Entries Tagged ‘nonprofit organizations’:

Are You Fulfilling Your Responsibilities as a Board Member?

I wrote last week about my experience at the Nonprofit Business Summit, and I wanted to share more of the information I got out of what I considered to be a really fantastic conference.
One of the breakout sessions I attended was “Effective Board Development & Assessment,” which was right in line with my April Lunch [...]

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Arizona Working Poor Tax Credit

Arizona has a tax credit available for people who make donations to certain “qualifying” nonprofit organizations.  In past years, these organizations could qualify relatively simply and only needed to obtain qualifying certification once in order to remain certified for future years.  But in 2009 the law changed.  As a result, a number of our clients [...]

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Cost Allocations

At a recent Lunch & Learn I presented the topic of cost allocations for nonprofit organizations.  Allocating costs in a nonprofit involves the functional allocation of expenses between 3 different classifications:  program activities, management/general activities, and fundraising activities.  Allocating costs may not be considered to be much of a priority at a nonprofit organization.  Why [...]

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