Nonprofit Accounting FAQs: Your Questions Answered

2025-03-06T13:56:07-05:00

Working at a nonprofit is a balancing act. From marketing to fundraising to programming, you may take on different roles at any given time—even if they’re not necessarily your assigned position. While you may easily be able to step into different areas of your nonprofit’s operations, helping with accounting tasks may not be as simple. Whether you’re working at a small nonprofit with your executive director handling financial responsibilities, a large organization with full-time accounting staff, or anything in between, you should have a basic understanding of nonprofit accounting. This way, you can make well-informed financial decisions and work well with [...]

Nonprofit Accounting FAQs: Your Questions Answered2025-03-06T13:56:07-05:00

Maximizing Attendance: 5 Tips for Promoting Nonprofit Events

2025-03-03T09:06:09-05:00

A successful nonprofit event is about more than just great planning—it’s about getting people to attend. Whether you’re hosting a fundraiser, awareness campaign, or community event, strong attendance is key to raising funds and boosting engagement around your mission. But how do you stand out among other events? Simply announcing yours isn’t enough. Promoting nonprofit events can be challenging due to limited budgets and small teams, but the right event marketing strategies can help. In this article, we’ll cover five proven tips to boost attendance, from optimizing your event page to leveraging word-of-mouth. Let’s dive in! 1. Optimize Your Event Website [...]

Maximizing Attendance: 5 Tips for Promoting Nonprofit Events2025-03-03T09:06:09-05:00

What Is a Learning Management System? + Other FAQs

2025-01-08T16:13:43-05:00

Your nonprofit’s team is no stranger to change. To continue fulfilling your mission, you must stay on top of shifting community needs, donor preferences, regulatory requirements, and technology trends. That’s why investing in continuous learning is vital to your long-term success. TopClass defines a learning management system (LMS) as “an online platform that makes it easy for organizations to design, manage, and track educational, training, and certification programs.” It’s the perfect solution for forward-thinking nonprofits that want a streamlined way to upskill their team, educate stakeholders, and amplify their impact with innovative strategies. Should your organization implement an LMS? Explore these [...]

What Is a Learning Management System? + Other FAQs2025-01-08T16:13:43-05:00

Strategic Planning in Times of Uncertainty: Adapt Your Plan

2025-01-06T09:12:42-05:00

Your organization likely already has a strategic plan that shapes how you advance and achieve your mission. This plan helps you accomplish your goals and ensure the long-term success of your nonprofit. While this type of standard strategic plan is sufficient during times of internal and external stability, it may not be viable in the face of large-scale uncertainty or challenges. Creating a plan that specifically addresses the issues you’re facing can help you tackle them head-on and align your team for an efficient, effective approach. In this guide, we’ll provide steps for creating a strategic plan tailored to the current [...]

Strategic Planning in Times of Uncertainty: Adapt Your Plan2025-01-06T09:12:42-05:00

Top Nonprofit Conferences for Professional Development

2025-07-29T16:16:46-04:00

Staying current in the ever-evolving nonprofit landscape requires more than passion; it takes ongoing learning, fresh ideas, and strong networks. That’s where nonprofit conferences come in. Whether you're a fundraiser looking to deepen donor engagement, a marketer aiming to sharpen your storytelling skills, or a nonprofit leader navigating digital transformation, there’s a conference designed to help you level up. From virtual experiences to in-person gatherings packed with workshops and networking, these events provide the inspiration, tools, and connections to help your organization thrive. In this post, we’ve rounded up 18 of the best upcoming nonprofit conferences and professional development opportunities happening [...]

Top Nonprofit Conferences for Professional Development2025-07-29T16:16:46-04:00

Honing Your Nonprofit’s Text Strategy: 4 Considerations

2024-12-16T07:33:41-05:00

As a nonprofit fundraiser or marketer, you may already know that text messaging is a powerful way to reach donors, catch their interest, and inspire immediate action. After all, due to their widespread popularity, smartphones are everywhere. You have undoubtedly seen people using them while eating, waiting in line, or even lounging on their couch—which means the chances of a potential supporter seeing your nonprofit’s latest text are high. However, to fully reap the benefits of text messaging, your nonprofit needs a holistic and thoughtful strategy built around its audience’s engagement expectations and communication preferences. Let’s walk through four essential considerations [...]

Honing Your Nonprofit’s Text Strategy: 4 Considerations2024-12-16T07:33:41-05:00

Developing Your Members into Leaders: 4 Engaging Tips

2024-12-03T12:06:23-05:00

As a membership-based organization, you exist to help your members develop into the people they’ve dreamed of becoming, both personally and professionally. And, with an estimated 10% of the population being natural leaders and 20% possessing leadership skills, there’s a good chance your members want to develop their prowess in this area. Not only does leadership training better engage your members, but it also strengthens your organization’s identity and longevity as a whole. After all, who understands your organization and its needs better than your members? Members can apply their leadership skills to your organization, fortifying your operations as they learn. [...]

Developing Your Members into Leaders: 4 Engaging Tips2024-12-03T12:06:23-05:00

6 Hiring KPIs That Matter for Nonprofits & How to Track Them

2024-11-26T09:16:20-05:00

Key performance indicators (KPIs) help nonprofits determine where they stand while pursuing their most important goals. But while your organization might be on top of metrics for fundraising and volunteer recruitment, there are other operational areas you can optimize—such as hiring. Tracking hiring KPIs can be overwhelming, especially for nonprofits that have only recently started focusing on recruitment. Plus, collecting and drawing insights from the data is another matter altogether.  In this guide, we’ll review the top KPIs nonprofits prioritizing recruitment should track, the talent acquisition tools needed to track them, and why they matter. How to Track Hiring KPIs Much [...]

6 Hiring KPIs That Matter for Nonprofits & How to Track Them2024-11-26T09:16:20-05:00

15 Inspiring Examples of Corporate Social Responsibility

2024-10-16T16:36:12-04:00

The rise of Corporate Social Responsibility offers incredible opportunities for nonprofits and schools to engage with businesses in mutually beneficial partnerships. Why? Companies today are increasingly committed to giving back to their communities and investing in social causes. This presents a unique opportunity for charitable organizations to tap into these examples of corporate social responsibility to further their missions, and understanding which companies offer the programs can go a long way. In this post, let’s explore fifteen inspiring examples of CSR initiatives that demonstrate the power of philanthropy and corporate giving. Specifically, here’s what we’ll cover: What is corporate social responsibility? Leading [...]

15 Inspiring Examples of Corporate Social Responsibility2024-10-16T16:36:12-04:00

Preparing for a Feasibility Study? Do These 6 Steps First

2024-10-01T17:32:35-04:00

Feasibility studies (sometimes referred to as planning studies) empower nonprofits to make the best possible strategic decisions for their major fundraising campaigns. This early part of the campaign planning process sets up organizations to succeed in both the short and long terms, ensuring campaign success and driving future impact and growth. However, you won’t conduct these studies in a vacuum. To maximize their benefits, your organization must prepare and be able to clearly articulate your preliminary campaign plans and the broader context of your operations and needs. If you’ve conducted a capital campaign before, you’re likely familiar with feasibility studies. If [...]

Preparing for a Feasibility Study? Do These 6 Steps First2024-10-01T17:32:35-04:00

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