A pioneer of open-book management in the business world translates the essentials of this practice to the nonprofit experience.
The When and Why of Outsourcing Your Financial Management
Who says you have to do it all yourself? Presented with a bewildering range of outsourcing options, the trick for nonprofit managers is not to “mistake medicine for magic.”
The Charleston Principles: Regulating e-Philanthropy
The Internet—which recognizes no borders—poses some questions for state regulators of charitable giving.
Getting Over the Fear of Money
Money is neither good nor evil—but longstanding social taboos about discussing it may place your organization at a big disadvantage.
An Executive Director’s Primer on Financial Management
A back-to-basics review of what you need to know, and who needs to do what, for a smooth-running organization.
When To Change Auditors
Rodriguez presents the top ten warning signs that your auditors aren’t doing their job right.
Choosing Accounting Software
Is your accounting staff suffering post-traumatic software stress? Perhaps it’s time to switch accounting programs. Here’s a guide on how to choose.
Initiative for a Unified Chart of Accounts: An Attempt to Define our own Terms
There may just be a better way to keep track of funds for donors, the feds, the public—and yourself.
Financial Responsibility of Boards
Supplementing our primer for executive directors, Ryan revisits “the basics” for board members.
Raising Voices from the Grass Roots: The Nonprofit Agenda
State and local nonprofits find a way to make their voices heard in Washington—with the help of the Internet and an alternative vision of public policy.
So What’s the Real Cost of Technology?
It’s been said that you may not always get what you pay for in life, but you will certainly pay for whatever you get. Technology strategist Mark Osten tips the odds in your favor with a method for budgeting technology buys.
Home, Sweet Home
A busy, hands-on executive director ponders the advantages, challenges and contradictions of telecommuting.