The MoneyMinder Blog
Insights and strategies for volunteer and nonprofit treasurers

Daily Operations Binder for Treasurers
Organize your Treasurer Information in a Daily Operations Binder for Efficiency:

What to Keep in Your Treasurer's Bin
An Essential Organizational Tool for Volunteer Treasurers Part of making your treasurer duties easier is making sure that you have the tools for the job and that they are handy! Most seasoned treasurers find that a bin of some sort is invaluable – this is the perfect place to store this year’s information. If the…

22 Nonprofit Treasurer Tips
As a volunteer treasurer for a non-profit organization, it is not enough to be honest; you must also take steps that will enable you to back up your honest treasury practices. Follow These Basic Treasury Tips to Protect all Individuals in your Organization: Always have at least 2 people count money Use a standard counting…

14 Team Fundraising Ideas
Generating Money to Get You through the Season It’s the time of year where Saturdays are spent shuffling kids to soccer, hockey and baseball. You love that your kids are so active, but the expenses can add up quickly. Uniforms, equipment, trophies and the occasional team pizza party will have you shelling out $20’s like…

What is Google Apps for Nonprofits?
Google Apps for Nonprofits is the free edition of the famed productivity suite from the Mountain View, CA based company. The suite gives you powerful tools that can help your organization with productivity, organization and perception. We think Google Apps combined with MoneyMinder treasury software for nonprofits would make a killer toolset sure to help…

What is the Function of a Homeowners Association?
Homeowners Associations (HOAs) are legal entities that are formed for the maintenance of common areas. Majority of townhome societies, condominiums and now single-family subdivisions have appointed Homeowners Associations, which are elected after the development is built to completion and most residents have moved in. When homeowners have finalized their residential documentation, they are provided Covenants,…

Quick Fundraising Ideas for Non-Profits
Fundraising is the life blood of every non-profit organization. It is important for non-profits to keep coming up with new and creative ideas to raise money that they can put toward the cause, to further their objective. The drawback is that people aren’t very keen on parting with their money, even if it is for…

Would You Make a Good Treasurer? (Quiz)
So, think you’d make a good treasurer for your club or organization? Take our simple quiz to find out if you’re a good match. Our questions will tell what time of participation, accountability, transparency, effectiveness and efficiency you’d have as a treasurer. After you submit your quiz, we’ll tell you what your score means![mlw_quizmaster quiz=1]

How to Handle Non-Profit Paperwork
Feeling a little overwhelmed and like you’ve time warped back to the 1980’s with all the paperwork that comes with running a non-profit? Unfortunately, some paperwork is necessary, but there are ways and means to keep it manageable. The best way to handle non-profit paperwork is to maintain a very organized paper trail by sticking…