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.

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

Tech Soup

JULY 10, 2011

This post was authored by Salem Kimble, social media development manager with BetterWorld Telecom. Insuring that you have a structure and policies in place can insure a successful transition to a virtual work environment for your team.

Insurance

GrantNews

JUNE 21, 2024

Make sure your insurance policies, like ID, are up to date. Conduct an inventory and contact your insurance company. Send text messages or use social media to reach out to family and friends. Make an Emergency Plan. Make sure everyone in your household knows and understands what to do if you need to quickly evacuate.

Insurance

Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

Nonprofits have two customers – the people they serve through the mission and the people or organizations which pay for all or part of the services, such as donors, insurance companies, government entities, and more. In short, the board’s duty is to deal with the policies and the “big issues.” Think strategic, 3,000-foot view.

Finance

The Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In a time of heightened cell phone and social media usage, it’s no wonder brains are filtering out marketing messages, including those from your nonprofit—there’s a mess of them! The trouble is, almost every nonprofit is highly communicative. So how do you make your marketing efforts stand out?

Insurance

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

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Renting an event facility may be more expensive, but you will feel confident that they have the right insurance and that many logistical details like parking and accessibility will be covered. Share this on your website, through email, on social media, in your newsletter, and anywhere else you can think of. Who will provide the food?

Policies

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2022

Thanking supporters now is an insurance policy for asking for support again later. Share photos and videos from the event if you send out an email campaign, and post them on your social media and website. Social media makes this part easy. This is a great way to build a closer relationship with your key supporters.

Fundraising

Blue Avocado

APRIL 23, 2024

Here, Gen Z might come to our sector’s rescue instead of being its downfall (as perpetually and ominously foretold by media outlets, it seems). To that end, Connected Lane County provides 100% employer-sponsored health, dental, and vision insurance for our employees and whoever they enroll. Rethink personnel policies and practices.

Goals

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Either way, you might receive media attention if your work produces interesting findings. And either way, you may be able to leverage your data to bring about policy changes. Depending on your institution’s course buy-out policies, finding a grant that will be at the level that would enable a course buy-out may not be possible.

Funding

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

JULY 17, 2023

As a scholar, I’m attuned to the underlying sentiment around workers and labor in the media landscape. The trade-off between individual and economic benefits also came to light in government policies around who was labeled an essential worker (and, later, who received work from home privileges and who did not).

Readiness

Planned Giving

JULY 29, 2024

These include: Assets with a Named Beneficiary: Such as life insurance policies or retirement accounts. Non-Probate Assets Without a Beneficiary: Certain assets like life insurance policies and retirement accounts pass directly to a chosen beneficiary. Designating Beneficiaries: For life insurance and retirement accounts.

Pass-Through

Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Save the fancy, “scripty” font for other printed materials or social media. Whoever is serving the alcohol should have the proper licensing and insurance. Other things to think about include cancellation policies, last minute venue or date changes, and what their deposit policy is like. ID required”).

Contracts

The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

You need to ensure that your organization has appropriate insurance coverage in place to protect against potential liability claims in all of these areas of legal risk. You also should explore acquiring an errors and omissions liability/media liability insurance policy to fill those coverage gaps.

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