by Cyndi Lauren | Apr 18, 2019 | Commentary, development and fundraising, Fresh Eyes, fundraising, Protecting Yourself, Uncategorized
The idea of charity gets abused all the time. ?Someone donates a nasty old pair of pants and claims $50 in value for the donation.?? Robocallers target lonely older people to pressure them into giving money to starving kids in Africa or moms with cancer, with 5 %, at...
by Cyndi Lauren | Mar 3, 2018 | development and fundraising, Emergency Planning, Financial Reporting, fiscal management, Nonprofit operations, Protecting Yourself
The organization was a small self defense program, teaching real world self defense skills to women, children and men. Most of the instructors were volunteers and the office was managed by the Executive Director who was the founder and a board member as an...
by Cyndi Lauren | Mar 26, 2017 | donor advice, fiscal management, Nonprofit operations, Protecting Yourself
Its tax time and many are looking around to see what charitable donations they have made that can be deducted against their income tax. While it can be tempting to do some creative calculations here, be careful. The rules about what can be deducted and how much get...
by Cyndi Lauren | May 12, 2016 | Nonprofit operations
Its Fundraising Reason: Donor Deduction Cheat Sheet One of the main attractions of nonprofit fundraising is that ?your gift, donation, sponsorship or silent auction item is tax deductible?, and the smart folks are sure to add the language ? the the extent allowed by...
by Cyndi Lauren | Aug 25, 2015 | communications, Emergency Planning, fiscal management
Don?t Fall for New Tax Scam Tricks by IRS PosersThe scammers are out in force, and everyone who maintains any kind of data can be at risk, even the juggernaut known as the IRS.There are some newer tricks the scammers are trying- stay alert to protect yourself...
