As a director or manager of a nonprofit, monthly budget assessments will allow you to track and manage your nonprofit’s finances. Monthly meetings, which should happen after a *cost-benefit analysis, should involve your Finance Committee, Budget staff, and/or Project Manager(s). These meetings should review program deliverables and program budget/actual efficiency and include the following items: […]
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A nonprofit’s main focus is to carry out its mission to the best of its ability yet there’s one thing that cannot be lost in the desire to do good: A fiduciary responsibility to its funding sources and the community to use those resources efficiently and responsibly. All nonprofits have three to four, depending on
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How can they protect the board? Bylaws are the written rules by which an organization is governed. They set forth the structure of the board and the organization. They determine the rights of participants and they determine the procedures by which rights can be exercised. In other words, bylaws guide the board in conducting business.
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Revocation of Federal Tax Exemption at Historic African-American Theater Holds Warning for Others Source Non Profit Quarterly May 12, 2016; Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH) In April, leadership of Karamu House, a settlement house that includes the oldest African-American theater in the United States, suddenly became aware that the IRS had revoked its tax-exempt status after
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Allocating Expenses Expenses are allocated to show the total cost of operating your program(s) that include activities, services, and projects related to a specific program. It is very important for the Executive Director, Board of Directors and other agency management to know the total costs of running the program so all can see how the
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I thought this to be a very helpful article from Non-Profit Quarterly for both start-up Non-Profits and established Non-Profit Organization. I hope you find some very useful information here that will give guidance to Executive Directors, Board of Directors and anyone in a management postion at your organization. M. Letha Daniels There is nothing like
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Each organization is different and may require more or less management of activities as required by the grantor. The list below represented the most common activates that must be managed. Complying with all the terms of the contract or agreement Using due-diligence in complying with the reporting requirements throughout the grant period Fulfilling financial reporting
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There are many reasons a grantee should exercise effective Grant Management. Grant funding can be lost if a grantee has neglected to use decisive grant management in implementing projects and accounting for grant funds received. When an award agreement is executed you have taken on the responsibility of complying with the terms of the agreement.
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