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Planning an Event? Don’t Neglect Sponsorships

There are many ways to evaluate the success of a not-for-profit event. But for most nonprofit leaders, financial success — how much did we raise? — is the metric that ultimately matters.…

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Nonprofit Refresher Course: Excess Benefit Transactions

Most not-for-profit leaders are familiar with the concept of excess benefit transactions and the need to avoid them. But a refresher course may be in order, particularly when you consider…

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Outsourcing HR Tasks Can Help Understaffed, Overworked Nonprofits

At one time, not-for-profit HR departments might have been responsible primarily for recruiting and hiring and occasionally for intervening in disciplinary or conflict resolution matters. Today, HR staffers usually also…

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News for Nonprofits: Summer 2024

Identifying common traits of MacKenzie Scott donees MacKenzie Scott has granted more than $15 billion to almost 2,000 nonprofits since 2019. Now Harvard researchers have dug into data on the…

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Election 2024: The Importance of Keeping Nonprofit Political Activity Nonpartisan

Most charitable organizations generally understand that they’re barred from participating or intervening in political campaigns. Failure to follow IRS rules governing nonprofits and politics may result in an excise tax,…

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Even a Lower-Cost Benefits Menu Can Help You Attract Talent

Some job candidates assume that not-for-profit organizations offer lower compensation than for-profit companies do. If your nonprofit has open positions, this can be a difficult hurdle to overcome — particularly…

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What to Know about Proposed OMB Uniform Guidance Changes

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) last fall released the details on what it terms a “fundamental rewrite” of the Uniform Guidance, the rules and requirements for federal awards.…

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Are Your Independent Contractors Actually Employees? DOL Updates Test for Worker Status

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has, once again, updated its test for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee for purposes of the federal Fair…

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Cross-Training Initiatives Can Get Your Whole Organization in Shape

Elite athletes train hard to perfect their performance in a particular discipline, but they also cross-train. For example, a sprinter might, in addition to running for hours, lift weights, swim…

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Why Private Foundations Need to Avoid Self-Dealing

If you’re a leader of a private foundation, you’re probably aware of the prohibition against self-dealing transactions between foundations and “disqualified persons.” But what constitutes self-dealing? And who exactly counts…

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