990 Forms |
Are there special things I should look for when completing a Form 990? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka Source: Board Café newsletter |
Are we required to file the 990 with our state government as well? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka Source: CompassPoint Nonprofit Services |
Besides the 990, are there other federal reporting requirements for nonprofits? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka Source: CompassPoint Nonprofit Services |
Can we post our 990 on the Internet? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka Source: CompassPoint Nonprofit Services |
Do all nonprofits have to file Form 990 each year? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka
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Do we have to give a complete copy of the 990 to requestors? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka
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How much can we charge for copies of our 990? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka
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If someone asks for a copy of our 990, what are we required to provide? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka
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Once we've completed the 990, where must it be filed? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka
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We think there is a campaign out to harass us by making complicated and demanding requests for our 990. Is there anything we can do? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka
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What are the rules for HOW to provide copies of Form 990 and Form 1023? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka
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What are the rules for posting our 990 on the Internet? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka
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What if we won't be able to get our forms done on time? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka
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What is IRS Form 990, and how is it used to evaluate nonprofits? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka
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What is Schedule A? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka
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What is the penalty if we're late in filing our Form 990? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka
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What other resources are available involving Form 990? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka
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When is Form 990 due? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka
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Where can I get a blank 990? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka
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Where can I read more about the 990? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka
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Board Governance |
Board Café - FAQs (05/01/2006)
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Consultants |
What questions should I ask a prospective consultant? (01/16/2006)
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How should I check a consultant's references? (01/13/2006)
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How should I interview a consultant? (01/13/2006)
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Databases |
What are some tips on database design and use? (01/13/2006)
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Author: Miriam Engelberg
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Which database application should I use, Microsoft Access or FileMaker Pro? (01/13/2006)
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Author: Miriam Engelberg
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Fiscal Sponsorship |
Are there organizations that are "in the business" of fiscal sponsorship? (01/17/2006)
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Author: David Barlow
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Do we need an attorney to work out a fiscal sponsorship agreement? (01/17/2006)
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Author: David Barlow
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Do you have an example of a fiscal sponsorship agreement between a professional fiscal sponsor and its projects? (01/17/2006)
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Author: David Barlow
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Do you have an example of a fiscal sponsorship agreement between two nonprofits? (01/17/2006)
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Author: David Barlow
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How can a new nonprofit get started right away without waiting to file all its papers and obtain tax-exempt status? (01/17/2006)
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Author: David Barlow
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How do I go about looking for a fiscal sponsor? (01/17/2006)
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Author: David Barlow
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How much do fiscal sponsors charge? (01/17/2006)
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Author: David Barlow
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If my group is operating under a fiscal sponsor, and we’ve decided to become an independent nonprofit, what are the steps we should take? (01/17/2006)
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Author: David Barlow
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In what situations do groups use fiscal sponsors? What types of groups find them the most useful? (01/17/2006)
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Author: David Barlow
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Sample: Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement (01/17/2006)
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Author: David Barlow
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Sample: Fiscal Sponsorship Grant Agreement (01/17/2006)
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Author: David Barlow
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What are some of the services typically provided by fiscal sponsors? (01/17/2006)
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Author: David Barlow
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What are the benefits of using a fiscal sponsor? (01/17/2006)
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Author: David Barlow
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What are the reasons to provide fiscal sponsorship to another organization? (01/17/2006)
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Author: David Barlow
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What are the risks of being a fiscal sponsor for others? (01/17/2006)
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Author: David Barlow
