Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Set the Control Environment The first and most important internal control for the very small nonprofit is to set the control environment , that is, to let everyone know, from the top down, that there are policies in place and everyone has to follow the policies. Who is responsible for approving the invoice to be paid?

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Candid

AUGUST 7, 2024

Discussing budgets and policy was uncomfortable for the partner—and not something her nonprofit typically does. Despite working in diverse geographies and issue areas—from environmental justice to workforce development, arts education to grief support—these nonprofits share similar concerns about the risk of engaging in policy advocacy.

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Policy Policies Lobbying Training 119

Grant Writer Team

MAY 15, 2025

What’s the Best Policy when Writing Grants? Best Policy When Writing Grants The Role of Integrity when Writing Grants GrantWriterTeam ‘s advice? Ethical grant writers work with organizations to ensure transparency in all dealings and recommend clear internal policies to manage any potential conflicts.

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Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Your nonprofit’s accounts payable policies create easy-to-follow guidelines to help provide that consistency. These AP policies not only ensure the smooth operation of your organization but also provide a framework to scale as your technology evolves.

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Policy Policies Nonprofit Training 105

Ann Green's Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Before you can grow, you should have a strong accounting infrastructure that consists of: Fiscal policies and procedures. Create a shared fiscal policies and procedures handbook for easy reference across departments. Their duties range from budget creation and cash flow forecasting to grant management and financial policy development.

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Finance Policy Policies Nonprofit 147

Candid

JANUARY 9, 2025

Here are four technology policies and practices nonprofits and foundations of any size or mission area should leave behind in 2025: 1. Stop creating product-specific technology policies Just as accessibility covers many different systems, interventions, accommodations, and needs, so too should your organizations policies.

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Policy Policies Strategic Plan Budget 98

GrantNews

JANUARY 20, 2025

Children’s Health Equity : Up to $60,000 to USA nonprofits and tribes for public policy advocacy campaigns related to children’s health equity. Public Policy Solutions : Grants up to $50,000 to USA nonprofits for projects related to public policy solutions. Funding supports sustainability, underserved communities.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MARCH 10, 2025

Review workplace policies, including communication and paid time off (PTO). At the same time, encourage pairings to meet for casual coffee chats to delve into specific questions the new employee may have about workplace expectations or guidelines, such as your fiscal policies. Use a learning management system.

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Mentor Nonprofit Policy Policies 205

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In a webinar with Peter Panapento , co-founder and philanthropic practice leader of Turn Two Communications, he shared best practices when creating an AI policy for your grantmaking organization. Here are some of the tips Peter shared for creating an AI policy that your organization will actually use. Meet your staff where they are.

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Policy Policies AI Ethics 97

Candid

APRIL 1, 2024

We then incorporated these guidelines into our employee policies. Today, our AI policy—which focuses on best practices, not specific tools—is integral to how we work and helps us use AI in a way that amplifies our mission. Here are three reasons why your organization should consider adopting an AI policy.

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Policy Policies AI Ethics 105

Gail Perry Group

DECEMBER 11, 2024

While most donors report that tax policy isnt the primary motivation to give to charity, this shows how tax policy still shapes generosity. We're entering a new era where understanding both tax policy and donor behavior will be more crucial than ever. Here's the bombshell: Only 7.5% of Americans now itemize their taxes.

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Fundraising Policy Policies Pass-Through 97

Double the Donation

MAY 6, 2024

Gift acceptance policies are an essential but easily overlooked part of nonprofit management. To avoid touchy (and potentially damaging) donor relations and legal situations, it’s worth taking the time to study up on these policies and how to create […]

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Policy Policies Template Nonprofit 98

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MAY 8, 2025

Use a No Brief, No Draft Policy Make it official: If you dont know what youre doing, Im not writing about it. Theres nothing more maddening than trying to write a winning grant for a program that isnt even nailed down yet. Sound familiar? Yeah, its the worst. And youre not in the business of guesswork. Activities: What exactly are we doing?

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Proposal Logic Model Policy Policies 130

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

With the right policies and strategies in place, your nonprofit organization can draw from your operating reserves during and after an emergency without putting future operations at risk. Understanding Your Spending Policy During a crisis, it can be tempting to deplete your entire reserve to address immediate needs.

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Management Policy Policies Budget 104

Blackbaud

JANUARY 10, 2025

In addition to crafting the Investment Policy Statement and Spending Policy, the Investment Committee should set a fiduciary calendar, so everyone knows when to expect updates on investments, reviews of operating reserves , and similar topics. Help your grantees understand that its okay, and encouraged, to take a moment to breathe.

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Award Policy Policies Finance 97

GrantNews

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Projects that Address Policy Issues for Older Adults : Grants to nonprofits for housing projects that benefit older adults ages 65 and above Help Communities Thrive : Grants to nonprofits to create and sustain thriving communities. GrantWatch has an extensive list of housing grants.

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Grant Grants Education Policy 111

Candid

MAY 19, 2025

Organizations consistently highlighted the importance of advocating for food security programs and policies in a nonpartisan way, deeply rooted in community stories, helping policy makers see the human realities behind legislative decisions. Organizations are being asked to provide food for more people with fewer resources.

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Transportation Policy Policies Nonprofit 98

Blackbaud

MAY 19, 2025

This is why you need a conflict of interest policy. When youve documented and implemented a strong conflict of interest policy, you protect your team, ensure ethical decision-making, and strengthen your reputation among grantees and stakeholders. And so, in practice, its being able to say we have a policy.

