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Creating Nonprofit Bylaws with Example

Creating Nonprofit Bylaws 101 (with Example)

By Emily Ritter | February 10, 2025

Purpose of Bylaws for a Nonprofit Organization Bylaws are like a GPS for your organization, ensuring your nonprofit stays on course as you run it day in and day out. Bylaws establish the responsibilities of the board of directors and procedures for meetings and decision-making. They also help ensure you are in compliance with state…

Nonprofit Treasurer Forms and Templates

Nonprofit Treasurer Forms & Templates: A Tip From Cyndi

By Emily Ritter | September 23, 2024

So, you’re the new treasurer? Congratulations! No matter how you got here, you’ve got an important job on your hands. Cyndi is here with some introductory videos to help kickstart you in your new role. The series, called Strong Treasurers, Strong Communities, can be found on YouTube. In this episode, Cyndi has an important suggestion…

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How to Create Effective Standing Rules for Your PTO

By Cyndi Meuchel | March 8, 2024

As an essential component of organizational governance, standing rules play a vital role in maintaining continuity, clarity, and efficiency within your Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) or Association (PTA). Whether you are creating or revising your PTO’s standing rules, let’s explore how to get started. What are Standing Rules? A list of standing rules help to…

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Homeowners Associations: What’s the Difference Between Bylaws vs. CC&Rs vs. Rules & Regulations

By Cyndi Meuchel | February 18, 2022

New research shows that 73.9 million Americans live in a community with a Community Association, showing tremendous growth over time (Foundation for Community Association). Call it a Homeowners Association (HOA), Condominium Owners Association (COA), or Property Owners Association (POA), the function is the same: they are a legal entity formed for the maintenance of common…

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Sample Reports, Documents & Templates for Sports Teams

By Cyndi Meuchel | July 5, 2017

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…

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Productivity App Review: Able2Extract PDF Converter 10

By Cyndi Meuchel | June 30, 2016

Review of the Able2Extract PDF converter, great for nonprofits and anyone with large files to share.

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Common HOA Documents

By Cyndi Meuchel | December 17, 2015

New to a Homeowners Organization or simply looking to refresh your memory? Familiarize yourself with these common HOA documents.

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What to Keep in Your Treasurer's Bin

By Cyndi Meuchel | August 13, 2014

An Essential Organizational Tool for Volunteer Treasurers Part of making your treasurer duties easier is making sure that you have the tools for the job and that they are handy! Most seasoned treasurers find that a bin of some sort is invaluable – this is the perfect place to store this year’s information. If the…

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How to Handle Non-Profit Paperwork

By Cyndi Meuchel | January 22, 2014

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…