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I work with a lot of emerging and small nonprofit organizations. One of the first things I try to teach nonprofit leaders is the importance...

A lot of the people I meet with are surprised when I tell them to talk with an insurance agent when they start a nonprofit....

Time to bust a MAJOR nonprofit myths. Ready? Nonprofit is a tax status, NOT a business plan. Ok, but what does that really mean? Just...

Looking for part one? Read it here! So you’ve started a nonprofit, you have everything in place, and you even saw my conversation with Tom...

Time to bust some MAJOR nonprofit myths. Ready? Because it is more than just nonprofit tax status? (more…)

What do lawyers do for nonprofits? A lot of my clients came to me for the reasons you’d expect – something got hosed up, they...

I know, I know, a lot of Minnesota nonprofits don’t have workers comp. Say you don’t have any employees, only 1099 contractors. Or, everything is...

Planning a wedding, or a nonprofit idea, is often a ton of work (assuming you don’t decide to elope). There are a lot of factors...

In my home state of Minnesota, nonprofits can apply for property tax exemption if they use their real estate for mission delivery. Usually this is...