Starting a Nonprofit in California |
 How can I find out how to start a nonprofit organization? (06/04/2007) |
| What forms do I need to complete? (06/04/2007) |
Board Governance |
| Board Café - FAQs (05/01/2006) |
Fiscal Sponsorship |
| Are there organizations that are "in the business" of fiscal sponsorship? (01/17/2006) |
QuickBooks |
| Can I produce GAAP or audit-like financial statements in QuickBooks? (01/17/2006) |
| Can QuickBooks be used for fund accounting? (01/17/2006) |
Insurance |
| Case Studies: Could something like this happen in your organization? (01/17/2006) |
| D & O Coverage Forms: Cutting through the confusion (01/17/2006) |
Fiscal Sponsorship |
| Do we need an attorney to work out a fiscal sponsorship agreement? (01/17/2006) |
| Do you have an example of a fiscal sponsorship agreement between a professional fiscal sponsor and its projects? (01/17/2006) |
| Do you have an example of a fiscal sponsorship agreement between two nonprofits? (01/17/2006) |
QuickBooks |
| Does it matter which version of QuickBooks I use? (01/17/2006) |
Funds Management |
| How are budgets used in nonprofit organizations? (01/17/2006) |
Fiscal Sponsorship |
| How can a new nonprofit get started right away without waiting to file all its papers and obtain tax-exempt status? (01/17/2006) |
Funds Management |
| How can we allocate indirect costs to programs? (01/17/2006) |
Volunteers |
| How do I build a stronger volunteer/staff partnership? (01/17/2006) |
| How do I develop an advisory council? (01/17/2006) |
| How do I develop creative volunteer roles? (01/17/2006) |
Fundraising |
| How do I figure out how much someone can give to my organization? (01/17/2006) |
Volunteers |
| How do I find daytime volunteers? (01/17/2006) |
Fundraising |
| How do I get my board involved in fundraising and how much should a board member give? (01/17/2006) |
Fiscal Sponsorship |
| How do I go about looking for a fiscal sponsor? (01/17/2006) |
QuickBooks |
| How do I know if QuickBooks is right for my nonprofit organization? (01/17/2006) |
Volunteers |
| How do I recruit from African-American churches? (01/17/2006) |
Funds Management |
| How do we account for pledges? (01/17/2006) |
| How do we interpret our financial statements? (01/17/2006) |
| How do we interpret the financial statements of a nonprofit organization? (01/17/2006) |
| How do we prepare for an audit? (01/17/2006) |
Fundraising |
| How do we select fundraising software? (01/17/2006) |
| How do you ask for a "major" gift? (01/17/2006) |
Funds Management |
| How much cash should we hold in reserve? (01/17/2006) |
Fiscal Sponsorship |
| How much do fiscal sponsors charge? (01/17/2006) |
Strategic Planning |
| How much time and money does it take to do Strategic Planning? (01/17/2006) |
Funds Management |
| How should we invest our short-term cash balances? (01/17/2006) |
Fiscal Sponsorship |
| If my group is operating under a fiscal sponsor, and we’ve decided to become an independent nonprofit, what are the steps we should take? (01/17/2006) |
| In what situations do groups use fiscal sponsors? What types of groups find them the most useful? (01/17/2006) |
Funds Management |
| Is there a way to just show a figure for "net fundraising events" rather than listing each event under both income and expense? (01/17/2006) |
QuickBooks |
| Is there a way to track grants and contracts in QuickBooks? (01/17/2006) |
| Is there a “right” way to use QuickBooks? (01/17/2006) |
Insurance |
| Policies and Procedures: How can you minimize the chances of facing an employment-related lawsuit? (01/17/2006) |
| Prevention and Protection: What are the keys? (01/17/2006) |
Fiscal Sponsorship |
| Sample: Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement (01/17/2006) |
| Sample: Fiscal Sponsorship Grant Agreement (01/17/2006) |
Funds Management |
| Should we get an audit? (01/17/2006) |
Insurance |
| Things every director and officer should know -- commonly asked questions (01/17/2006) |
Funds Management |
| What accounting software should a nonprofit organization use? (01/17/2006) |
| What are internal controls? (01/17/2006) |
Volunteers |
| What are some ideas for recruiting volunteers? (01/17/2006) |
