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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…

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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:

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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…

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Daily Operations Binder for Treasurers

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

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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…

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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…

Google Apps for Nonprofits

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…

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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…

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How to Start a Networking Group

Humans are social creatures who often co-exists in groups and communities. We have families, different groups of friends and our circle of co-workers. As a concentric circle to our co-workers, a common community is the professional networking group. These groups are often created to help people with a common interest or a mutual professional goal.…

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12 Free Software Programs that Boost Your Non-Profit’s Productivity

Idle time and productivity are two major concerns for every business organization around the world, whether they work for profit or not. There are, however, some remarkably effective productivity tools available online that a non-profit organization can employ to improve the productivity of its volunteers or employees. Here we list a few favorites among the…