The financial health of your California nonprofit is dependent on clear communication between your accounting and development departments. When communication breaks down, it could result in conflict between staffers, inaccurate financial statements, and forfeiture of grant funds. Below are four … Read More
Need Support to Achieve Financial Success? Try Financial Dashboards
Increasingly, nonprofit organizations are adapting a new financial tool from the nonprofit world. Experts call these “financial dashboards,” and they are intended to track your company’s progress towards achieving its goals. Dashboards can also be used to take stock of your nonprofit’s current … Read More
How To Replace Your Nonprofit Board for Better Leadership
When times are tough, nonprofits rely on their board of directors for leadership more than ever. Unfortunately, not every nonprofit board is equipped to lead well in a crisis. They might not have enough people, or lack the knowledge and experience that is needed to meet the latest challenge. If your … Read More
How to treat quid-pro-quo nonprofit contributions
Most of us know that there are situations when charitable contributions are ineligible for tax deductions. This can be so even when someone itemizes their deductions and gives to tax-exempt organizations. One of these situations is “quid pro quo” donations. The IRS defines quid pro quo contributions … Read More
Double Donor Donations with Matching Gifts
Most large U.S. employers have matching gift programs. Matching gifts are a corporate giving program that help nonprofits financially. These are designed to help employees make an impact through charitable giving. According to Double the Donation, between $2 and $3 billion are donated in this … Read More
Four Reasons Your Nonprofit Might be Subjected to an Audit
Most of us worry about getting audited occasionally. After all, the IRS loves to get nosy with our personal taxes. But with nonprofits, the reasons for an audit are even more complicated. Fortunately, our qualified CPA firm can help you navigate federal and state regulations with nonprofit audit … Read More
Accounting for contributions and grants is now easier
For many not-for-profits, it's time to enlist the help of nonprofit audit services to get everything in order for end-of-the-quarter or end-of-the-year accounting. The good news is, there is new guidance from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) that helps organizations navigate the … Read More
Avoid excess benefit transactions and keep your exempt status
At the heart of every nonprofit organization is its mission, and a part of the fundamental financial scaffolding that helps an organization achieve its mission is its tax-exempt status. This status not only allows nonprofits to avoid the costly tax obligations of for-profit businesses, but it also … Read More
Engage supporters with your nonprofit’s annual report
For many nonprofits, their annual report is a multi-team project that takes a good deal of time, effort, and coordination - and for good reason. The annual report is not only an opportunity to check the pulse of the organization, but also to display to its many stakeholders the hard work the … Read More
How cause marketing can help your nonprofit
As any provider of nonprofit audit services will tell you, it is ideal to have a diversity of funding sources. When your nonprofit can rely on multiple types of funding, your more likely to avoid budget shortfalls and better positioned to expand your services as you need. Cause marketing is an … Read More