Preparing for a financial crisis? Build up operating reserves

You never know when your not-for-profit might experience a financial blow. With the current efforts in Washington to ...
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Lost and found: Regaining your nonprofit’s tax-exempt status

The IRS regularly revokes the tax-exempt status of not-for-profits — mostly for failing to file annual information returns. ...
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Love Your Community: Tax Benefits of Charitable Giving

If you’re a volunteer who works for a charity, you may be entitled to some tax breaks if ...
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Beyond Boomers: How to engage younger generations

If your nonprofit’s fundraising arm has largely neglected younger generations in favor of Baby Boomers, you may need ...
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Casino nights aren’t all fun and games

Charitable fundraisers that feature games of chance — everything from bingo and raffles to baccarat and roulette — ...
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Making cost-allocation decisions for your nonprofit

Cost allocation probably isn’t your favorite task — particularly if your not-for-profit has many activities. Yet the process ...
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One from many: Why your nonprofit might want to federate

Federated not-for-profits are single corporate entities with multiple chapters. There’s no one definitive legal structure for federated organizations. ...
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Using an exit agreement to manage your nonprofit’s leadership transition

All good things must come to an end — including the tenure of a respected founder or executive. ...
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Nonprofit start-ups: Form 1023 or 1023-EZ?

If you’re starting up a new 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, you likely face many decisions. One of them is ...
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Should your nonprofit compete, collaborate or both?

You’ve probably collaborated with other not-for-profits that share your space — maybe on a special event or fundraising ...
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Make better branding your nonprofit’s 2025 New Year’s resolution

If your not-for-profit wants to make an organization-wide New Year’s resolution for 2025, how about this: Strengthen our ...
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Keep your nonprofit’s special event safe and successful

Your not-for-profit organization likely has at least one special event planned for 2025. Whether it’s a formal dinner ...
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