book keeping

All About In-Kind Donations (with Sample Thank You Letter)

What Are In-Kind Donations? In-Kind Donations are non-cash donations that come in the form of goods or…

What is a Form 990-EZ?

Form 990-EZ is a required IRS form for tax-exempt organizations that take in less than $200,000 in…

Extend Your MoneyMinder Capabilities with These Tools

MoneyMinder is the gold standard in simple accounting tools, built for volunteer-run organizations to minimize the learning…

Be Prepared with this Nonprofit Audit Checklist for Parent Groups, Teams, Scouts and More

Why Perform an Audit? The annual audit: does the very thought of it make you cringe? While…

5 Reasons Your Nonprofit Should Switch From Quickbooks to MoneyMinder

The answer to the question of Quickbooks vs. MoneyMinder depends on who is using it. Quickbooks is…

Do You Need to File a Tax Return if Your Group Had No Activity?

It's been a tough year for too many reasons to count. From virtual fundraising to online holiday…

Cash Flow Management for Clubs, Teams and Parent Groups

Simply put, cash flow management is tracking the money that comes in and out of your nonprofit.…

Maintaining a Positive Fundraising Event ROI (with a Note About Virtual Fundraising ROI)

Although many fundraising events have a great underlying purpose, sometimes there simply is not enough focus on…

Church Treasurer Duties, Explained

A higher power has called upon you to help your church or faith-based organization as the treasurer.…

A Guide to Getting Started as the Scout Unit Treasurer

Have you been promoted from Scouting Parent to Scout Treasurer? Congratulations! You're about to embark on an…

The Ultimate Guide to Financial Best Practices for PTO Treasurers

School Parent Groups are known for their fundraising brilliance. Parents, teachers, faculty and students do amazing work…

MoneyMinder Named in Capterra’s Top 10 Most Popular Budgeting Software

Bellingham, Washington June 5, 2020 - MoneyMinder by NonProfit Central announced today that it has been named…

Quarantine Coffee Chat [Video]: Tools for Keeping Your Group Moving Forward

How has your nonprofit group been impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent distancing measures? We've been…

16 Steps to Prevent Nonprofit Embezzlement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6fxz9L8tRQ Embezzlement sounds like a big word that is meant for white collar crimes on Wall Street.…

Wrapping Up the End of Your Financial Year [Homeowners Associations]

The end of the year is approaching, which not only means wrapping presents but wrapping up your…

How to Give a Treasurer’s Report at Your Next Meeting

If you’ve been newly elected as treasurer for your Parent Group, HOA, Sports Team or any other…

Maintaining Your Tax-Exempt Status

Whether your organization has been tax-exempt from day one or it is a recent change, you have…

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…

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…

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…

Accounting for Sports Teams: 10 Basic Tips

Accounting for sports teams is a little more complicated than simply reading the scoreboard. However, it doesn’t…

The Treasurer Duties of Reconciling a Checking Account

Whether you are an incoming Treasurer or this is a re-occurring role for you, the Treasurer duties…

A Few Words from a Satisfied Customer

Gerry Webb, Secretary of Esquimalt Lions Club was kind enough to submit a review of MoneyMinder in…

New Feature: Budget Analysis Report

[caption id="attachment_3112" align="alignright" width="261"] The new MoneyMinder Budget Analysis Report. Click for full view.[/caption] Budgeting is vital…

Software for Rotary Club Management

Here are 5 software programs or apps that can help your Rotary Club run more smoothly. MoneyMinder:…

Beyond Drills: Managing Little League Dues & Finances

When you think of a little league coach’s role, you probably don’t picture a bunch of paperwork.…

What is the IRS 990-N Form All About?

The more tax tips you can get, the easier your treasurer job will be, right?  How does…

Reconciling a Checking Account

Reconciling a checking account is an important financial step to take for every organization.   Now with online…

See Strength In Numbers: The Annual PTA or PTO Audit

The annual PTA/PTO financial review (aka audit) is something that often strikes fear into the hearts of many…

Managing Your Baseball Team’s Books

Are you great at keeping score at the game, but not so much when it comes to…

Nonprofit Audit Guidelines

Audit Guidelines for Non-Profits Get Started With Non-Profit Your Financial Review or Audit If you do not…

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…

Accounting for Sports Teams 101

The cost of youth sports is on the rise, and parents may be more discerning about how…

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:…

New Feature Coming Soon: Add Your Logo

As you may or may not know, we're constantly improving Money Minder and Budget Builder. We do…

We’ve Arrived. And We’re Ready to Help.

Nonprofit Central has officially arrived in the blogging world. Hey, better late than never, right? We're here…