Description
Learn the ins-and-outs of managing, funding, and handling the accounting for a nonprofit
Nonprofits are not like other businesses. They’re special. It doesn’t matter if you’re launching a career as part of a multi-million dollar organization or a volunteer running your local little league, you’ll need special know-how to navigate the accounting practices and funding needs of a not-for-profit. Nonprofit Management All-in-One For Dummies is your guide for know-how on making a nonprofit organization operate properly. This beginner-friendly reference helps replace your shelf of nonprofit how-to books with a single reference to answer your questions on how to manage a mission-focused organization, build budgets, and raise funds while staying within the confines of the laws governing nonprofits. You'll also find advice on valuable skills like marketing that benefit your organization.
- Learn how to run a nonprofit organization
- Find funding for your organization and stay tax compliant
- Get a grasp on nonprofit accounting principles
- Market your organization and fulfill your mission
This 5-books-in-1 Dummies guide is excellent for volunteers who step up to run a nonprofit that’s near and dear to their hearts or would-be professional non-profit managers who need advice on how to manage and grow an organization.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Book 1: Bringing Your A-Game to Nonprofit Management 5
Chapter 1: Journeying into the World of Nonprofit Organizations 7
Chapter 2: From the Top: Examining the Nonprofit Management Structure 21
Chapter 3: Strategic Planning: Embracing the Ongoing Process 31
Chapter 4: Evaluating Your Work: Are You Meeting Your Goals? 53
Chapter 5: You Can Count on Me! Working with Volunteers 69
Chapter 6: Working with Paid Staff and Contractors 87
Book 2: Fundraising for Your Good Cause 113
Chapter 1: Developing Your Case Statement: Winning with Words 115
Chapter 2: Creating a Fundraising Plan 133
Chapter 3: Mining for Donors 151
Chapter 4: Meeting Your Donor with Grace and Grit 165
Chapter 5: Cultivating Major Givers 177
Chapter 6: Making the Major Gift Ask 189
Book 3: Applying for and Winning Grants 203
Chapter 1: Grant-Writing Basics for Beginners 205
Chapter 2: Preparing for Successful Grant Seeking 219
Chapter 3: Venturing into Public-Sector Grants 237
Chapter 4: Navigating the Federal Grant Submission Portals 247
Chapter 5: Researching Potential Private-Sector Funders 259
Chapter 6: Finding Federal Grant Opportunities That Fit Your Needs 269
Chapter 7: Winning with Peer Review Scoring Factors 281
Chapter 8: Preparing Preliminary Documents 295
Chapter 9: Sharing Your Organizational History and Developing the Narrative 307
Chapter 10: Incorporating Best Practices to Build the Program Design Narrative 325
Chapter 11: Preparing Project Management Plans and Sustainability Narratives 347
Chapter 12: Creating a Budget That Includes All the Funding You Need 361
Chapter 13: Checking Off the Mandatory Requirements for Compliance 381
Chapter 14: Waiting on the Grant Maker’s Decision 395
Book 4: Being Smart about Nonprofit Bookkeeping and Accounting 413
Chapter 1: Starting with Basic Bookkeeping and Accounting 415
Chapter 2: Setting Up the Chart of Accounts for Nonprofits 431
Chapter 3: Recording Transactions and Journal Entries 443
Chapter 4: Balancing the Checkbook: Donations and Expenses 459
Chapter 5: Balancing Cash Flow: Creating an Operating Budget 477
Chapter 6: Staying in Nonprofit Compliance 491
Chapter 7: Accounting for Payroll and Payroll Taxes 503
Chapter 8: Doing the Accounting for Tax Form 990 519
Chapter 9: Analyzing the Statement of Activities 529
Chapter 10: Reporting Financial Condition on a Statement of Financial Position 541
Chapter 11: Eyeing the Statement of Cash Flows 555
Chapter 12: Organizing the Statement of Functional Expense 567
Chapter 13: Closing the Nonprofit Books 577
Book 5: Speaking on Behalf of Your Nonprofit 591
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Public Speaking 593
Chapter 2: Crafting a Captivating Speech 609
Chapter 3: Using Visual Aids 629
Chapter 4: Practicing Your Speech 643
Chapter 5: Overcoming Performance Anxiety 663
Book 6: Spreading the Word through Social Media Marketing 685
Chapter 1: Launching SMM Campaigns 687
Chapter 2: Developing Your SMM Voice 705
Chapter 3: Finding the Right Platforms 717
Chapter 4: Practicing SMM on Your Website 727
Index 737
