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Posts
- 120: Reanimating the Zombie | How to Restart a Dissolved Nonprofit Organization
- 119: How Do You Say Shower?! | Understanding DBAs and Assumed Names for Nonprofits
- 118: Playing Fairy Godmother | Choosing a Successor Organization in a Nonprofit Dissolution
- 117: Free Therapy for Wallabies | Political Activity for c3 Nonprofits & the Heritage Foundation
- 116: We Don’t Need to Be Cops | Financial Fraud in Nonprofits
- 115: Hell No! | Dissolving a Nonprofit Organization
- 114: A Four Egg Day | Understanding Restricted Gifts for Nonprofits
- 113: Take a Deep Breath | Grant Writing for Small Nonprofits
- 112: Blaspheme It Up | Nonprofit Fundraising with T. Clay Buck
- 111: Yoink, You’re Done! | Understanding IRS 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Status
- 110: Don’t Do It, Emmanuel! | When NOT to Start a Public Charity Nonprofit
- 109: SMART Goals & Cans of Worms
- 108: Clover the B | Navigating Tax Status and Exploring IRS Forms
- 107: All Aboard the Struggle Bus!
- 106: Down With the Golf Tournament
- 105: A Rose By Any Other Name…
- 104: To Be or Not 2B?
- 103: Buddy Systems & Sitcom Jingles
- Are Nonprofits Required to File a BOI FinCEN Report?
- 102: Jiminy Cricket Reporting for Duty
- 101: The Tough Love Episode
- 100: A Twinkie for Your Brain
- 099: Pump It Up!
- 098: Politics Are Weird
- 097: Girl Scouts & Vocabulary Lessons
- 096: This Ain’t the Hobbit!
- 095: Meeting Skeletons
- 094: The Anxiety Conga Line
- 093: Buses and Boats and RVs, Oh My!
- 092: Red Flags & Lemonade Stands
- 091: My Life the Musical
- 090: The Wisdom of a 14-Year-Old
- 089: Midwestern Shame Spirals
- Hitting the Hail on the Ned
- Money, Money, Money
- Don’t Sue Each Other!
- One Giant Blooper
- Fighting to the Death for Some PTO
- Magic Wands & Shiny New Toys
- Let’s Keep This Private
- Follow the Money
- To Be or Not to Be a Nonprofit?
- It’s Like an Onion
- What’s the Statement of Functional Expenses (And What’s It For?)
- What Kind of Nonprofit Should You Start?
- Cash vs. Accrual Accounting – What Should Nonprofits Use?
- TLDR: Y’all Need Protection!
- What is Employment Practices Liability Insurance and When Do You Need It?
- Periods of Baldness
- Trademarks – How Does It Work?
- Making Ch-ch-ch-changes!
- Trademark vs Copyright: What’s the Difference?
- Help! I Got a Cease & Desist Letter- Now What?!
- Size Matters
- Two Thumbs Down
- Onto the Next Chapter!
- Ghouls and Goblins Unite!
- Join Me on my Soapbox
- It’s a Burner-Outer
- Here Comes the Drama Sh#tstorm
- Survey Says…
- Let’s Get Existential
- Screaming into the Void
- Welcome to Survivor Island
- There Definitely Won’t Be Bears
- Perpetual Burnout Machine
- The Dark Side of Donations
- Ernest Goes to the IRS!
- April Showers bring May 990s
- Eating Your Own Dog Food & Other Idioms
- The Road to Fundraising Hell
- It’s an Ephraim-A-Thon!
- This Ain’t Prom!
- Nonprofit Time Machine
- I’m starting a nonprofit…do I need nonprofit insurance?
- Bitcoin for Nonprofits!
- Magical Consulting Dust
- Space Cadets & Nonprofit Comas
- You Catch My Drift? Changes in Nonprofit Organizations
- You’ve Got (Junk) Mail
- Warning: Rant Ahead!
- Show Your Work! Nonprofit Accountability
- Can a Founder of a Nonprofit Make a Salary?
- Nonprofit Board Police: Conflicts Investigation Unit
- When You Wish Upon a 1099
- “I Have a Nonprofit” Problems
- Nonprofit Storytelling that Doesn’t Stink!
