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Nonprofit Resource Library
The following nonprofit resource library contains
hundreds of articles on various topics of interest.
The Nonprofit Arena 2010 Outlook
These Times, They Are A-Changing!
Organizational Transformation
Henny-penny and the Economy
Nonprofit Training
Webinars
Positioning Yourself For Success!
Social Networking for Nonprofits: Panacea or
Hype?
Free Software Isn't Free!
Using Social Networking Technologies in Your
Nonprofit Organization
Simple Solutions for Complicated Times
How and When You Communicate Reflects on
Your Role as a Professional
Your Mission, Not Dollars, Should Drive
Your Programs
Cultivation and Stewardship Are a Must!
Picking the Apples: Making the Ask
Board Recruitment: Whose
job is it anyway?
Simple
Solutions for Complicated Times
Positioning Yourself for Success!
Planning a Special Event? Here is how...Part 1
Planning a Special Event? Here is
how…Part 2
The Lessons of the
Yellow Brick Road
Should we conduct
an Annual Campaign? The Answer is YES, YES and YES!!!
Nine Phases of a Successful Annual Campaign
Board Member Performance
Reviews
Scattershooting
The
Seven New Rules of Fundraising in Changing Times
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
The Value of Money
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
Can Nonprofits Opt Out Of State Unemployment Taxes?
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
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
Are you planting seeds or
weeds?
Bill’s Dilemma
Wanting To Be Heard!
Planned
Giving
Nonprofit Vocation or Occupation?
Service After The Sale
A Unique Fundraising Idea
“Employers” Need To Apply
Frequently Asked Questions
About Applying for Tax Exemption
What is the difference between non-profit
and tax-exempt status?
How does an
organization become tax-exempt?
Do I need a tax-exempt number
for my organization?
How do I
get an Employer Identification Number (EIN) for my organization?
How do I
obtain an application for tax-exempt status?
Exempt
Organizations User Fees
How long does it take to process an
application for exemption?
How can my application for tax-exempt
status be expedited?
Is an exemption application subject to public
disclosure?
What if
purposes or programs change after an application is submitted?
Must an organization whose corporate
charter is reinstated after being administratively revoked or
suspended by the state submit a new exemption application?
Does a government entity need to apply
for exemption?
Where can I get more information about
how an organization can apply for exemption from federal income
tax?
What are my filing responsibilities once
I receive/apply for my tax-exempt status?
Are there any exceptions to the
requirement to file Form 990?
Are small tax-exempt organizations
required to file an annual return?
What happens if I fail to file an annual
return or annual electronic notice?
Will my organization’s exempt status be
revoked if I filed a request to extend the due date for filing
my annual information return?
Do individual members of a group
exemption ruling have to file separate Form 990 returns?
What happens if my Form 990 is filed
late?
What happens if my Form 990 is
incomplete?
Can
penalties for filing Form 990 late be abated?
Where do I file my annual return?
Is personal identifying information
provided on an exempt organization return subject to public
disclosure?
Annual Form
Filing Requirements for Section 527 Organizations
Helping Nonprofits (NGOs) Overseas
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
Selecting the Best Lists -
By Nancy Grohol, Lyons Direct Communications
Sustainable Fundraising
Growing your Donor!
