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Top Ten Tips to Shorten the Tax-Exempt Application Process
Tips from the IRS to help shorten the application process for acquiring tax-exempt status.
Record Keeping the Right Way
Record and bookkeeping are essential for maintaining a nonprofit's tax exempt status as well as avoid tax return-related penalties.
The Nonprofit Executive’s Guide to Cyber Risk Management and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
A resource that helps nonprofit leaders understand the risk landscape and their role in managing cyber risk, part one explains how to lead the organization toward an improved cybersecurity posture, and part two introduces The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Cybersecurity Framework1, which is a widely used, free methodology for managing cybersecurity.
Selecting a Software Solution: 13 Best Practices
White paper offering 101 tips on how to choose a software package and avoid common pitfalls.
Best Practices for Selecting a Software Solution
101 tips on how to choose a software package and avoid common pitfalls.
Selecting an Equity Consultant
A sample selection process and scoring matrix that nonprofits can adapt to identify and select an equity consultant for their organizations.
How to Begin Equity Work in Your Organization with Little or No Money
You don’t have to be the boss or spend a lot of money to illustrate your commitment to beginning race equity work. Here are conversation starters and activites you can do with your staff and board for little or no money.
Personal Visits with Legislator
Offers some helpful tips to prepare you to meet with your legislator.
Four Myths about Attorney-Client Privilege
Answers to common issues when communicating with your organization's legal counsel.
Red Folders: A Simple Risk Management Tool
“Red folders” are a simple risk management tool that can go a long way. Call a red folder day for everyone on staff – including the CEO. The assignment is for everyone to use no more than two pages to sum up their key activities. It may include a list sorted by daily, monthly, or quarterly tasks or it may make more sense to organize the list by type of duty. It depends on the role, so let people have some flexibility.
Power Moves: Philanthropy Assessment Guide for Equity and Justice
A guide and worksheets to determine if your strategies and practices leverage the full power of your foundation for equity and justice.
Tis the Season for Nonprofit Fundraising Risk
Articles in a two part series discuss the legal and risk implications of seeking charitable contributions during the giving season.
Resources on Federal and State Funding
Four resources to help you with federal and state funding opportunities.
Writing a Successful Grant Proposal
Overview of the key components of a grant proposal with tips on how to present your case effectively.
Where can I find emergency funding for my nonprofit?
The Foundation Center can point you to resources to find possible funders and useful advice.