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Nonprofit Overhead Toolkit
A thorough crash course on the conversation around attempts to shift the overhead paradigm.
Sample Fiscal Sponsorship Agreements
A broad collection of sample fiscal sponsorship agreements to use as models.
Sample Financial Policies and Procedures Manual
Use to model new policies or compare current policies for your nonprofit.
Nonprofit Cost Analysis Toolkit: Six Steps to Finding the True Costs of Programs
How to determine scope of the analysis to be conducted, gather financial data, allocate direct costs, allocate indirect costs, and apply knowledge to future decisions.
North Carolina State Taxation and Nonprofit Organizations
NCDOR guide on forms of taxation for which nonprofits may be responsible for filing and reporting.
Employee Retention Credits
(April 14, 2021 webinar) The recent passage of the American Rescue Plan Act includes updates and changes to the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC). Join presenter Jennifer Rohen with CLA to explore what the employee retention credits are, eligibility criteria and amounts for 2020 and 2021, and what it means for your nonprofit. We'll also discuss the changes that continue the credits through the end of 2021.
Internal Controls to Help Deter Fraud
Short video explaining how nonprofits can prevent fraud by misappropriation of assets and in financial reporting.
Fiscal Sponsorship: An Overview
Short video explaining nonprofit fiscal sponsorship arrangements.
New Attitudes, Old Practices: The Provision of Multiyear General Operating Support
Makes the case for a shift in grantmaking foundations' practices to general operating support grants and offers suggestions for making that happen.
2021 Nonprofit Policy Briefing
(March 15, 2021 briefing) Get an overview of the latest federal COVID-19 relief plans – including the American Rescue Plan Act – the state budget and major legislation affecting nonprofits, and potential policy solutions that could help nonprofits during the 2021 NC legislative session.
PPP Forgiveness: Nuts & Bolts
(February 9, 2021 webinar) Presenters Michele Pratt and Christine Hall from CLA to share updates on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness, including discussing the application, reviewing the information required to accompany the application, and how the amount is calculated.
How to Create Nonprofit Gift Acceptance Policies
Detailed article on why and how to create and maintain gift acceptance policies for your nonprofit organization.
Internal Controls for Nonprofits
This articles covers internal control policies and their importance to avoid the misuse and misappropriation of assets.
Pandemic Recovery and Public-Private Partnerships
(December 9, 2020 webinar) How can public and private partnerships work better together to support fragile nonprofit operations and disrupted service delivery systems caused by COVID-19? This workshop will explore the opportunities and challenges of these partnerships to support the nonprofit sector in the new world order.
Infuse Continuity Planning into Your Next Strategic Plan
(December 9, 2020 webinar) In this session, you’ll explore strategic scenario planning, risk management, and continuity planning as part of your strategic planning process; think through incorporating strategic communications, building out the role of your board, and identifying the right expertise to guide your planning; discuss examples from small organizations with six-figure budgets to those with large multi-million dollar fundraising campaigns; and leave with practical examples and ideas for creating your own strategic planning processes to face the future realistically.