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101 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits
A blog and webinar series on website design, email marketing, online fundraising, and social media best practices
A Nonprofit's Guide to Risk Management & Insurance
A good risk management plan ensures that the organization will have enough assets to carry out its mission.
Executive Sessions
Learn how to use executive sessions to strengthen trust and communication.
Sample Vaccination Policy
A sample vaccination policy organizations can adapt for their own personnel policies.
How to Create a Volunteer Handbook for Your Nonprofit
Volunteer Handbooks are a key foundational risk management strategy.
Public Relations for Nonprofits: Everything You Need to Know
This blog covers everything you need to know about how to develop a PR strategy, pitch to the media, broaden your reach, and much more.
How to Write a Nonprofit Mission Statement
A good mission statement serves as the basis for your nonprofit, guiding its strategy and what groups it serves, and how.
Robert’s Rules of Order Cheat Sheet for Nonprofits
Robert's Rules of Order, commonly known as parliamentary procedure, were created to guarantee that meetings are fair, efficient, democratic, and orderly.
Getting Equity Advocacy Results (GEAR)
Benchmarks, framework, and tools for measuring progress of equity advocacy
Nonprofit Succession Planning Checklist in 5 Simple Steps
Short guide to preparing for the departure before the individual ever leaves your organization.
Nonprofit Fundamentals 101
On-demand videos on the essential body of knowledge for nonprofit professionals who want to strengthen core competencies.
Sample Collaboration Memorandum of Agreement
Sample collaboration memorandum of agreement provided by the Standford University Law School Mills Legal Clinic.
Basic Insurance for Nonprofits
This article outlines insurances for nonprofits and how to determine the best options for your organization's needs.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Form 990 (But Were Afraid to Ask)
(September 9, 2021 webinar)
As a result of attending this session, you will be able to: (1) understand and apply the three lenses used to complete an impactful Form 990; (2) describe how the Form 990 is organized along with the purposes of each section; (3) differentiate which areas of the Form 990 receive increased attention from the IRS and use that to evaluate the overall effectiveness of your Form 990.
As a result of attending this session, you will be able to: (1) understand and apply the three lenses used to complete an impactful Form 990; (2) describe how the Form 990 is organized along with the purposes of each section; (3) differentiate which areas of the Form 990 receive increased attention from the IRS and use that to evaluate the overall effectiveness of your Form 990.