What Governance Policies Should Your Nonprofit Have?

While not required by the IRS, every nonprofit should consider adopting governance policies.

Nonprofits: Avoid the Three Most Common Lawsuits

Take steps to protect your nonprofit from legal problems.

What Types of Insurance Should a Nonprofit Buy?

Expect the unexpected -- and buy insurance to cover any resulting losses.

Nonprofit Image: Improve Your Public Profile

Learn how to create or improve the public's perception of your nonprofit.

Why Your Nonprofit Should Publish

To increase awareness about your nonprofit or add money to its coffers, a newsletter, magazine, or website can help.

How to Notify the IRS If You Decide to Terminate Your Nonprofit

Find out which forms and what information you'll need to file with the IRS.

Reporting Nonprofit Operating Expenses

Nonprofits must report how much they spend on operating expenses but this isn't always a fair indicator of performance.

Protecting Your Nonprofit in Media Interactions

The reporter or journalist who calls you may be either friend or foe.

Another Nonprofit Has a Name Similar to Our Nonprofit's: Now What?

Making sure your charitable organization can't be confused with another that has the same or a similar name.

Five Ways in Which Your Nonprofit Can or Should Act Like a For-Profit

Business practices that are useful for any nonprofit to adopt.

Our Nonprofit Received a Cease and Desist Letter for Copyright Infringement: What Do We Do?

Creating an action plan after the shock of receiving a letter demanding that your charitable organization remedy its infringement of someone's copyright.

What Happens If a Nonprofit Fails to Pay Payroll Taxes

Many nonprofits don't pay their payroll taxes and risk serious consequences with the IRS.

Should Nonprofit Directors Worry About Personal Liability?

A nonprofit's directors are usually -- but not always -- protected from personal liability for lawsuits against the nonprofit.

How to Determine Reasonable Compensation for Nonprofit Key Employees

Make sure you know how to do a comparable compensation analysis before you set salaries for your key employees.

IRS Investigation of Colleges and Universities Reveals UBIT and Compensation Issues

Read about IRS tax compliance problems related to UBIT and compensation found at colleges and universities.

Reimbursing Your Nonprofit's Employee and Director's Expenses

Don’t ever reimburse a director or employee for expenses without complying with the accountable plan requirements.

IRS Rules on Reasonable Compensation for Executive Directors

Create a rebuttable presumption of reasonable compensation with the IRS by following these procedures.

Are Your Nonprofit Directors and Officers Employees or ICs?

Directors and officers who are paid by a nonprofit must be classified for payroll and other tax purposes.

Should Your Nonprofit Participate in Its State Unemployment Insurance Program?

Nonprofits can opt out of paying state unemployment taxes and instead reimburse actual unemployment claims.

Why It's Worth Finding Board Members Who Aren't Friends or Family

If friends or family sit on a nonprofit's board, could it be highly beneficial or create substantial problems?

Another Nonprofit Has a Name Similar to Our Nonprofit's: Now What?

Making sure your charitable organization can't be confused with another that has the same or a similar name.

Five Ways in Which Your Nonprofit Can or Should Act Like a For-Profit

Business practices that are useful for any nonprofit to adopt.

Are a nonprofit's finances public information?

Are financial statements available for public viewing -- especially regarding management salaries?

How do we get our former treasurer to return our corporation's tax records?

Suggestions when trying to figure out how to get your records back

As a director of a nonprofit, can I be held personally liable?

Can the board be legally responsible for the debt of the nonprofit?

Can our nonprofit get in trouble for failing to file tax returns?

Our ex-treasurer did not file for the past two years. I think we might be in trouble. Are we?

What happens if we forget to hold an annual meeting?

We forgot that we had, in our bylaws, set the annual meeting for the first Monday in December. What is the best way to handle this now?

Nonprofit Volunteers: Top Five Tips to Keep Them Coming

Learn the tricks to creating a loyal volunteer corps.

Should Nonprofit Directors Worry About Personal Liability?

A nonprofit's directors are usually -- but not always -- protected from personal liability for lawsuits against the nonprofit.

How Nonprofits Can Calculate and Report Volunteer Time in Their Financials

There are certain important ways that nonprofits can include the value of volunteer time in their financial reporting.

Why It's Worth Finding Board Members Who Aren't Friends or Family

If friends or family sit on a nonprofit's board, could it be highly beneficial or create substantial problems?