Nonprofit Management All-in-One For Dummies
- 13h 50m
- Alyson Connolly, Beverly A. Browning, Maire Loughran, Sharon Farris, Shiv Singh, Stephanie Diamond
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2023
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.
About the Author
This reference guide features content from existing For Dummies books, including books authored by Dr. Beverly A. Browning, MPA, DBA (Nonprofit Kit For Dummies, Fundraising For Dummies, and Grant Writing For Dummies), Sharon Farris with updates by Maire Loughran (Nonprofit Bookkeeping & Accounting For Dummies), Alyson Connolly (Public Speaking Skills For Dummies), and Shiv Singh and Stephanie Diamond (Social Media Marketing For Dummies).
In this Book
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Journeying into the World of Nonprofit Organizations
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From the Top: Examining the Nonprofit Management Structure
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Strategic Planning: Embracing the Ongoing Process
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Evaluating Your Work: Are You Meeting Your Goals?
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You Can Count on Me! Working with Volunteers
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Working with Paid Staff and Contractors
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Developing Your Case Statement: Winning with Words
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Creating a Fundraising Plan
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Mining for Donors
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Meeting Your Donor with Grace and Grit
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Cultivating Major Givers
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Making the Major Gift Ask
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Grant-Writing Basics for Beginners
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Preparing for Successful Grant Seeking
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Venturing into Public-Sector Grants
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Navigating the Federal Grant Submission Portals
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Researching Potential Private-Sector Funders
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Finding Federal Grant Opportunities that Fit Your Needs
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Winning with Peer Review Scoring Factors
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Preparing Preliminary Documents
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Sharing Your Organizational History and Developing the Narrative
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Incorporating Best Practices to Build the Program Design Narrative
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Preparing Project Management Plans and Sustainability Narratives
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Creating a Budget That Includes All the Funding You Need
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Checking Off the Mandatory Requirements for Compliance
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Waiting on the Grant Maker’s Decision
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Starting with Basic Bookkeeping and Accounting
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Setting Up the Chart of Accounts for Nonprofits
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Recording Transactions and Journal Entries
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Balancing the Checkbook: Donations and Expenses
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Balancing Cash Flow: Creating an Operating Budget
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Staying in Nonprofit Compliance
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Accounting for Payroll and Payroll Taxes
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Doing the Accounting for Tax Form 990
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Analyzing the Statement of Activities
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Reporting Financial Condition on a Statement of Financial Position
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Eyeing the Statement of Cash Flows
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Organizing the Statement of Functional Expense
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Closing the Nonprofit Books
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Getting Started with Public Speaking
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Crafting a Captivating Speech
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Using Visual Aids
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Practicing Your Speech
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Overcoming Performance Anxiety
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Launching SMM Campaigns
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Developing Your SMM Voice
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Finding the Right Platforms
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Practicing SMM on Your Website
