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Not-for-Profit

The ‘Smart Stewardship’ decision tree

by Tech Support on January 21, 2013

By Patrick Frambes, CPA, Audit Manager Non-profit organizations are continually faced with weighty decisions about how to meet the ever-changing needs of their communities. In the book Smart Stewardship for Nonprofits, author Peter Brinckerhoff lays out a well-designed path to making the right decisions for your organization. It’s as simple as asking the following seven questions [...]

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Dashboards help local non-profits stay on track

by Melissa Brogan on December 27, 2012

When two local social service agencies merged in 2009 to form LifePoint Solutions, the new organization quickly melded administrations and programs, so staff members could continue to provide necessary – and high-quality – assistance. But when Roger Rosenberger joined the organization a year later, he noticed that the financial impact of the merger was not [...]

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Nonprofits go mobile to raise funds

by Season Olson on November 5, 2012

In the next 12 months, more than half of US and Australian nonprofits will enhance their marketing by enabling their websites for mobile browsing, using QR codes to bring attention to their mission and optimizing emails for mobile devices, according to the results of Blackbaud’s annual online 2012 State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey released [...]

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Church and politics: oil and water

by Season Olson on September 18, 2012

Church and politics are like oil and water; by law, they should be separate.  The IRS clearly states that in order for churches to maintain tax-exempt status, the church may not make statements that endorse or oppose a candidate, publish or distribute campaign literature, or make any type of contribution (monetary or otherwise) to a political [...]

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4 non-profits selected for Outreach Day

by Melissa Brogan on August 31, 2012

The 2nd annual Barnes Dennig Community Outreach Day is officially under way! The response to the call for nominations was overwhelming. Thank you to all the organizations that took time to nominate a project. The Cincinnati community is so lucky to have so many wonderful organizations hard at work! The Steering Committee of the firm’s Emerging Professionals [...]

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Now accepting nominations for 2nd Community Outreach Day

by Melissa Brogan on July 16, 2012

The 2nd annual Barnes Dennig Community Outreach Day is officially open for nominations.  The goal of Outreach Day is to contribute the firm’s time, energy and resources for one day at multiple tri-state agencies to go beyond the numbers of tax and accounting work and help organizations achieve their charitable goals. The firm’s mission of [...]

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Little change in charitable giving

by Season Olson on June 27, 2012

According to a recent report from Giving USA, charitable giving in the United States increased 0.9 percent (after inflation) in 2011 from 2010.  The report estimated a total of $298.42 billion was donated. “For many that rely on philanthropy … this is not just a tough year. This is going to be a tough era,” [...]

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Identifying the non-profit leaders of tomorrow

by Melissa Brogan on March 2, 2012

A recap of our non-profit roundtable, by Audit Manager Patrick Frambes, CPA: With the anticipated retirement of the baby-boomer generation and the emergence of young professionals, many organizations are faced with the overwhelming task of selecting their future leaders and actively transitioning them into key roles.   As many will attest, a smooth transition cannot occur [...]

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