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Articles & Bylaws Internal Review

Welcome to the Healthy Nonprofit Homework series – quick monthly internal assessments. Take a small assessment on one topic each month, by the end of the year, you’ll have completed...
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Volunteer Management Self Assessment

Welcome to the Healthy Nonprofit Homework series – quick monthly internal assessments. Take a small assessment on one topic each month, by the end of the year, you’ll have completed...
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Internal Controls 101 Self Assessment

Welcome to the Healthy Nonprofit Homework series – quick monthly internal assessments. Take a small assessment on one topic each month, by the end of the year, you'll have completed...
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Fundraising Self Assessment

Welcome to the Healthy Nonprofit Homework series – quick monthly internal assessments. Take a small assessment on one topic each month, by the end of the year, you'll have completed...
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Ordering Services Off the Project Menu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onZPq8LNdVU One big perk of the Mission Guardian program is that your bigger legal services are priced per project, so you always know total costs ahead of time!  Whether it’s...
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Scheduling a Quarterly Check In

Quarterly Check-Ins are 30 minute phone calls with our attorneys to answer questions or make an assessment of any new issue. These consults are valued at $300, but they’re free...
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How do we maintain our tax exempt status?

It’s easy for a 501(c)(3) organization to maintain its tax exempt status – and can it be just as easy to lose it. the IRS recognizes private foundations, churches, educational institutions, hospitals,...
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Preparing 990s for Property Tax Exemption

In Minnesota, nonprofits can apply for property tax exemption if they use their real estate for mission delivery. Usually this is a faceless process – the nonprofit applies on paper...
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Do We Need a Workers’ Comp Policy?

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