Fiscal Sponsorship |
| What are some of the services typically provided by fiscal sponsors? (01/17/2006) |
Funds Management |
| What are the alternatives to an audit? (01/17/2006) |
Fiscal Sponsorship |
| What are the benefits of using a fiscal sponsor? (01/17/2006) |
Information Technology |
| What are the components of an IT plan? (01/17/2006) |
Funds Management |
| What are the differences between nonprofit and for-profit accounting? (01/17/2006) |
| What are the elements of an accounting system? (01/17/2006) |
Information Technology |
| What are the key points to remember in IT planning? (01/17/2006) |
Strategic Planning |
| What are the keys to effective Strategic Planning? (01/17/2006) |
Information Technology |
| What are the prerequisites of an IT planning process? (01/17/2006) |
Fiscal Sponsorship |
| What are the reasons to provide fiscal sponsorship to another organization? (01/17/2006) |
| What are the risks of being a fiscal sponsor for others? (01/17/2006) |
Information Technology |
| What are the steps in IT planning? (01/17/2006) |
Insurance |
| What board practices are particularly important to guard against lawsuits? (01/17/2006) |
Fiscal Sponsorship |
| What can a fiscal sponsor provide us that we couldn’t do on our own? (01/17/2006) |
Strategic Planning |
| What does a "Strategy" look like? (01/17/2006) |
Funds Management |
| What does an Auditor do? (01/17/2006) |
| What financial reports do management and the board need? (01/17/2006) |
| What financial statements are nonprofits required to issue? (01/17/2006) |
Fiscal Sponsorship |
| What happens if we want to leave a fiscal sponsor? (01/17/2006) |
Strategic Planning |
| What if I have only one or two days to do Strategic Planning? (01/17/2006) |
Fiscal Sponsorship |
| What is a "fiscal agent"? Is a fiscal sponsor different from a fiscal agent? (01/17/2006) |
Strategic Planning |
| What is a business plan? (01/17/2006) |
Funds Management |
| What is an A-133 Audit? (01/17/2006) |
| What is an audit? (01/17/2006) |
| What is an internal accounting control system and how can we make ours effective? (01/17/2006) |
| What is cash flow and how should we manage it? (01/17/2006) |
| What is depreciation? (01/17/2006) |
Information Technology |
| What is Information Technology (IT)? (01/17/2006) |
| What is IT planning? (01/17/2006) |
QuickBooks |
| What is QuickBooks, and how can nonprofits use it? (01/17/2006) |
Strategic Planning |
| What is strategic planning? (01/17/2006) |
Funds Management |
| What is the board's responsibility in investment? (01/17/2006) |
| What is the difference between cash-basis and accrual-basis accounting? (01/17/2006) |
Strategic Planning |
| What is the difference between Strategic Planning, Long Range Planning and Operational Planning? (01/17/2006) |
| What is the language of Strategic Planning in the nonprofit sector? (01/17/2006) |
Funds Management |
| What is the unrelated business income tax? (01/17/2006) |
| What should our chart of accounts include? (01/17/2006) |
Fundraising |
| What should we look for in a director of development and what is the typical salary range? (01/17/2006) |
Strategic Planning |
| What should we not expect from Strategic Planning? (01/17/2006) |
Information Technology |
| Where can I find IT planning resources? (01/17/2006) |
Fiscal Sponsorship |
| Where can I read more about fiscal sponsorship? (01/17/2006) |
Insurance |
| Where does Directors & Officers Insurance fit into the overall insurance picture? (01/17/2006) |
Fundraising |
| Why are people afraid to ask for money? (01/17/2006) |
Information Technology |
| Why do I need to make an IT plan? (01/17/2006) |
Strategic Planning |
| Why plan? (01/17/2006) |
Nonprofit Enterprise |
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What is social entrepreneurism? (01/16/2006) |
Board Governance |
| Are corporate boards any different? (01/16/2006) |
990 Forms |
| Are there special things I should look for when completing a Form 990? (01/16/2006) |
| Are we required to file the 990 with our state government as well? (01/16/2006) |
| Besides the 990, are there other federal reporting requirements for nonprofits? (01/16/2006) |
