Don Kramer and Lise Twiford
Obtaining a commitment for a charitable contribution is only the first step in a charity’s obligation for stewardship of its gifts. Stewardship requires good communication with donors — and a whole lot more. There are both public relations issues and legal requirements....
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By the Nonprofit Risk Management Center
Recruiting and managing the spectrum of volunteers who bring your nonprofit’s mission to life is no easy task. Safeguarding volunteers, service recipients and the organization requires a sophisticated blend of risk taking, risk awareness and risk management.
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Payments will be considered charitable contributions where there is no arrangement that the sponsor will receive ‘any substantial return benefit in exchange for the payment’
By the Nonprofit Risk Management Center
A nonprofit organization’s building and grounds make up its facility. Responsibilities and protection differs depending on whether or not a nonprofit owns, leases, loans, rents, borrows or operates out of a home facility. Risks vary depending on the physical and mental capabilities, and ages of the service recipients.
How do you gain the confidence of the people you work within the nonprofit world? Following clear, straightforward policies in working with donors, collaborators, employees and public officials can be immensely helpful. This webinar will take a close look at five more key policies to help.
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By the Nonprofit Risk Management Center
Nonprofit organizations purchase insurance for many reasons, covering many exposures (risks), and at a wide range of prices. This book puts insurance in perspective as a risk-financing tool that is part of an overall risk management strategy.
Nonprofit organizations will be subject to a series of significant new accounting standards that will begin to affect their financial statements beginning with fiscal years ending December 31, 2018.
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Financially squeezed nonprofits often seek to generate new revenue through new business ventures. But such efforts can carry serious legal, as well as economic, risks.
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Clear gift acceptance policies and agreements take on new meanings in the age of COVID.
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It can be a slippery slope for board and staff when it comes to electioneering. This audio will encourage you to participate in advocacy and help you to manage risk when it comes to electioneering.
Have you been wondering if you’re doing enough about the risks facing your nonprofit? Are conversations about risk starting to crop up on board meeting agendas? This webinar will introduce and explore risk management.
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Every year is election year. And nonprofit organizations know that the outcome can significantly affect their work. 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations and 501(c)(6) trade associations may participate in election campaigns, but 501(c)(3) charities must be careful not to intervene in an election campaign at any level because “electioneering” can cost them their exempt status.
Join us for an interactive discussion of ethical issues for nonprofit lawyers, directors and executives. Are the “rules” for dealing with ethical issues different for lawyers than for non-lawyer directors or executives?
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Donors must obtain acknowledgment from charity for gifts worth $250 or more, must file Form 8283 for gifts of property over $500, with appraisal over $5,000
By Karen Ibach & Don Kramer
Caitlyn Jenner may be one of the most famous transgender individuals in the United States, but she is not alone. With an estimate of 700,000 transgender people in the nation, the issues involving their employment, access to facilities, healthcare, education, and discrimination are increasingly in the forefront of the news. Are you ready to deal with these issues at your nonprofit?
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This program will be recorded on June 15, 2022
We all know what a charitable gift is — or at least we think we do. But the rules on giving and deducting are actually pretty complicated.
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This webinar will provide a high-level view of some of the major potential pitfalls for nonprofit organizations that can undercut your entire program. You don’t want to deal with a governmental investigation or private litigation if you can avoid it. And you want to be sure that you resolve the issues quickly and favorably if you can’t. You don’t want to be diverted from pursuing your mission.
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This webinar will discuss those issues with particular emphasis on the limitations on lobbying and electioneering by charities. It will also offer practical advice on setting up relationships with legislators so that your voice can be heard when an issue is pending that can affect your work.
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The world of commercial insurance is complex and always changing. It's no wonder that nonprofit managers, executives and board members often struggle trying to understand how coverage works and the process for obtaining comprehensive and affordable coverage.
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Cybersecurity is becoming a greater concern to nonprofit executives and their professional advisers as they read almost daily of some other organization that has suffered serious financial and reputational loss as the result of a data security breach.
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As the nation attempts to get back closer to "normal," nonprofit leaders are asking new questions about resumption and resilience.
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Planned giving sounds complicated, with its CRUTs and CRATs, CLUTs and CLATS, CGAs, PIFs and other vehicles. It can be incredibly complicated, but it needn't be. Keeping it simple may be the best way to start a planned giving program for a charity that hasn't already put one in place.
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Terminology obscures distinctions that are critical to understanding the rules that apply to organizations
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The Pension Protection Act of 2006 imposed significant new limitations on activities
By the Nonprofit Risk Management Center
This publication provides a practical framework through which nonprofit CEOs, boards, and others engaged in fundraising can address the risks and pursue fundraising responsibly.
Sexual harassment is not limited to Congress, the media and the entertainment industry. It exists in every area of our society, including the nonprofit workplace.
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