In their eagerness to increase revenue, nonprofits can easily fall into the trap of accepting gifts from controversial organizations or individuals. By developing Gift Acceptance Policies, nonprofits will be able to carefully and unemotionally evaluate the potential hazards of certain types of contributions, making the transfer of tangible items and monetary gifts easier and less traumatic for donors and the recipients. Failure to develop such policies not only violates Internal Revenue Service requirements but can put the organization in legal and moral jeopardy. Understanding gift acceptance issues is critical for volunteer and staff leadership of all nonprofits.

When I first started working in the nonprofit sector, I knew administration was one of the important responsibilities of my role as executive director (ED). But it was not until I served in three different nonprofits, I finally realized administration ranked as probably the most important job I had. Everything you do as an ED has some aspect of administration tied to it. And, if you are fortunate enough to have staff to delegate various administrative tasks, you still need to know how to supervise staff and assess how well they are doing. In this book, the second in the Nonprofit Management Simplified series, I provide you with sample policies, procedures and templates to help you be a great administrator, all of them extensively field tested.. Included in the book are: Steps for starting a nonprofit, or bringing one into legal compliance, Strategies for establishing and maintaining legal and financial structures, Ways to evaluate staff performance, Ideas for moving toward an accelerating technology approach, Procedures for developing effect and efficient administration, including facilities and equipment management, Important issues to consider for risk management, and Proven strategies for implementing virtual platforms.

Since most pastors receive no training in all the key responsibility areas of church management, it is unrealistic to expect you will be able to immediately implement all the recommendations and strategies contained in the book. Rather, you are encouraged to access the book when specific issues or concerns arise around a particular topic and to gradually look for opportunities to introduce new ways of conducting the business of your church. Addendums include assessments, checklists and sample policies and procedures. Because of the format of the e-book version, all of the addendums and figures may be difficult to read and are better viewed in the paperback version, which can be copied for one-time use. While the contents apply to all nonprofits, churches, and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), any organization outside the United States of America (USA) should check with their relevant government agency to incorporate any legal filing and/or taxing requirements. Or look for the international version of the book scheduled for publication in mid-2022. The book of more than 350 pages addresses the role of a pastor specifically, strategies and recommendations are applicable to volunteer leadership or to executive boards of nonprofits.

Every aspect of your organization may be changing to virtual platforms. It is even probable many of the innovative virtual solutions will continue far beyond the current disaster climate because of their convenience and reduced cost. Nimble, virtually focused nonprofits have discovered better ways to outsource many functions. Virtual meetings, training and even conferences have required an entirely new set of facilitation and technology skills, all impacting your budget. In this toolkit we will examine the lessons learned from field-tested strategies, specifically related to virtual platforms in all aspects of the core elements of a successful nonprofit. We look at three merging types of volunteers and the challenges and important considerations for each: high capacity, virtual and disabled people. We will challenge you to rethink every aspect of what you do in this necessary, exciting virtual world, and motivate you to move to a nimbler, virtual organization, incorporating our recommended strategies.