Nonprofit
Questions & Answers
This website has been online since 1998 and since that time we have received and
answered thousands of questions on many different topics concerning non profits.
Below is a list of questions we have gathered. We
hope this will be helpful.
How much money
can a nonprofit have or carry over from year to year?
Charitable Solicitation - State
Requirements
Elimination of the Advance Ruling
Process
Private Foundations Guide To
Grant Making
What is a Grant?
Annual
Electronic Filing Requirement for Small Exempt Organizations
How Do I Form A Nonprofit?
IRS Form 990 For Tax Exempt Organizations
Political Campaigns and Charities
- What Are The Rules?
Public Charities versus Private
Foundations - What is the difference?
Exempt
Organization Appeal Procedures
A Non-Profit
Requirement - Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Employment Taxes for Exempt
Organizations
Virtual Workshop
Courses For Nonprofits
Charity Auctions
and Charitable Deductions
Unrelated
Business Income Tax Return
When are charitable receipts
required?
Donor Advised Funds
Oh My, The IRS Is
Auditing Our Non Profit!
Non-Profit
Exemption Requirements
Nonprofit
Employment Taxes Toolkit
IRS Investigates Community Foundations
How
do I file a complaint against a non-profit?
Receiving Charitable Deduction
For Giving A Conservation Easement
When Are Charitable Contributions Deductable?
How can nonprofits dispose of
donated items?
Donated Property
Nonprofit Do's and Don'ts of
Operating a Retail Establishment
How Nonprofits Attract
Donors
Nonprofit Capacity
Building / Organizational Development
Short Cuts... Everyone Wants One
In Fundraising!
Nonprofits Need To Understand
Their Donor
Where Is My Receipt?
Nonprofit Donor Loyalty
Giving Back To Your Donors
The Adventures of a Nonprofit Consultant
Homeless Shelters, Street
Ministries and Safe Houses Resources
Nonprofit Hand Grenades or Horse
Shoes
The Three Little Gifts
Refunding a Donation
We Have Past Due Pledges! Now
What?
Pennies From Heaven - True
Fundraising Story
Understanding The Giving Potential Of Your
Community
Planned Giving
Pretending To Care
What Every Board Member Should
Know
Steps To
Fundraising Success
The Truth About Nonprofits and Multi-Level
Marketing Programs
Development Director Faux Pas
Asking for a Contribution the
Right Way!
What Does Your Nonprofit Deserve?
Sending A
Donation Receipt Via Email
Cause
Marketing: Good - Bad - Indifferent
Is "Honoring" Someone Really An Honor?
A Donor Friendly
Nonprofit
Director of
Appreciation Versus Director of Development
Asking for A Contribution
When a Donor Say's “No Publicity” What Does This
Mean?
Would You Do What You Do, If You Were Not Paid?
Leaving A Legacy
For-Profit World,
I Dare You To Take The Nonprofit Challenge
The Ethics
Of Hiring A Professional Fundraiser Or Grant Writer
Preparing For A
Capital Campaign
Fired Up Fundraising
Hard Issues Facing
Nonprofits
Your Nonprofit Guide To
Acquiring And Retaining Donors
A Learning Moment For
Nonprofits
Understanding Nonprofit
Employee Stress
Gates, Buffet and Feeney! Wait, who is Feeney?
Donors Need A
REAL Reason To Care
How well do you
know your donor?
Volunteers – Do You Love Them or Leave Them!
Are you giving
donors the respect they deserve?
Understand Your Donors And Thank Them Properly
Showing Donor Appreciation
The Gift of Self
Understanding the Nonprofit Arena
in a Nutshell
Giving Permission To Believe
The Paid Volunteer Oxymoron
Manage By Crisis, Or Not!
Customer Service And Your Nonprofit
How Some Try to Justify a Fundraising Approach
The Donor Merry-Go-Round
The Nonprofit Of The Future - A $100 Challenge
Finding The Right Advice
Giving Circles - Group Philanthropy
Nonprofits Literally Searching For Money
Nonprofit Leadership For The Future
Nonprofit Governance - Are You Accountable?
Nonprofit "Fact Check"
Fatal Flaws Committed By Nonprofits
Starting A Nonprofit
How "BOLD" Are Your Donors?
Understanding The Mind Of Your Donors
Nonprofit Results Oriented Work
How to Treat Your Donors
Better to Give than Receive
Donor
Retention and
Recognition
Nonprofit Sins
Nonprofit Bottom Fishing
The Nonprofit Arena 2010 Outlook
Money or
Happiness? The answer might surprise you!
Understanding IRS CP120 Notice
Preserving your Tax-Exempt
Status
Processing Your Exemption Application
What does inure or incurment
mean?
Exempt Organizations User Fees
How Do
You Connect With Your Donor?
Nonprofit Donor Burnout
What is the
difference between nonprofit, tax exempt, and charitable?
When is an organization’s tax-exempt status effective?
What is the difference between section 501(c)(3) and section
170?
What activities can jeopardize tax-exempt status?
Can I get a list of donors to an organization?
Can Nonprofits Lobby?
Can Nonprofits Be Involved In
Political
Campaign Activity?
The Story of Generous Joe
Nonprofit Survival Tips
Can I get a list of donors to an organization?
What is the
difference between a public charity and a private
foundation?
Why would an
organization file Form 1023, Application for
Recognition of Exemption , when it is not required
to do so?
What can I do to
help ensure that my organization does not unexpectedly
lose its public charity classification?
When is Form 990,
Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax ,
due?
Do I really have to
show my return to anyone who asks?
Who must file an
annual information return?
Can returns of
tax-exempt organizations be e-filed?
From
Prospect to Donor
Can I take a deduction for a charitable contribution I make to any
tax-exempt organization?
Are contributions to an organization that has not received an
exemption determination letter deductible?
How can I determine if a particular organization is tax-exempt and
eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions?
How can I obtain a copy of an organization's annual return or
exemption application?
What should I do if a section 501(c) organization will not let me see
its Form 990 or 990-T returns or exemption application materials?
How do I report an
organization that is violating its tax-exempt status?
Understanding Donors and Their
Money
Finding Paradise
What Every Board Member Should Know
Nonprofit Protocol
Asking for a Contribution the Right Way!
Cultural Competence - Political Correctness
Development Director Faux Pas
How to Treat Your Donors
Think Creatively: Beyond Asking for Donations
Selecting the Best Lists -
By Nancy Grohol, Lyons Direct Communications
Sustainable Fundraising
Growing your Donor!
DISCLAIMER: This information
is not intended to provide legal or accounting advice, or to address specific
situations. Please consult with your legal or tax advisor to supplement and
verify what you learn here.