Joint Costs – What Your Organization Needs To Know
Posted by Christina K. Bell Has your organization ever sent out informational materials which have included an appeal for contributions such as a newsletter which includes a solicitation for donations?...
View ArticleThe Personal Rewards of Volunteering
Posted By Christina K. Bell When I began working with nonprofit organizations on an ongoing basis several years ago I never could have imagined the impact these organizations would have on my life....
View ArticleThe Gift of Receiving
Posted By Christina K. Bell I can’t believe as I write this there are only six more days to Christmas. With three children 10 and under it is a statistic that I was well reminded of this morning as my...
View ArticleYou Just Never Know
Posted By Jenni Fleck Jones, Marketing Manager I am the marketing manager for our firm and was asked to be a guest blogger for a professional services marketing blog. As I was writing my post, I...
View ArticleWe Received a 2012 Contribution…or Did We?
Posted by Larry Gentile If you are one of the many organizations that are qualified by the IRS to receive deductible charitable contributions, then the months of December and January can be a tricky...
View ArticleThe Risk of Not Honoring Donor Restrictions
Posted by Jonathan D. Moll, CPA If you’re a nonprofit organization that receives donor-restricted contributions, you might want to think twice about spending those restricted funds for purposes other...
View ArticleQuid Pro Quo Donations
Posted by Chris Ciminera It is customary for nonprofit organizations to occasionally hold an event to raise funds to further its mission or for other charitable purposes. I know specifically that one...
View ArticleYou Can’t Have Your Cake and Take a Deduction For it Too
Posted by Saaib Uppal Who came up with the proverb, “You can’t have your cake and eat it too?” While history doesn’t give a definitive answer, we can start by checking the archives of the Internal...
View ArticleWill Work for Free: The Value of Interns to a Nonprofit Organization
Posted by Rori C. Imhof – BLS Intern Here I am at the Pink Horse Shoe Gala and Silent Auction in April 2012 This past winter I had the opportunity to intern for a nonprofit organization located in...
View ArticleAre your self-mailers compliant with the USPS changes?
Posted by Christina K. Bell Beginning January 5, 2013, changes to self-mailer postal regulations officially take effect. Self-mailers, as defined by the United States Postal Service (the USPS), are...
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