Does your not-for-profit offer programs that may have started out promising, but have become disappointing? Do you have replacement programs in mind but haven’t yet secured funding for them? Consider subjecting your programming lineup to a good spring cleaning. That way, you can reallocate funds to offerings that have the best potential to meet your… Continue reading Time To Spring Clean Your Programming Lineup
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Need Extra Hands? Try Local Companies
If your not-for-profit is trying to fulfill its mission with less volunteer help these days, you’re not alone. A December 2021 Gallop poll found that although donating to charity has largely returned to pre-pandemic levels, volunteering was still down. Only 56% of survey respondents said they’d volunteered in the past year, compared with 64% in… Continue reading Need Extra Hands? Try Local Companies
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No Audit Required? Do It Anyway
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Your Non-profit’s Board Needs To Know These Financial Warning Signs
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Memorized, Commented, and Scheduled Reports in QuickBooks
Have you explored what you can do with QuickBooks reports once you’ve created them?