Ask Your Doctor If This Non-Profit Funding Model Is Right For You

We frequently read discussions about the need to communicate the differences between the business models of for-profit and non-profits. What there is less conversation about is the differences in business models among non-profits. If you are looking at another non-profit organization and trying to replicate what they do in terms of fundraisers and earned revenue sources without success, it could be because you don’t understand what the best funding model may be for your type ...

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How To Run A Museum (And Teach Others To As Well)

The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) website has a guide for running museums written by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). The guide, Running A Museum: A Practical Handbook is available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish as a basic primer for running any type of museum or historical site. It addresses all the basic concerns of museums including acquisition, storage, documentation, restoration, ethical questions, education, visitor management, employee ...

How Financial Statements Are Born

How Financial Statements Are Born

If you have been in a meeting about the financial status of your organization and are confused about the differences between balance sheet, cash flow statement and income statement when they are mentioned,  you aren’t alone.  Even if you have taken an accounting class, you may have a little trouble reconciling what you learned with the non-profit approach to finance. A few years back, the Non-Profit Finance Fund conducted a webinar for the Theatre Communications ...