Planned Giving

MAY 19, 2025

An elevator pitch is a planned giving conversation starter a carefully planned response that explains what you offer in a way anyone can understand during a short, casual interaction. The key is to make it conversational and informal, not like a fifth-grader reading a book report to the class. Practice it. Have more than one. At a party.

Readiness

Blackbaud

JUNE 20, 2025

But overhead expenses have also been the focus of recent policy changes as well. It also includes any legal fees as well as insurance and general office management, like copy paper and ink for the printer. Your rent or mortgage payment and utilities are also considered management and general expenses.

Indirect Cost

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 23, 2025

Only two-thirds offer health insurance; this drops to 12% for organizations with annual budgets of less than $250,000. While they are essential to everything from disaster recovery to affordable childcare, many operate under strict financial constraints. Only 41% of survey respondents are able to pay all full-time staff a living wage.

Funding

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

However, you can strategically cut other administrative costs by: Evaluating your organizations insurance plan to ensure youre getting the right amount of coverage for the best price. However, nonprofit accounting is often more complicated than it sounds. Seeking out nonprofit discounts or asking for in-kind donations of new office equipment.

Management

The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2025

Life insurance: Donors can name a nonprofit as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy. The donor makes a gift of cash or property, and in exchange, they receive a fixed lifetime income stream. After the donor passes away, the nonprofit retains the remaining value. Develop clear messaging and collateral materials.

CRM

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

JANUARY 29, 2025

NOTE: Shortly after this was posted, the pause was ended, but I decided to leave this up as it illustrates that grant seekers will face a bumpy ride for the next few months. As part of this review, agencies are also instructed to temporarily suspend the issuance of new program solicitations.

Grants

Blue Avocado

MARCH 3, 2025

If you’re reading this, you probably already know about the problems that nonprofits like yours are facing with their insurance: Rising insurance premiums, poor coverage from commercial insurance carriers, and in some cases, the loss of coverage altogether. Why are insurance rates soaring for nonprofits?

Insurance

GrantNews

MAY 1, 2025

Grants to Texas Volunteer Fire Departments – Grants to offset the cost of insurance policies. Eligible coverage includes any combination of firefighter insurance purchased from Texas insurance companies, including workers’ compensation, accidental death and dismemberment, cancer-related illness, and more.

Grants

Candid

JULY 16, 2025

This shows there are proven conditions and policies that lift children and families out of poverty—good jobs with family-sustaining wages and a strong safety net to fill in gaps,” she said. 3 of 4 educational indicators have worsened since 2019 The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to disrupt the educational well-being of children.

Insurance

Blackbaud

JULY 10, 2025

Consider another example: A life insurance policy payout as part of a planned legacy gift. In this article, we’ll cover how to identify and understand contribution revenue recognition specifically, with considerations for both donor restricted and unrestricted funds, to help you gain confidence and maintain compliance.

Finance

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 11, 2025

Court Interventions Are Slowing Executive Overreach Thanks to recent rulings, some of the most harmful policy rollouts from the Trump administration have been blocked or reversed. This legal advocacy focuses heavily on education equity, climate resilience, and community justice programs—areas often targeted in ideological policy shifts.

Federal Grants

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Mitigate Risks Before deploying spontaneous volunteers to a disaster zone, check your insurance policy. You might need a rider, so discuss coverage with your insurance agent. It is best to expect zero cell reception in a disaster zone. Schedule Shift Work Disaster work is complex and intense. Remind them to hydrate and rest.

Management

Planned Giving

JULY 15, 2025

These assets include: 401(k) and IRA accounts Life insurance policy payouts Certain bank and brokerage accounts By designating beneficiaries for these assets, you ensure a quicker and smoother transfer to your loved ones without the need for court intervention. It ensures that your assets go to the intended recipients.

Insurance

Planned Giving

JUNE 24, 2025

Beneficiary Designations for Non-Probate Assets Certain assets, such as retirement accounts and life insurance policies, transfer directly to beneficiaries without going through probate. Life Insurance Life insurance provides financial support to your dependents after your death.

Insurance

Planned Giving

JULY 8, 2025

The answer lies in a legal process known as intestate succession, which determines who inherits the estate. This article will delve into the details of intestate succession, the assets it governs, and the hierarchy of heirs, providing a comprehensive understanding of this important legal process. What is Intestate Succession?

Pass-Through

GrantNews

MAY 8, 2024

Nonprofit Insurance Many nonprofits purchase nonprofit insurance when starting their organization. Business insurance is to protect nonprofits from any claims against the nonprofit made as a result of normal operations. The price of this insurance can vary depending upon the coverage plan chosen.

Insurance

Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

So, while bequests, insurance policies and planned gifts are exciting for the organization, those donations won’t be reflected in the GAAP reporting. Kudos to your development team for getting the payout from an insurance policy of a 45-year-old. Do you get questions on why the two never match up?

Insurance

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 29, 2021

And you need policies, procedures, and processes. To make this happen, you MUST think of your nonprofit like a business — and run it that way. This means, you have to be clear about your audiences the way a business is clear about its customers. You have to establish your brand. You need a marketing plan. You need a budget. Or whimsy?

Policies Procedures

Planned Giving

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Use Life Insurance or a Charitable Gift Rider Life insurance is usually a key aspect of estate planning, and you can have a say in how the insurance payment is used. You can name a charity as a beneficiary on your policy, for example. But how does it all work? And what’s the best way to go about it?

