Category Archives: News
Channeling the Wants and Needs of Users, What Does the Future Hold for Nonprofit Accounting?
In the beginning there was heaven and earth. Things like water and light took a little while longer. Nonprofit accounting software providers find themselves somewhere in the middle of the tech week of creation. Basic functionality has been widely available
Budget Cuts Might Hit Less Obvious Social Services
Among the priorities for President-Elect Donald Trump once he’s inaugurated on Jan. 20 has been repeal or replacement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which would mean huge changes, as well as tax reform, particularly aimed at lowering corporate tax
BoardSource: Calculating Costs Is Just The Start
As watchdog groups, government agencies and donors take closer and closer looks at organizational expenses and the portion of contributions going toward missions, fundraising efficiency has become as important as ever. Simple means of measuring such efficiency is not cut
Measuring Impact Of Charitable Cash Transfers
Undoubtedly you have given cash to someone in need but later wondered, “Did that person buy something to eat or just spend the money at the nearest liquor store?” You are not alone. However, organizations such as GiveDirectly (www.givedirectly.org) have
Nonprofit Mailers Seek More Data From Postal Service
The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers (ANM) has asked the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to request more information from the United States Postal Service (USPS) and also to change the procedures for its 10-year regulatory review of the rate-making system. ANM,
Hearing Pending after Judge Blocks New Overtime Rules
A federal judge in Texas granted a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime rules affecting exempt and non-exempt employees just a week before they were set to go into effect on Dec. 1. Source
Digital Donors Changing Charitable Communications
Digital donors are pushing charities to communicate with them the way they prefer. Millennials identified social media as the preferred method in 43 percent of cases, followed by email at 21 percent. Baby Boomers and Gen Xers both prefer email,
Advocacy Groups Pro And Con To Line Inauguration Route
Yasmina Mrabet will be attending Friday’s presidential inauguration — along with almost 25,000 peers. Mrabet is an organizer for the ANSWER Coalition, a protest and civil rights organization that counts itself among more than two dozen groups to have applied
Nonprofit Workers In N.Y. Getting Bigger Raises
Growth in New York State’s nonprofit sector didn’t keep pace with the nation overall since the Great Recession but average wages grew faster than in other sectors during the recovery. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report comprised of the
Layoffs Continue At Brand-Name Nonprofits
The discontinuation of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) will mean the loss of 22 jobs at the Clinton Foundation, effective April 15. It is the third well-known nonprofit to announce layoffs during the past two weeks. Source From Non Profit