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7 steps to planning a successful not-for-profit audit
This column offers tips to help make year-end financial statement audits more effective and less challenging.
Article Audit Intermediate
Get revenue recognition right at not-for-profits
Costly revenue recognition mistakes can be avoided by following best practices that lead to proper judgments. This article explores these best practices.
Article FASB financial accounting & reporting Intermediate
7 Benefits of Cybersecurity Penetration Testing
This blog post shares seven benefits of this type of vulnerability assessment.
Article Governance Foundational
What does it mean to be transparent?
Not-for-profit organizations should follow these 7 tips to build trust and tell their story to stakeholders.
Article Governance Intermediate
Using surplus budgeting to advance and sustain your mission
Learn how a disciplined budgeting strategy can improve the financial health of your organization.
Article Planning, forecasting & budgeting Intermediate
5 Things You May Not Know About IRS Form 990
This blog post discusses five things you may not know or may have forgotten about Form 990,
Article Reporting & filing requirements Intermediate
Telling the not-for-profit story through Form 990
Donors, lenders, and other stakeholders rely on the nonprofit's filing. This article discusses how to tout the organization's accomplishments using the form.
Article Management & disclosures Intermediate
Top 3 Takeaways on FASB’s New Not-for-Profit Standard
Are you nervous about implementing the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new not-for-profit standard? This blog post discusses some important considerations.
Article FASB financial accounting & reporting Foundational
3 Potential Financial Reporting Errors Found at Not-for-Profit Organizations
Financial statements provide a compelling picture of the not-for-profit entity’s activities. This blog post highlights three potential concerns to be aware of.
Article Financial statement presentation Intermediate
Public Support for Not-For-Profits: Practical Considerations and Protecting Public Charity Status
This article discusses practical considerations for preparing Schedule A.
Article Tax & regulatory Intermediate
How to Supercharge Your Not-for-Profit’s Board to Achieve Scalable Impact
This blog post provides insight into how you might galvanize staff and volunteers to lead.
Article Governance Intermediate
How not-for-profits can stay strong amid uncertainty
This article presents six points for not-for-profit leaders and board members to consider as they try to plot a steady course in turbulent times.
Article Governance Intermediate
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