- The Grayest Areas of Nonprofit Employment Law
- Nonprofit Arts Organization: Should You Start One?
- Covid Q&A: The Nonprofit Organization Re-Opening Guide
- Nonprofit Marketing the Joyful Way with Ephraim Gopin
- Nonprofit Mission Statement: The Mission is Your North Star
- The Gates Foundation and Divorce!
- Nonprofit Founders Syndrome: Is It Affecting Your Nonprofit?
- Network Your Brains Out! Why Your Nonprofit Network Matters
- The Messiest Nonprofits: Those with Voting Members
- 990 Filing Season!
- Putting a 501c3 Nonprofit Organization in Hyper-Sleep
- Robert’s Rules in Nonprofit Board Meetings: Your Personal Hell
- Nonprofit Dissolution: It’s Complicated!
- Nonprofit Q&A: Listen to Your Nonprofit Treasurer!
- The Curse of Employee Turnover
- How to Be a Savvy Donor
- Nonprofit Q&A: The Unpaid “Employees” Edition
- How to get the most out of your board meetings
- Founder Feature: Nonprofits Don’t Grow Overnight
- Nonprofit Q&A: Trick or Treat?
- All of Us Are Stronger Than Any One of Us
- Nonprofit Q&A: Charity or Robbery?
- Help, My Boss Tried to Kiss Me!
- The Future of Donor Engagement
- Q&A: The Mystery of the Zombie Nonprofit
- Founder Feature: Childhood Dream to a Nonprofit Reality
- A Secret Cause of Your Nonprofit Diversity Problem
- Q&A: The Case of the Copied Nonprofit
- Your Brain on Uncertainty
- Scammers, Deception… Who Can You Trust?
- Nonprofit Innovation – Without Losing Your Soul
- Should YOU apply for coronavirus SBA loans?
- The New Paid Leave Law All Small Orgs Must Follow
- The Nonprofit Crisis Survival Guide
- Nonprofit Q&A: The Common Sense Edition
- What happens when you disrupt the status quo
- Level up your org with Charities Review Council
- Will a Law Degree Help You Change the World?
- So you fired your ED – now what?
- Is Giving Going Away?
- When is it time to end a nonprofit?
- Nonprofit Fundraising Fake News
- Most Insane Nonprofit Donor Database Ever
- Haunted Nonprofit Halloween
- Starting a Nonprofit Organization: Asking the Right Questions
- 002: The Sky is Falling
- Top Tip: Successful Nonprofit Fundraising
- Nonprofit Liability: Even Brad Pitt’s Nonprofit Can Get Sued
- Start a Nonprofit: Will it Make You Money?
- Who Owns a Nonprofit?
- How Do You Change Your Nonprofit Name With the IRS?
- Does Your Nonprofit Qualify for the Emergency SBA Grant?
- How To: Filling out the Nonprofit SBA $10K Emergency Grant Application
- The $10,000 Emergency Grant from SBA – Fact or Fiction?
- Disaster Relief Loans for Nonprofits During the Pandemic
- Virtual Board Meetings For Your Nonprofit: A How-To Guide
- Social Distance Doesn’t Have to Mean Emotional Distance
- 001: The Kicker-Offer
- I Just Started a Nonprofit… Do I Need Nonprofit Insurance? Part 2
- Nonprofit Tax Status: What Does it Really Mean Anyway?
- Do you really know what lawyers do?
- Should Your Minnesota Nonprofit Carry Workers Comp
- Treat Your Nonprofit Idea Like Your Wedding
- THIS can hurt your chances at property tax exemption
- I Just Started a Nonprofit. What About Insurance?
- What the heck is a B-Corp?
- Down With the Overhead Pie Chart!
- Does the Board President Get Veto Power?
- What If Somebody Asks to See Our 990s?
- 3 secret tips to be better at board meetings
- 4 Things to Think About Before Naming an Attorney to a Nonprofit Board
- What Does it Mean to Be a Nonprofit Board Member?
- Nonprofit Myth Busters III: Nonprofits and the IRS
- Nonprofit Myth Busters II: How to Set Up a Board of Directors
- Nonprofit Myth Busters: Starting a Nonprofit May Not Be Right for You
- 6 Ways to Lose Your 501(c)(3) IRS Tax-Exempt Status (Without Really Trying)
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