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Try This Simple Budgeting Process for Your Nonprofit Organization

Does your nonprofit need to budget? Yes, and here’s why. The budget provides a framework for organizational decision-making. Developing a budget helps your board make choices between projects. Using it helps to maintain focus on what’s most important to your group. They help set expectations for an organization, tell us what we expect to achieve,…

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Nonprofit Management in the Face of the Coronavirus Crisis

We know that, as a volunteer, you move mountains. And now you’re probably looking at moving mountain ranges. The rapid outbreak and spread of the novel Coronavirus is likely changing the way you manage your organization. Following are some ideas for making adjustments while still keeping things running: Managing Your Nonprofit During Coronavirus Send a…

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Budgeting Dos and Don’ts

Budgeting can be a powerful planning tool. Here are a few must “Dos” to have a successful budget and a few common errors or “Don’ts”

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Managing Your Baseball Team’s Books

Are you great at keeping score at the game, but not so much when it comes to the team accounting? While there should be a healthy amount of fun involved managing a baseball team, keeping the books is serious business. National trends show that the cost of playing sports continues to increase, so it is…

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Nonprofit New Year’s Resolution: Get Your Ducks in a Row

2015. Can you believe Y2K was a whole 15 years ago? We may not be facing a millennium-based computer bug meltdown, but time of year is wrought with its own set of challenges. Holiday shopping, school breaks, vacations, and more social interaction than you’re used to. All of that can add up to a lot of stress.…

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How to Create a Church Budget

When it comes to managing the financials of a religious institution, the key factors are organization and trust. Like any organization, it’s unwise to assume that everyone can always be trusted. Be highly organized and leave a traceable path for every move you make so that all of your financials can be accounted for. All…