Insurance

The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 22, 2024

But is flooding covered under a typical commercial insurance policy? Rushing : Flood coverage is not typically included in a commercial insurance policy. Although you might be able to purchase flood insurance from your carrier or add it to your policy, many managers do not.

Insurance

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Create an Operating Reserve Fund (or Review Your Policy) An operating reserve is a crucial part of creating a strong financial foundation for your organization. Tip 1: If you have an operating reserve, review your policy. Update the policy based on your current and future needs. Tip 2: Review your scheduled reports.

Indirect Cost

Qgiv

DECEMBER 12, 2023

While there are risks of accepting in-kind donations, those risks can be offset by creating firm policies and guidelines surrounding the in-kind donations your nonprofit will accept. Not all gifts are made equally, and you won’t be able to accept them all if you don’t create an in-kind donation policy. What are in-kind donations?

Donation

Get Fully Funded

JULY 8, 2024

And you need the right practices and policies in place to ensure those employees are prepared to do their jobs well and have a positive employment experience at your organization. These include the Fair Labor Standards Act, OSHA requirements, social security policies, and all state and local regulations. Recruitment and retention.

IT

Planned Giving

JULY 11, 2024

Sometimes brokerage and insurance services are slow to pay out on a planned gift or beneficiary designation. Some donors may wish to place restrictions on their gift that go against a nonprofit’s policies. It may seem silly, but it’s true — and it’s a step many donors forget. percent sometimes inform the organizations. The bottom line?

Insurance

The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 21, 2024

Four nonprofit healthcare organizations were the top spenders when it came to lobbying Congress for healthcare policy changes. In fact, 14 of the 30 on the list spent more than $1 million during the quarter. Some of the 30, such as Oracle and CVS, are not nonprofits. million and $2.7

Lobbying

Selfish Giving

AUGUST 22, 2018

My insurance company, MAPFRE , offered me a 5% discount off my insurance policy for a $25 donation to the Pan-Mass Challenge. With teens on my auto insurance, my plan is over $3,000 a year so I saved $150! Working with PETA, Nabisco's animal crackers has released the animals from their cages. See the redesign. ??Now

Insurance

Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

Blurred Policy Lines and the Downsides of Sharing. She calls it The Great Risk Shift, where for-profit companies are shifting the liability, overhead, insurance, and consumer risks to the individual workers (and to the consumers). Where Are Nonprofits and Libraries on Sharing? Our responsibility is to demand that seat at the table.

Nonprofit

Red Tape Busters

JULY 11, 2023

Insurance The natural disasters that have besieged Australia in recent years, have highlighted the need for grant writers to have easy access to insurance details. At a minimum, this should include the Certificate of Currency and the Policy document, including any supplementary documents.

Insurance

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 14, 2021

These include the Fair Labor Standards Act, social security policies, OSHA requirements, and all state and local labor regulations. HR professionals can handle payroll tasks, as well as insurance coverage and managing other employee benefits. HR is the department responsible for managing hiring, onboarding, training, and benefits.

IT

Tech Soup

JULY 10, 2011

Insuring that you have a structure and policies in place can insure a successful transition to a virtual work environment for your team. A Few Work Tips from BetterWorld Team Members: Use a hotspot internet, it allows more environments to support productive work. Budget time between online and offline activities.

Insurance

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 22, 2024

What you do next is entirely dependent on the policies and procedures that your organization has put in place for your development team. Create philanthropic policies that incentivize partnership. Establish written policies and procedures to empower your development office. A decision tree is a great first step. Is this a grant?

Grants

Planned Giving

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A solid planned giving program is your best insurance policy during a market downturn. And the Wall Street roller-coaster will affect stocks as well as cash. That’s why it’s more important than ever for nonprofits to focus on planned gifts to help them weather the storm. Get On Board Yes, planned giving is “hot” these days.

Insurance

iGrantWriters

JANUARY 25, 2022

In addition, it provides general administrative policies and procedural guidance set forth by ETA and requirements outlined in the RESEA Statement of Work. Deadline to Apply March 07, 2022

Insurance

Qgiv

APRIL 15, 2024

Gifts of life insurance. A gift of life insurance is when a donor names an organization as the beneficiary of an insurance policy or transfers ownership of the policy to the charity. A charitable remainder trust allows a donor to donate assets to a trust, which then provides a trustee with an annual payment.

Pass-Through

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 16, 2024

Fiscal Policies and Procedures Along with your budget, your fiscal policies and procedures provide guidance for how your team should handle your organization’s funds day to day. Jitasa’s nonprofit financial management guide recommends creating the following fiscal policies: Gift acceptance. Expense reimbursement.

Policy

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

For example, I just read about a new pet insurance company that donates $25 every time a new customer signs up for a policy. Every partnership professional I talk to wants to partner with well-known businesses that are already supporting great causes. Imagine getting on the ground floor of a startup! Maybe this was the company's idea.

Insurance

Selfish Giving

APRIL 13, 2022

This online insurance company donates money to your favorite cause when you don't file claims. Could you do something like this with a regular insurance company? Or could you earn a donation whenever a policy is purchased? It's a wicked smahht strategy. That's where case studies can help. Paradoxical, right?

Retail