Self-Assessment Tool for Nonprofit Organizations
By Dylan Fitzgerald onSample checklist for nonprofit self-assessment
Legal Issues Facing Nonprofit Start-Up Organizations
By Dylan Fitzgerald onOverview of a presentation on key steps and issues to consider before and while setting up a new nonprofit…
Everything You Wanted to Know About Nonprofits & Committees
By Dylan Fitzgerald onOverview of nonprofit board of directors' committee structure and effective use thereof
Board Committee Job Descriptions
By Dylan Fitzgerald onOverview of committee options and structures for nonprofit boards
MNA Principles & Practices for Nonprofit Excellence
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis website provides a wide variety of resources including a variety of publications on a number of nonprofit management…
MNA Principles & Practices for Nonprofit Excellence
By Dylan Fitzgerald onSet of accountability principles and management practices from the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
Reporting Nonprofit Operating Expenses
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis article defines the three types of expenses incurred by nonprofits and explains the criteria used by charity watchdogs…
Payment and Reimbursement Disclosures
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis website provides guidance on establishing a reimbursement policy and describes the disclosures required on the Form 990, Part…
Reporting and Operations: Travel Expenses
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis website describes how to develop and implement a standardized travel reimbursement request form.
Inadequately Documented Executive Expenses – What’s the Harm?
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis article describes the information that needs to be collected in association with executive expenses to be in compliance…
Rough Draft of a Nonprofit Social Media Policy
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis blog provides a link to a drafted social media policy which can be customized to each individual organization's…
The Unraveling of Donor Intent: Lawsuits and Lessons
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis article provides examples of lawsuits that have been brought against prominent nonprofit organizations and provides advice for charities…
IRS Gift Substantiation and Disclosure Requirements
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis website shares requirements for donors to receive income tax deductions for gifts of cash, in-kind donations, and quid…
What Mosques and Nonprofits Should Know About Charitable Recordkeeping and Acknowledging Contributio
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis PowerPoint presentation provides the detailed requirements of acknowledging gifts of $250 or more in cash and in-kind donations…
Donation Acknowledgement Letters – What information do we need to include for tax purposes?
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis article describes the required elements of a tax receipt as defined by the IRS and provides samples of…
Rules of Fundraising for Non-Profits
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis video is a crash course in fundamental fundraising principles including best practices in ethical solicitation, cultivation, and stewardship.
Ten Nonprofit Funding Models
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis article describes ten funding models common in nonprofits in an attempt to standardize language on funding across the…
Protecting Donor Anonymity: Understanding the NPR Scandal
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis article describes the donor's right to anonymity and donor-advised funds as a vehicle for anonymous giving.