Quickly, Tell Me About The Rules For Non-Profits
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It can be difficult to communicate the different legal regulations that non-profits operate under in order to help people understand what your organization can and can’t do. Non Profit Law blogger and attorney, Gene Takagi created a Non Profit Law 101 for Journalists which provides a quick summary of the basic regulations under which 501 (c) (3) organizations need to operate. Of course, in addition to journalists, the piece can serve as a quick reference ...
Open Yourself Up A Big ‘Ol Box Of Ethics & Compliance
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“You need volunteers to update and revise the organization’s ethics and compliance policies? Hellz yeah I’m in!” Granted, that’s probably not a phrase you’re going to hear during your tenure as a professional arts manager but that doesn’t mean arts organizations should take ignore ethics and compliance issues nor does it mean the task of creating meaningful, and applicable, policies and procedures should be something to avoid. To that end, you should take a look ...
Understanding Non-Profit Financial Statements
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A few months ago, I wrote about How Financial Statements Are Born, which explained how different financial statements were related to one another. A supplement to that is a How To Be A Financial Detective presentation that Thomas Blaney and Christopher Peterman made at a Grant Managers Network conference. This presentation is generally focused on educating board members and potential donors about how to interpret different non-profit financial statements. Obviously then, there are tips in ...
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