Board Governance |
| Boards govern in crisis (01/16/2006) |
Nonprofit Enterprise |
| Can the nonprofit sector really create jobs in the mainstream economy? (01/16/2006) |
990 Forms |
| Can we post our 990 on the Internet? (01/16/2006) |
| Do all nonprofits have to file Form 990 each year? (01/16/2006) |
Board Governance |
| Do boards ever fire executive directors? If so, how? (01/16/2006) |
990 Forms |
| Do we have to give a complete copy of the 990 to requestors? (01/16/2006) |
Fundraising |
| How can our board members help raise money? (01/16/2006) |
Board Governance |
| How can we get board members to help with fundraising solicitations when they've never done it before, or had a negative experience fundraising in the past? (01/16/2006) |
Nonprofit Enterprise |
| How do I go about starting a nonprofit enterprise? (01/16/2006) |
| How do we determine what kind of business to start? (01/16/2006) |
| How do we educate ourselves on these issues? (01/16/2006) |
| How do you draw these excellent people to your venture opportunity? (01/16/2006) |
990 Forms |
| How much can we charge for copies of our 990? (01/16/2006) |
| If someone asks for a copy of our 990, what are we required to provide? (01/16/2006) |
Nonprofit Enterprise |
| Isn't it illegal for a nonprofit to run a for-profit business? What are the laws and regulations regarding the creation of nonprofit enterprises? (01/16/2006) |
990 Forms |
| Once we've completed the 990, where must it be filed? (01/16/2006) |
Nonprofit Enterprise |
| Should a businessperson or a nonprofit person manage the business? Should she have an MBA or an MSW? (01/16/2006) |
Board Governance |
| Should an executive director be a member of the board? (01/16/2006) |
Nonprofit Enterprise |
| Should I bring in a consultant? How do I know when to do so? (01/16/2006) |
| Should I just get an MBA student to take care of this for me (to plan, give advice, etc.)? (01/16/2006) |
Board Governance |
| The Paradox and the Challenge (01/16/2006) |
990 Forms |
| We think there is a campaign out to harass us by making complicated and demanding requests for our 990. Is there anything we can do? (01/16/2006) |
Nonprofit Enterprise |
| What are the eight most critical success factors? (01/16/2006) |
| What are the reasons for creating nonprofit enterprise? (01/16/2006) |
| What are the reasons for not attempting to launch a nonprofit enterprise? (01/16/2006) |
990 Forms |
| What are the rules for HOW to provide copies of Form 990 and Form 1023? (01/16/2006) |
| What are the rules for posting our 990 on the Internet? (01/16/2006) |
| What if we won't be able to get our forms done on time? (01/16/2006) |
| What is IRS Form 990, and how is it used to evaluate nonprofits? (01/16/2006) |
| What is Schedule A? (01/16/2006) |
| What is the penalty if we're late in filing our Form 990? (01/16/2006) |
Board Governance |
| What is the role of governance in planning and budgeting? (01/16/2006) |
| What is the role of governance? (01/16/2006) |
Nonprofit Enterprise |
| What kinds of industries are the best for nonprofits interested in job creation? (01/16/2006) |
| What organizational capacity do you need to be successful? (01/16/2006) |
990 Forms |
| What other resources are available involving Form 990? (01/16/2006) |
Consultants |
| What questions should I ask a prospective consultant? (01/16/2006) |
Nonprofit Enterprise |
| What will be the impact of this on our organization? Should I anticipate board and staff changes? (01/16/2006) |
Board Governance |
| What's wrong with the (01/16/2006) |
990 Forms |
| When is Form 990 due? (01/16/2006) |
| Where can I get a blank 990? (01/16/2006) |
Nonprofit Enterprise |
| Where can I get the money to do this? (01/16/2006) |
990 Forms |
| Where can I read more about the 990? (01/16/2006) |
Consultants |
| How should I check a consultant's references? (01/13/2006) |
| How should I interview a consultant? (01/13/2006) |
Databases |
| What are some tips on database design and use? (01/13/2006) |
| Which database application should I use, Microsoft Access or FileMaker Pro? (01/13/2006) |
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