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What can a fiscal sponsor provide us that we couldn’t do on our own? (01/17/2006)
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Author: David Barlow
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What happens if we want to leave a fiscal sponsor? (01/17/2006)
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Author: David Barlow
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What is a "fiscal agent"? Is a fiscal sponsor different from a fiscal agent? (01/17/2006)
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Author: David Barlow
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Where can I read more about fiscal sponsorship? (01/17/2006)
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Author: David Barlow
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Fundraising |
How do I figure out how much someone can give to my organization? (01/17/2006)
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Author: Kim Klein Source: Grassroots Fundraising Journal |
How do I get my board involved in fundraising and how much should a board member give? (01/17/2006)
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How do we select fundraising software? (01/17/2006)
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Author: Duff Batchelder Source: Management Solutions for Nonprofit Organizations |
How do you ask for a "major" gift? (01/17/2006)
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Source: Chardon Press/Grassroots Fundraising Journal |
What should we look for in a director of development and what is the typical salary range? (01/17/2006)
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Why are people afraid to ask for money? (01/17/2006)
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Source: Chardon Press/Grassroots Fundraising Journal |
How can our board members help raise money? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Kim Klein Source: Chardon Press/Grassroots Fundraising Journal |
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Funds Management |
How are budgets used in nonprofit organizations? (01/17/2006)
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How can we allocate indirect costs to programs? (01/17/2006)
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How do we account for pledges? (01/17/2006)
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How do we interpret our financial statements? (01/17/2006)
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How do we interpret the financial statements of a nonprofit organization? (01/17/2006)
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How do we prepare for an audit? (01/17/2006)
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How much cash should we hold in reserve? (01/17/2006)
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How should we invest our short-term cash balances? (01/17/2006)
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Is there a way to just show a figure for "net fundraising events" rather than listing each event under both income and expense? (01/17/2006)
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Author: Jan Masaoka
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Should we get an audit? (01/17/2006)
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What accounting software should a nonprofit organization use? (01/17/2006)
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What are internal controls? (01/17/2006)
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What are the alternatives to an audit? (01/17/2006)
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What are the differences between nonprofit and for-profit accounting? (01/17/2006)
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What are the elements of an accounting system? (01/17/2006)
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What does an Auditor do? (01/17/2006)
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What financial reports do management and the board need? (01/17/2006)
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What financial statements are nonprofits required to issue? (01/17/2006)
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What is an A-133 Audit? (01/17/2006)
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What is an audit? (01/17/2006)
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What is an internal accounting control system and how can we make ours effective? (01/17/2006)
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What is cash flow and how should we manage it? (01/17/2006)
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What is depreciation? (01/17/2006)
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What is the board's responsibility in investment? (01/17/2006)
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What is the difference between cash-basis and accrual-basis accounting? (01/17/2006)
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What is the unrelated business income tax? (01/17/2006)
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What should our chart of accounts include? (01/17/2006)
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Information Technology |
What are the components of an IT plan? (01/17/2006)
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What are the key points to remember in IT planning? (01/17/2006)
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What are the prerequisites of an IT planning process? (01/17/2006)
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What are the steps in IT planning? (01/17/2006)
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What is Information Technology (IT)? (01/17/2006)
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What is IT planning? (01/17/2006)
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Where can I find IT planning resources? (01/17/2006)
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Why do I need to make an IT plan? (01/17/2006)
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Insurance |
Case Studies: Could something like this happen in your organization? (01/17/2006)
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Source: Nonprofits' Insurance Alliance of California's booklet on Directors & Officers Insurance |
D & O Coverage Forms: Cutting through the confusion (01/17/2006)
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Source: Nonprofits' Insurance Alliance of California's booklet on Directors & Officers Insurance |
Policies and Procedures: How can you minimize the chances of facing an employment-related lawsuit? (01/17/2006)
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Source: Nonprofits' Insurance Alliance of California's booklet on Directors & Officers Insurance |
Prevention and Protection: What are the keys? (01/17/2006)
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Source: Nonprofits' Insurance Alliance of California's booklet on Directors & Officers Insurance |
Things every director and officer should know -- commonly asked questions (01/17/2006)
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What board practices are particularly important to guard against lawsuits? (01/17/2006)
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Source: Nonprofits' Insurance Alliance of California |
