This edition of my Nonprofit News Update features resources for your nonprofit. One thing I really like about how this sector operates is the willingness we have to share good ideas, to help out our brother and sister organizations. Twitter is a fine example of that phenomena. Just follow some of the nonprofit folk out there and you can learn a lot about what is going on in the sector and where the choicest resources lie.
Along the lines of social networks and sharing reddit and Idealist have come together to bring us IdealistNews, a place to post, rate and comment about news articles the feature charitable issues. Check it out and see what others think is relevant to the nonprofit sector.
A nice resource for nonprofit boards of directors are these videos from BoardSource. The eleven videos will walk you through the basic responsibility of nonprofit boards, including financial matters.
Been laid off? Planning on laying people off? This Guide to Surviving Layoffs might be a good page for helping you and others get back on your feet.
As the economic downturn stretches on I think it is really important that nonprofits pay attention to strategic planning. Marion Conway’s piece talks about strategic planning in tough times and is a good read.
Last but not least, two updates about the IRS and one about the new 990.
- The first is that the publication which talks about unrelated business income, publication 598, has been updated (That link takes you to the online version. To download a PDF click here).
- The second is that according to the IRS there are now 1.2 million registered charities and foundations in the United States.
- Looking for more 990 training? The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits has a nice video course up here. Each section is about ten minutes so you can really go at your own pace.
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