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Phantom Boards and Bobble Heads
This resource provides valuable reminders of how nonprofits can maintain their tax-exempt status through fastidious legal compliance.
Planned Giving: A Toolkit for Nonprofits
The importance of planned giving and questions you should ask to assess your organization's readiness.
Defending Your Organization Against Hackers, Fraudsters, and Cyberthugs
(August 6, 2018 webinar) Identify cybersecurity trends and outline strategies to mitigate risks related to phishing, ransomware, and other costly data breaches.
Financial Management for Boards
Basic principles of nonprofit financial management for Boards.
Create Your Own Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
An Emergency Action Plan is used to facilitate and organize employer and employee actions during workplace emergencies.
Computing Overtime Pay
Discusses overtime pay and includes examples for non-exempt employees.
Introducción a la redacción de la propuesta (Introduction to Proposal Writing)
Introduction to Proposal Writing -- Spanish language resources
Principios de la planificación para la procuración de fondos (Introduction to Fundraising Planning)
Introduction to Fundraising Planning -- Spanish language resources.
Sample Severance Pay Policy
Thanks to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), you can adapt this sample severance pay policy.
Ten Traps That Can Take Your Nonprofit Off Its Mission
Today's environment for nonprofits is full of tempting traps that can take the organization off its core mission. Learn about the top ten traps and how to avoid them.
Thinking the Unthinkable: Maybe We Should Shut Down
For many nonprofits, closing down or going out of business is the unthinkable. Whatever the long-term causes may be, it's time to look at the options.
Why Boards Don't Govern, Part 1
An oldie but goodie: This two-part series looks at the role of boards and why governance can be so challenging. It takes a look at the definition of governance and why it has limitations. The article concludes with how to continue a smooth, working relationship with your board.
Why Boards Don't Govern, Part 2
In the second part of Why Boards Don't Govern, this article goes beyond the idea that "boards need to be trained" and instead proposes some practical ways to strengthen governance.
Defeat Planning Dread
Some organizations are reluctant to start the planning process because of vague fears about where it might lead and what it might entail. This article demystifies common concerns and illuminates the benefits planning can bring.
Business Plans for Nonprofit Organizations
Business plans help a nonprofit describe how it intends to implement its mission and achieve its goals.