Financial Focus - Not-For-Profit


Produced every six weeks, LGT’s Not-For-Profit Financial Focus is an electronic publication created to highlight issues important to those who run and work on the board of Not-For-Profit organizations. This free publication explores topics such as the challenges of raising money, finding the ideal board members for your organization, handling public relations and warning signs for internal fraud; each issue contains information every Not-For-Profit needs to know.

If you would like to receive LGT’s Not-For-Profit Financial Focus please contact Jason Leary, Practice Growth Manager.

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NFP Financial Focus Article Archive

  • Filing Form 990 No Longer Requires Full Board Adoption of Governance Policies - 07.25.11
  • Planning Ahead: Does your Organization Have a Solid Business Plan? - 04.13.11
  • Sending the Right Message Getting Heard Through the Noise - 03.01.11
  • Healthcare Tax Credit  Available for NFP Organizations - 03.01.11

  • Paying by the Rules: Compensation for NFP Executives - 09.29.10
  • Realizing Your Fundraising Potential: Mapping Out Fundraising Success - 09.29.10
  • Free CPE for NFP’s: LGT & Wells Fargo’s Free NFP CPE Half Day - 09.29.10
  • Community Stewardship: Autumn Brings An Opportunity to Help - 09.29.10

  • Simple Ways to Help Optimize Your Financial Operations - 06.17.10
  • Curiouser and Curiouser: How Website Usability Impacts Donations - 06.17.10
  • Leaving Your Mark: Organized Branding for NFP Organizations - 05.04.10
  • 5 Fundraising Don’ts - 05.04.10
  • Join LGT’s Joint Venture for the 2010 Arthritis Walk! - 05.04.10

  • Going to the Source: The Necessity of Direct-Mail Marketing- 03.16.10
  • Not-for-profit Bylaws- How to Lay Down the Law- 03.16.10
  • The Fountain of Youth: Attracting Younger Members to Your NFP Board - 01.11.10
  • Heard It Through the Grapevine: The Power of Word of Mouth Marketing - 01.11.10

  • Tax Implications for Organizations That Fail to Maintain Public-Charity Status - 11.16.09
  • Type III Supporting Organizations Face PPA Changes From Proposed IRS Regulations - 11.16.09
  • A Not-For-Profit Survival Guide for Today’s Tough Economy - 09.23.09
  • Not-For-Profit Ban on Political Campaign Intervention - 09.23.09

  • Governance Checklist for Not-For-Profits - 08.25.09
  • Be Prepared: The Secret to a Smooth Audit - 07.24.09
  • Communication: The Lost Art - 07.24.09
  • Great White Hype: Combating a Media Frenzy - 06.22.09
  • Increased Scrutiny for Not-For-Profit Compensation - 06.22.09

  • Raising Money in a Falling Economy - 05.18.09
  • What Every Not- For-Profit Should Know: The Power of Electronic Communication - 05.18.09
  • Downsizing Your Budget Without Downsizing Your Staff - 04.15.09
  • The Benefits of Social Marketing for your Not-For-Profit - 04.15.09
  • D&O Insurance - What you need to know - 03.15.09
  • Not-For-Profit Experience In Your Back Yard! - 03.15.09


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