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6 Tips for Better Writing

6 Tips for Better Writing

by Cyndi Lauren | Jul 12, 2019 | Business - Consulting Services, communications, Fresh Eyes, messaging, Nonprofit operations, Tools

 Writing, writing well, can seem hard to do. Recall the last time you read something that was nothing but painful- getting through it hurt, if you did manage to read it all.? Yuck. And by the same token, you can probably remember a piece you read that was a...
Just What Are NonProfit Metrics Anyway? ( Cheat Sheet)

Just What Are NonProfit Metrics Anyway? ( Cheat Sheet)

by Cyndi Lauren | May 3, 2016 | development and fundraising, Financial Reporting, fiscal management, Making Money, Nonprofit operations, Operations, Tools

  A? nonprofit metric is a standard of measurement, most often represented with numbers.? A number has little ambiguity on its own, but alongside other numbers, the meaning of that number can become less clear.? In nonprofit management and fundraising there has...

Don’t Get Bitten By UBIT

by Cyndi Lauren | Oct 6, 2015 | development and fundraising, Financial Reporting, fiscal management, Nonprofit operations, Operations, Protecting Yourself, Tools

Not sexy or fun, but you’d be smart to know Just because you have received an exemption from federal income taxes as a nonprofit doesn?t mean the tax man don?t cometh.  Nonprofit organizations do not have to pay taxes on income they generate, but there is a...

The Kraken: NonProfits and IT

by Cyndi Lauren | Sep 8, 2015 | development and fundraising, Emergency Planning, Financial Reporting, Nonprofit operations, office workflow, Operations, Protecting Yourself, Strategic Planning, Tools

The KrakenProbably no legendary sea monster was as horrifying as the Kraken. According to stories this huge, many armed, creature could reach as high as the top of a sailing ship’s main mast. A kraken would attack a ship by wrapping their arms around the hull...

501 (c) 3 101: The Fundamentals

by Cyndi Lauren | Jun 23, 2015 | development and fundraising, fiscal management, Fresh Eyes, Nonprofit operations, Strategic Planning, Tools

Many people believe they understand all the ins and outs of becoming and managing a nonprofit organization, and often that knowledge is incomplete or incorrect. Most of the time it isn?t? a huge deal, until it is. It may not be the sexiest or fun part of managing your...

Ok, So You Are A Nonprofit, Now What?

by Cyndi Lauren | Feb 10, 2015 | board direction, communications, development and fundraising, Fresh Eyes, Nonprofit operations, office workflow, program development, Tools

I had an interesting meeting with a client recently; a new nonprofit with a hot off the presses IRS exemption, and all the enthusiasm and excitement that brings. The 3 founding board members had set up their business entity, had been granted nonprofit...
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