Nonprofit Strategies
Nonprofits encouraged to take part in impact study
An economic impact study of nonprofits in San Luis Obispo County will get underway later this month to better understand their diverse and sustainable effects locally.
Nonprofit Strategies
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NONPROFIT STRATEGIES
How nonprofits can determine the value of volunteers
Volunteers are an integral part of nonprofit work. Tabulating the number of donated hours and calculating their value helps show the amount of community support a nonprofit organization receives, as well as its total economic impact.
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NONPROFIT STRATEGIES
How nonprofits can start a planned giving program
More nonprofit boards and staff are asking if they should start a planned giving program, which may attract additional resources to the organization. Here are a few things to consider:
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NONPROFIT STRATEGIES
Are nonprofits doing enough to help employees retire?
A recently released study finds that almost half of nonprofit employees are concerned about their ability to retire with financial security. This is despite three quarters of the employees participating in an employer-sponsored retirement savings program, such as a 401k.
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NONPROFIT STRATEGIES
Research Affordable Care Act now
The transformative health insurance provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act take effect in January. Many employers will need time to review the options being created and calculate how best to respond to the individual and employer mandates of the act.
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NONPROFIT STRATEGIES
Contracts with board members can be tricky
Bob, a board member of Clear the Air, offers to coordinate the search for a new executive director for the discounted price of $25,000. Should the board accept this offer?
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NONPROFIT STRATEGIES
A nonprofit conundrum: How would you proceed?
How would you proceed? The executive director of Clear the Air just announced during the board of directors meeting that she has accepted a new job. She plans on leaving the organization in three weeks, at the end of the month.
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NONPROFIT STRATEGIES
Staying informed a critical duty of nonprofit board members
Board members of nonprofits make many decisions, and have a duty to be informed before making them. How can they fulfill this duty? The most important way is to learn as much as possible about the organization.
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NONPROFIT STRATEGIES
Nonprofits shouldn't abandon direct mail for fundraising
Direct-mail fundraising generates approximately one-fifth of all donations to nonprofit organizations. If done right, it is an effective and relatively inexpensive way to raise money.
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NONPROFIT STRATEGIES
Fundraising is an organization’s job
The economy is improving and so should fundraising results. A new study by Compass-Point finds that a nonprofit organization may be a greater hindrance to fundraising success than economic conditions.
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NONPROFIT STRATEGIES
How nonprofits can prevent embezzlement and fraud
Now is the time for nonprofits to review and strengthen financial internal controls. Here are some steps that may help prevent embezzlement and fraud.




