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How to Improve Your Internal Controls to Minimize Audit Findings

Blackbaud

Examples include backup procedures, disciplinary action, and insurance. Your control activities are the specific policies and procedures you implement to mitigate risks and achieve organizational objectives, such as spending limits on your purchase cards. Examples include reconciliations , audits, and exception reports.

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​A nonprofit Swiss Army knife: How fiscal sponsorship works to help advance shared goals

Candid

This way, changemakers dont need to create a new nonprofit from scratchwhich requires IRS tax-exempt status, a board of directors, a bank account, accounting, charitable registration, insurance, human resources, an audit, and state and federal filings.

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How to Launch a Planned Giving Program: A Step-by-Step Guide

Planned Giving

” Life Insurance Gifts : “Making our organization the beneficiary of a policy you no longer need.” Recommended Resource : A donor-friendly video or pocket guide can be incredibly effective for internal training and donor education. Your policies protect your nonprofit legally and set internal expectations.

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Survey: US Nonprofits at Critical Point as Funding for Community Needs Falters

NonProfit PRO

The State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey comes amid inflation, uncertainty, and federal government funding pullbacks that impact education, healthcare, affordable housing, arts and culture, and more. Only two-thirds offer health insurance; this drops to 12% for organizations with annual budgets of less than $250,000. rail-container).hide();

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Understanding Nonprofit Overhead: Strategies for Transparency and Efficiency in 2025

Blackbaud

But overhead expenses have also been the focus of recent policy changes as well. The Department of Education capped indirect costs for research grants at 15%, regardless of the rates each grant had negotiated during the application process. Your rent or mortgage payment and utilities are also considered management and general expenses.

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Fundraising Salaries Stabilize as Median Pay Outpaces Inflation, AFP Report Finds

NonProfit PRO

respondents reported access to employer-provided health insurance. Benefits Access Expands, With Emphasis on Health and Retirement This year’s report includes a deeper dive into employee benefits. Over 96% of U.S. Of those, 21% had their entire premium covered by their employer, while 74% shared the cost. setForceSafeFrame(true).addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

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Planned Gifts: A Quick Guide To Help Nonprofits Raise More

The Fundraising Coach

Life insurance: Donors can name a nonprofit as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy. Educate Donors on Planned Giving Many donors are unaware of planned giving. You can create a series of resources that will educate your current and prospective donors.

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