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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.…

5 Ways to Get Volunteers to Attend Meetings
It seems that anyone who has ever had the pleasure of working with volunteers has encountered this situation once or twice. You are tasked with sharing critical information face to face, which poses a challenge to dedicated volunteers whose time is already pressed with family, work and other commitments. Truth be told, people probably do…

Nonprofit Audit Guidelines
Get Started With Non-Profit Your Financial Review or Audit If you do not have a national organization that provides you with Audit guidelines, here are some ideas on how to get started:

Nonprofit Audits & Financial Reviews
Is it an Audit or a Financial Review? The intention is the same, as it is the same process. The difference is in who does it! If a paid tax professional does it, it will probably be called an audit. If unpaid volunteers do it, it will probably be called a financial review. We use…

Daily Operations Binder for Treasurers
Organize your Treasurer Information in a Daily Operations Binder for Efficiency:

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 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…

14 Team Fundraising Ideas
Generating Money to Get You through the Season It’s the time of year where Saturdays are spent shuffling kids to soccer, hockey and baseball. You love that your kids are so active, but the expenses can add up quickly. Uniforms, equipment, trophies and the occasional team pizza party will have you shelling out $20’s like…

What is Google Apps for Nonprofits?
Google Apps for Nonprofits is the free edition of the famed productivity suite from the Mountain View, CA based company. The suite gives you powerful tools that can help your organization with productivity, organization and perception. We think Google Apps combined with MoneyMinder treasury software for nonprofits would make a killer toolset sure to help…

How to Handle Non-Profit Paperwork
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…