitalize neighborhoods. Community development corporations (CDCs) are one such tool that has been used successfully throughout the United States to accomplish community revitalization goals.
The Truthiness About Overhead
Overhead or administrative spending has become a way that many funders measure how well a grantee is doing, but a growing number of funders and nonprofits are finding that it does not paint an accurate picture of a nonprofit’s financial health, sustainability, or overall effectiveness.