Where does Directors & Officers Insurance fit into the overall insurance picture? (01/17/2006)
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Source: Nonprofits' Insurance Alliance of California's booklet on Directors & Officers Insurance |
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Nonprofit Enterprise |
What is social entrepreneurism? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Roberts Enterprise Development Fund
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Can the nonprofit sector really create jobs in the mainstream economy? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Roberts Enterprise Development Fund
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How do I go about starting a nonprofit enterprise? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Roberts Enterprise Development Fund
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How do we determine what kind of business to start? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Roberts Enterprise Development Fund
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How do we educate ourselves on these issues? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Roberts Enterprise Development Fund
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How do you draw these excellent people to your venture opportunity? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Roberts Enterprise Development Fund
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Isn't it illegal for a nonprofit to run a for-profit business? What are the laws and regulations regarding the creation of nonprofit enterprises? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Roberts Enterprise Development Fund
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Should a businessperson or a nonprofit person manage the business? Should she have an MBA or an MSW? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Roberts Enterprise Development Fund
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Should I bring in a consultant? How do I know when to do so? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Roberts Enterprise Development Fund
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Should I just get an MBA student to take care of this for me (to plan, give advice, etc.)? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Roberts Enterprise Development Fund
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What are the eight most critical success factors? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Roberts Enterprise Development Fund
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What are the reasons for creating nonprofit enterprise? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Roberts Enterprise Development Fund
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What are the reasons for not attempting to launch a nonprofit enterprise? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Roberts Enterprise Development Fund
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What kinds of industries are the best for nonprofits interested in job creation? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Roberts Enterprise Development Fund
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What organizational capacity do you need to be successful? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Roberts Enterprise Development Fund
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What will be the impact of this on our organization? Should I anticipate board and staff changes? (01/16/2006)
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Author: Roberts Enterprise Development Fund
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Where can I get the money to do this? (01/16/2006)
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QuickBooks |
Can I produce GAAP or audit-like financial statements in QuickBooks? (01/17/2006)
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Can QuickBooks be used for fund accounting? (01/17/2006)
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Does it matter which version of QuickBooks I use? (01/17/2006)
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How do I know if QuickBooks is right for my nonprofit organization? (01/17/2006)
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Is there a way to track grants and contracts in QuickBooks? (01/17/2006)
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Is there a “right” way to use QuickBooks? (01/17/2006)
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What is QuickBooks, and how can nonprofits use it? (01/17/2006)
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Starting a Nonprofit in California |
How can I find out how to start a nonprofit organization? (06/04/2007)
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What forms do I need to complete? (06/04/2007)
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Strategic Planning |
How much time and money does it take to do Strategic Planning? (01/17/2006)
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What are the keys to effective Strategic Planning? (01/17/2006)
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What does a "Strategy" look like? (01/17/2006)
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What if I have only one or two days to do Strategic Planning? (01/17/2006)
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What is a business plan? (01/17/2006)
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What is strategic planning? (01/17/2006)
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Author: Mike Allison and Jude Kaye Source: Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations, A Practical Guide and Workbook |
What is the difference between Strategic Planning, Long Range Planning and Operational Planning? (01/17/2006)
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What is the language of Strategic Planning in the nonprofit sector? (01/17/2006)
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What should we not expect from Strategic Planning? (01/17/2006)
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Why plan? (01/17/2006)
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Volunteers |
How do I build a stronger volunteer/staff partnership? (01/17/2006)
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Author: Ivan H. Scheier Source: Building Staff/Volunteer Relations |
How do I develop an advisory council? (01/17/2006)
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Author: Susan J. Ellis Source: the Top Down: The Executive Role in Volunteer Program |
How do I develop creative volunteer roles? (01/17/2006)
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Author: Susan J. Ellis Source: The NonProfit Times |
How do I find daytime volunteers? (01/17/2006)
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Author: Susan J. Ellis Source: The NonProfit Times |
How do I recruit from African-American churches? (01/17/2006)
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Author: Charyn D. Sutton Source: Pass It On: Outreach to Minority Communities |
What are some ideas for recruiting volunteers? (01/17/2006)
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Author: Susan J. Ellis Source: The Volunteer Recruitment Book, 2nd ed |
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