Pandemic Influenza Resource Summary
Disaster Volunteer Liability Issues
Predicting Organizational Crisis Readiness: Perspectives and Practices toward a
Pathway to Preparedness
Practical Risk Management - The Handbook for Risk and Financial Professionals
Workplace Safety Toolkit
Accident Preparation and Response Tutorial
Pandemic Flu Resources
Climate Change 101 - Understanding and Responding to Global Climate Change
Citizen Corps Volunteer Liability Project
Century Time Line
Disaster and Terrorism Time Line Reports
Emergency Management: The American Experience 1900-2005
IRMI Update
2007 Risk Management Resource Guide
Community Engagement in Health Emergency Planning
Confronting Violence in Our Schools: Planning, Response, and Recovery
Volunteerism and the Disaster Resource Gap: How Volunteer Liability Protection
Can Enable Better Disaster Response
Avian Flu: The Challenge of Preparation
Preparing for a Local Crisis within a Global Pandemic
2006 Risk Management Yearbook
Glossary of Insurance and Risk Management Terms, 11th Edition
Pillars of Accountability: A Risk Management Guide for Nonprofit Boards
Aggression Management: A Paradigm of Prevention
Playground Liability
FPIF Nonprofit Institute: Outreach Opportunities For Risk Management Success
2005 Risk Management Yearbook
Unaffiliated Volunteer Management: Florida's Record-breaking 2004 Hurricane
Season
Anti-Bullying, School Safety Resources on the Web
Citizen Corps Liability Issues
Surviving Extreme Events: A Guide to Help Small Businesses and Not-for-Profit
Organizations Prepare for and Recover from Extreme Events
Medical Reserve Corps Liability Presentation
Complex Urban Systems and Extreme Events: Toward a Theory of Disaster Recovery
Senior Housing Safety & Health Report
Beyond September 11th: An Account of Post-Disaster
Research
21st Century Lightning Safety for Environments
Containing Sensitive Electronics, Explosives and
Volatile Substances
Accident Precursor Analysis and Management: Reducing
Technological Risk Through Diligence
Compassion Fatigue: The Professional Liability for
Caring Too Much
Coastal Hazards Information Clearinghouse
Assessing Local Emergency Medical Service
Assessing Local Needs and Evaluating the
Departmental Capability to Meet Them
Risk Management Strategies for Defusing Bullies
Hard Market: A Double Entendre that Means Work for
You
Safe and Secure: CyberSecurity and Local Government
Community Response to the Threat of Terrorism
Organizations at Risk: What Happens When Small
Businesses and Not-for-Profits Encounter Natural
Disasters
Nonprofit Computer Assisted Risk Evaluation System
(CARES)
Doing Well, Doing Good: Managing Risk in Corporate
Volunteer Programs
Fortune Cookies
Managing Donated Property Exposures
Managing Fundraising Risks
Managing the Risks of Gifts with Strings Attached
Money and Reputation: Benefits and Risks in
Cause-Related Marketing
Sorry, I Gave at the [Internet] Mall: The Risks and
Rewards of Raising Funds Online
A Review of Literature & Programs on Local Recovery
from Disaster
Reference Checking Do's and Don'ts
Are Written Employment Policies Always a Good Idea?
Checking Criminal Histories: Considerations Before
You Begin
Conducting Interviews
Private, Keep Out! Meeting Your Clients'
Expectations of Privacy Online
Protecting Your Nonprofit and the Board
Risk Management Basics
Components of a Screening Process
Coping with Disasters by Building Local Resiliency
Examining Approaches for Small Public Entities,
Nonprofit Organizations, and Businesses to Reduce
Losses and Overcome the Effects of Extreme Events
Insuring Volunteers
Looking Beyond the Obvious Risks: How Small
Localities, Businesses, and Nonprofit Organizations
Can Assess and Manage the Ripple Effects of
Disasters
Loss and Risk Control Resources for Nonprofits
Making Disaster Mitigation Personal: An American Red
Cross Approach
Managing Restricted Grants: Routine or Risky
Business?
Managing the Risks of Child Maltreatment
Myths About Nonprofit Liability and Risk Management
Preventing Child Abuse in Nonprofit Organizations
Preventing Fraud
Ready in Defense - A Liability, Litigation and Legal
Guide for Nonprofits
Reconsidering Reference-Checking and Reference
Giving
Risk Financing, Retention, and Transfer Resources
for Nonprofits
Risk Management Briefs from the Nonprofit Risk
Management Center (NRMC)
Risk Management Methods and Practices
The Role of the Risk Management Committee
Twelve D&O Buying Tips
Knee-Jerk Risk Management?
Liability Basics for Nonprofit Organizations
Sound Policies and Timely Investigations Essential
Ingredients
for Avoiding Sexual Harassment Liability
Steering Clear of Transportation Risks
Understanding the Volunteer Protection Act
Frequently Asked Questions About Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance
Human Resources and Employment Practices Resources
for Nonprofits
Volunteer and Volunteer Management Resources for
Nonprofits
Tried & True: A Best Practices Guide for IT
Endeavors
Donation Receipts For
Charitable Contributions - Written Acknowledgments
Deductibility of Contributions
Disaster Relief
Examinations and Compliance
Checks
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