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Policy Policies Ethics Consulting 59

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The funding and distribution phases of limited life endowments require more drastic changes in the asset allocation policy. It is vital for decision makers to be consistent and adhere to the policy. When carefully structured and governed, spend-down strategies can provide targeted financial support to causes that need it most.

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Funding Policy Policies Government 89

GrantNews

MAY 19, 2025

Address Policy Issues for Older Adults Grants to nonprofits for projects that benefit older adults ages 65 and above. Funding is for advocacy projects that address policy issues nationwide. Foundation grants are especially powerful, offering simpler applications, fewer restrictions, and no legal limits on funding amounts.

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DoJiggy

DECEMBER 3, 2024

How to Protect Your Donor Data DoJiggy’s Privacy Policy DoJiggy Never Shares Your Supporter Data Conclusions on Donor Privacy Concerns What Is Donor Data? Donor data privacy refers to the practices and policies that ensure the protection of personal and financial information collected from donors. What Is Donor Data Privacy?

Ethics 59

Ethics Policy Policies Fundraising 59

Blackbaud

MAY 13, 2025

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. Develop Policies and Procedures: Create written policies and procedures that address identified risks and outline control activities.

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Policy Policies Ethics Finance 73

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Press Forward aims to repopulate and diversify newsrooms and advocate for policies like making subscriptions tax deductible. By Alex Daniels Press Forward aims to repopulate and diversify newsrooms and advocate for policies like making subscriptions tax deductible.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Such a policy would disregard the Constitutional principle of due process, various nonprofit leaders told The NonProfit Times on background. Such a policy totally disregards the Constitutional principle of due process. House of Representatives that would provide tax relief to Americans held hostage. 9495 and its predecessor, H.R.6408.

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Pass-Through Policy Policies Finance 116

NonProfit PRO

APRIL 16, 2025

Here's why you need an AI policy, and how to create one. Artificial intelligence is changing how nonprofits work, but it comes with risks.

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Policy Policies AI Nonprofit 59

Candid

JUNE 11, 2025

We need specialists who deeply understand housing policy, food insecurity, or mental health access. Philanthropy can support nonprofits as field catalysts that create the infrastructure, policy change, and cultural shift necessary for others to act. It means designing solutions together and executing them in sync.

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Nonprofit Policy Policies Strategic Plan 89

GrantNews

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Address Policy Issues for Older Adults Grants to nonprofits for projects that benefit older adults ages 65 and above. Funding is for advocacy projects that address policy issues nationwide Environmental and Social Initiatives Grants to nonprofits for environmental and social initiatives.

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Grant Grants Nonprofit Education 119

Candid

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Shifting culture: A commitment to inclusive policies and practices benefits all staff While we’re proud of this progress, we know the numbers only tell one side of the story. In 2014, the Ford Foundation refined its mission to focus on disrupting inequality by addressing its root causes rather than simply its symptoms.

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Policy Policies Funding Application 98

Blackbaud

APRIL 1, 2025

Just as we finally got our footing from a global pandemic and spinning up programs to support communities dealing with extreme weather events, now federal policy shifts have grantmakers and grantees alike scrambling. Its been a wild few years for the philanthropy sector. Funders are really important, Kristina said on the webinar.

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Funding Indirect Cost Policy Policies 82

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Employee Roles and Responsibilities Define clear policies regarding employee roles, especially for those who might help with on-the-ground cleanup efforts versus those who will keep the organization running. Define clear policies on when and how this fund can be used, particularly in the event of a climate disaster.

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Policy Policies Funding Readiness 93

Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

Operating Reserve Policies To help institutionalize operating reserve best practices and provide a pathway for a clear set of purposes, definitions, and goals, have a formal operating reserve policy in place prepared by senior management and staff and approved by the Board. That is not important.

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Policy Policies Budget Management 98

Blackbaud

APRIL 3, 2025

Following a standard expense reimbursement policy may be a more secure process. Set internal policies restricting the amount employees can spend on a credit card without prior approval from a superior. Establish clear credit card usage policies and revoke cards from employees who violate them. Follow U.S.

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Policy Policies Finance Ethics 94

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Anuradha Parihar, donor database coordinator at House of Friendship, reminds us of the “rinse and reuse” policy; repeating the right actions —instead of reinventing every year— will save you time and help you raise more dollars. Document, document, document the policies and procedures for all projects to make the next year more efficient!

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Fundraising Calendar Policy Policies 102

Candid

APRIL 1, 2025

Empowering local leaders can help strengthen the ecosystem, making it more agile and resilient in the face of policy shifts, funding uncertainties, and the ongoing threat of the next disaster. In this era of geopolitical change and policy realignment, philanthropy has the opportunity to strengthen its commitment to community-led solutions.

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Policy Policies Funding Government 80

GrantNews

APRIL 25, 2025

Projects that Address Policy Issues for Older Adults : Grants to nonprofits for housing projects that benefit older adults ages 65 and above. Building Forever Homes with Grant Funding isn’t just a dream, it’s a growing reality for families, veterans, and individuals ready to plant roots.

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Funding Grant Grants Education 85

Future Fundraising Now

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Within that okay for now group are many that may still be targeted for cuts: A memo from the Office of Management and Budget said: The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars… Nonprofits in the rest of the world cant breathe easy.

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Funding Indirect Policy Policies 64

RBW Strategy

AUGUST 7, 2024

Policies and procedures that adhere to the 2 CFR 200 and other policy requirements. Through these policies and procedures, you’ll want to answer the following questions: Has management designed policies and procedures to handle a wide variety of circumstances? This serves as your steering committee. The answer is no.

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Federal Grants Grant Grants Procurement 147