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Special Collection
September 2023
Nonprofit Management
Nonprofit organizations play a key role in our efforts to end gender-based violence and other forms of injustice and to build safe and thriving communities. In order to ensure that nonprofits are able to be as effective and mission-driven as possible in their programmatic work, they need to have a solid infrastructure. This collection offers key information on nuts and bolts of managing a nonprofit, and resources to support organizations in their journey to dismantle structural racism and center racial equity.
Special Collection
July 2017
Legislative Advocacy for Nonprofit Organizations
Legislative action has long played an important role in the movement to end gender-based violence, often as a critical component of the grassroots activism of survivors, advocates, and other people committed to mobilizing to end gender-based violence. This collection is designed to provide assistance to nonprofit organizations interested in participating in legislative advocacy.
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- General Material
December 2018
Simplifying implementation of FASB’s not-for-profit financial reporting standard
Publisher(s): The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) standards updates released in 2016 present significant changes to nonprofit financial reporting. This article highlights 6 of the main changes and discusses both things to consider and best practices that can help nonprofits implement the new standards.
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- General Material
March 2017
Fraud in Nonprofits: Tips to Spot & Prevent It
Publisher(s): Nonprofits face myriad financial challenges including guarding against fraud. Presented here are easy steps you can take to reduce the risk of fraud and detect it if it occurs.
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- General Material
February 2017
Measuring Lobbying: Expenditure Test
Publisher(s): The Expenditure Test is a more specific standard that the IRS uses to measure a nonprofit’s lobbying activities, if a nonprofit has elected to use this standard.
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- General Material
February 2017
Lobbying
Publisher(s): This webpage provides a basic overview of the limitations on lobbying for 501(c)(3) organizations under the IRS rules.
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- General Material
February 2017
Measuring Lobbying Activity: Substantial Part Test
Publisher(s): This is the standard that the IRS applies if a nonprofit organization has not elected to use the “Expenditure Test."
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- General Material
January 2017
The Nonprofit CFO's Survival Guide: A Mini "Field Manual"
Publisher(s):Finance managers at nonprofits face unique pressures. This guide outlines key challenges, requirements, tips, and best practices for nonprofit CFOs and finance staff.
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- General Material
September 2016
Updated Standards for Nonprofit Financial Reporting
Publisher(s): This resource provides a good overview of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update 2016 revising how nonprofits are to prepare financial statements beginning for fiscal years that start Dec 15, 2017.
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- General Material
September 2016
LGBTQ DV Targeted Recommendation: Ensure Family-Provider Wages and Benefits in order to Recruit and Retain Qualified Staff Members from Diverse LGBTQ Communities
Publisher(s): This targeted recommendation advocates for domestic violence and anti-violence non-profits to address the lack of LGBTQ staff by ensuring family-provider wages for all employees.
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- General Material
September 2016
LGBTQ DV Targeted Recommendation: Compensate LGBTQ Organizations for Their Expertise
Publisher(s): This targeted recommendation advocates for LGBTQ organizations to be fairly compensated (either monetarily or materially) for formal and informal training and TA support given to mainstream domestic violence organizations.
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- General Material
July 2016
Building Your Advocacy Toolbox: Advocacy vs. Lobbying
Publisher(s): This fact sheet breaks down the difference between “advocacy” and “lobbying” and outlines ways in which public health organizations can engage in advocacy.