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PTO & PTA Summer Checklist

What should PTO & PTA Treasurers do in the Summer? Check out our 2024 PTO & PTA Treasurer’s Summer Checklist! Remember during the school year when you were up to your eyeballs in paperwork and kids’ sports and Parent Teacher Association (PTA) fundraisers? When you wished you just had one free minute to catch up…

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Developing a NonProfit Budget

How does your organization decide where to spend its money? The decisions you make are a reflection of your collective values, habit and compromise. Developing a budget for your organization helps ensure that your spending is based on conscious intention. Monitoring it helps you stay on track to meet your goals and walk your talk.…

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How to Collect and Manage Homeowners Fees

Note: NonProfit Central does not offer legal advice. These are simply options to consider with your HOA team and legal counsel. A Homeowner’s Association (HOA) is an organization created by the real estate developer during the process of property development. During the property development stage, The Homeowners Association is responsible for directing structural standards, design…

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How to Prevent NonProfit Treasury Fraud

The funds of small nonprofits are often in the hands of just a few, with very little upper management types to report to. With the number of hands in the treasury so limited, it might be tempting, for some, to do dishonest things with the funds. It’s the “who’ll miss this $20 from the cash…

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A Better Way to Manage PTA Books

Let’s face it. Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) are volunteer-run organizations managed by people who are parents (read: people who are already extremely busy). That means, on a given day, you’re already dealing with one or more child, after school activities, homework, meals, family and friend time, all while trying to maintain some semblance or your former self.…