accounting

How to Make it Easy to Get Recurring Donors [Faith Based Organizations]
Whether you’re a new church or a youth group, you understand that donors of any kind, big or small, are the support behind your faith-based organization. They allow you financial freedom to focus on your mission and goals. So how can you encourage one-time donors to become recurring donors? Here are a few ideas for…

Maintaining Your Tax-Exempt Status
Whether your organization has been tax-exempt from day one or it is a recent change, you have come to this post for a great reason: maintaining your tax-exempt status. There are many benefits to being a tax-exempt organization. The obvious ones being federal tax exemption, tax-deductible contributions and sometimes exemption from employee tax. This status…

Collecting Dues When Times Are Tough
When your organization or community faces hard times, you may feel uncomfortable collecting dues from your members. Whether you are managing due collection for a sports team or an HOA, it is important to remember how crucial dues are to keep your organization running properly. Keep in mind that your members are most likely loyal…

Ideas for a Successful Movie Night at School
School movie nights are fun for everyone. They create a great sense of community, and students really enjoy bringing their families to experience their school during non-school time. When you’re planning a movie night at school, there are many things to consider so your event can excite your students and bring local families together. Here…

How to Wrap Up Your Year as Treasurer
And…that’s a wrap! Or is it? As the school year draws to a close there are a few items that a volunteer treasurer needs to check off of their list. The chalkboard may be wiped clean and the lockers swept out but you still have a (volunteer) job to do. Fiscal Year End Many school…

10 Ways Organizations Can Encourage Volunteering
While there are a number of factors that contribute to a decline in volunteers, it is left to the nonprofit sector to encourage them back. One estimate puts the loss of volunteer hours at about $175 billion dollars of services wasted. Nonprofits need to adapt to the shifting volunteer landscape by making changes that will…

3 Pillars of Effective Nonprofit Accounting Software in 2018
Finding straightforward accounting software to manage your nonprofits books can be an overwhelming process. Software programs can either be too complex for a small nonprofit or too simplistic for your accounting needs. We would like to make this process a little bit easier for you by providing 3 important pillars to look for when choosing…

The Ease of IRS Tax Form 990N
We understand that tax filing time might not be everyone’s favorite time of year, but if your nonprofit qualifies to use the IRS Tax Form 990N, then tax filing might not be as difficult as you think. Who Can File The IRS Form 990N is also known as the e-Postcard. It is the simplest version…

The IRS 990 Tax Form Explained
For many groups tax filing time is just around the corner and almost all nonprofit organizations are required to file a 990 form. Just in the nick of time, we are here to explain who may use which 990 form and when it needs to be filed. Take a big sigh of relief, we have…

Sample Reports, Documents & Templates for Sports Teams
Keep yourself- and your team, organized with these sample reports, documents and templates for sports teams. Sports seasons are busy enough without the added challenges of team accounting, collecting dues and managing members. Here are three tools that will help you score high in organization. Once you have your team in tip-top shape you might…