Planned Giving

MAY 19, 2025

LIFE INSURANCE Donate a life insurance policy you no longer need. STOCK DONATION Avoid capital gains by donating stock instead of selling. RETAINED LIFE ESTATE Give your home, but live in it for life. IRA GIFT Use your IRA to make a tax-free gift. BARGAIN SALE Sell property at a discount, make a partial gift.

Readiness

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

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

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. With all of these policies to consider, maintaining financial compliance can quickly become complicated.

Management

NonProfit PRO

JULY 10, 2025

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",

Retail

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.

CRM

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

JANUARY 29, 2025

As part of this review, agencies are also instructed to temporarily suspend the issuance of new program solicitations. In addition, Federal refugee resettlement support is under review. Even if grant disbursements and/or reimbursements to FQHCs and other grantees are delayed, this should not be a cash-flow crisis for well-managed nonprofits.

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. The funds can’t be recorded until after the donor dies, because they could change their will or designated beneficiaries at any time before that.

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.

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. Ensure your designations are up-to-date and reflect your current wishes.

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

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 8, 2023

Figuring out how to get the right insurance policy can be complicated—especially in the non-profit sector. To help you find the perfect policy for your organization, Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) created a comprehensive guide to insurance for non-profit organizations. Download Your eBook.

Insurance

NonProfit PRO

JULY 6, 2023

Figuring out how to get the right insurance policy can be complicated—especially in the non-profit sector. To help you find the perfect policy for your organization, Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) created a comprehensive guide to insurance for non-profit organizations. Download Your eBook.

Insurance

NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 1, 2023

Figuring out how to get the right insurance policy can be complicated—especially in the non-profit sector. To help you find the perfect policy for your organization, Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) created a comprehensive guide to insurance for non-profit organizations. Download Your eBook.

Insurance

Planned Giving

JULY 8, 2025

Understanding these nuances helps in determining who may receive these assets. Common Order of Intestate Succession The order of succession dictates who inherits the estate based on their relationship to the deceased.

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.

Insurance

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 29, 2021

And you need policies, procedures, and processes. Even in the early days when the donut shop is struggling financially, appropriate insurance is required. So work with an insurer or an insurance broker to understand the coverage you need to best protect your organization and its liability. You need a marketing plan.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 turns out there are several: The nonprofit might not get the donation if it doesn’t know about it.

Insurance

Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In this one-hour webinar, participants will get an overview of how to protect their copyright and avoid the infringement of others, including: What is protectable What is not copyrightable Public policy behind the law How to protect your organization’s copyrighted works Infringement risks to avoid Chris Reed, General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer (..)

Insurance

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.

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). Sustainability and other do-gooder motivations are much lower on the list of reasons why they participate.

Nonprofit

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

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

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

Planned Giving

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A solid planned giving program is your best insurance policy during a market downturn. As the economic downturn continues, nonprofits that put all their eggs in one basket by relying solely on annual giving and individual gifts are going to find those eggs are cracked and scrambled. Contact us today to get started.

Insurance