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Insights and strategies for volunteer and nonprofit treasurers

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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…

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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]

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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…

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Printable Holiday Poem for Teachers

In light of the holidays and how busy you already are this time of year, we wanted to help make your life a little easier. Our teacher appreciation poems have been immensely popular, so we’re giving you a printable holiday poem for your child’s teacher. We personally like homemade and home-printed cards for teachers, because…

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What is "Giving Tuesday"?

There’s Thanksgiving, a day for thanks. There’s Black Friday, the day where crazy people camp out at stores to get great deals. Small Business Saturday comes next with an emphasis on local business. Then there’s Cyber Monday, when those with desk jobs avoid their work duties while they shop online for the deals. What’s next?…

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25 Holiday Fundraising Ideas for Non-Profits

Holiday Parties No matter the denomination, everyone loves a good holiday celebration. Why not organize one this year as a fundraiser for your non-profit group or club? Here are a few ideas to get your holiday party fundraiser off the ground. Ugly Sweater – Have an ugly sweater party with a $10 entrance fee and…

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How to Start a Networking Group

Humans are social creatures who often co-exists in groups and communities. We have families, different groups of friends and our circle of co-workers. As a concentric circle to our co-workers, a common community is the professional networking group. These groups are often created to help people with a common interest or a mutual professional goal.…

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12 Free Software Programs that Boost Your Non-Profit’s Productivity

Idle time and productivity are two major concerns for every business organization around the world, whether they work for profit or not. There are, however, some remarkably effective productivity tools available online that a non-profit organization can employ to improve the productivity of its volunteers or employees. Here we list a few favorites among the…

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IRS Form 990 FAQs

Disclaimer: We are not tax professionals. These are suggestions only. Please check with your group’s State or National Office or with a tax professional for definitive answers.  If you need to start at the very beginning, please read What is a Form 990/EZ? All Tax-exempt organizations must file their income, expenses and other financial information…

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Stay Tuned for a New MoneyMinder Video

We’re excited to have Varvid working on a new promotional video for  MoneyMinder. Our current video is getting a little outdated, especially considering all of the new features we’ve launched. We hope this new video will give users and potential customers a better look at how MoneyMinder can transform their accounting processes. We did some…