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7 steps to planning a successful not-for-profit audit

This column offers tips to help make year-end financial statement audits more effective and less challenging.

Article Audit Intermediate

Get revenue recognition right at not-for-profits

Costly revenue recognition mistakes can be avoided by following best practices that lead to proper judgments. This article explores these best practices.

Article FASB financial accounting & reporting Intermediate

7 Benefits of Cybersecurity Penetration Testing

This blog post shares seven benefits of this type of vulnerability assessment.

Article Governance Foundational

What does it mean to be transparent?

Not-for-profit organizations should follow these 7 tips to build trust and tell their story to stakeholders.

Article Governance Intermediate

Using surplus budgeting to advance and sustain your mission

Learn how a disciplined budgeting strategy can improve the financial health of your organization.

Article Planning, forecasting & budgeting Intermediate

5 Things You May Not Know About IRS Form 990

This blog post discusses five things you may not know or may have forgotten about Form 990,

Article Reporting & filing requirements Intermediate

Telling the not-for-profit story through Form 990

​Donors, lenders, and other stakeholders rely on the nonprofit's filing. This article discusses how to tout the organization's accomplishments using the form.

Article Management & disclosures Intermediate

Top 3 Takeaways on FASB’s New Not-for-Profit Standard

Are you nervous about implementing the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new not-for-profit standard? This blog post discusses some important considerations.

Article FASB financial accounting & reporting Foundational

3 Potential Financial Reporting Errors Found at Not-for-Profit Organizations

Financial statements provide a compelling picture of the not-for-profit entity’s activities. This blog post highlights three potential concerns to be aware of.

Article Financial statement presentation Intermediate

Public Support for Not-For-Profits: Practical Considerations and Protecting Public Charity Status

This article discusses practical considerations for preparing Schedule A.

Article Tax & regulatory Intermediate

How to Supercharge Your Not-for-Profit’s Board to Achieve Scalable Impact

This blog post provides insight into how you might galvanize staff and volunteers to lead.

Article Governance Intermediate

How not-for-profits can stay strong amid uncertainty

This article presents six points for not-for-profit leaders and board members to consider as they try to plot a steady course in turbulent times.

Article Governance Intermediate