
Form 990: What You Need to Know About Filing for Your Nonprofit
It may feel like very few things involving the IRS are straightforward. But when it comes to nonprofit tax exemption, [...]

Privacy Laws Are Changing: Make Sure Your Nonprofit Is Ready
Have you consulted your legal team about the evolving data privacy requirements? Your legal counsel can help you understand how [...]

Preparing for Your School or Nonprofit Financial Audit: Identifying Risks and Establishing Strong Internal Controls
The annual audit is often viewed as a chore.This blog post shares expert advice on how to prepare by targeting risks and measuring performance and compliance.

3 Ways Expense Management Can Help Your Nonprofit Close Its Books Faster
Can your nonprofit confidently say you are successfully closing the books on time every month—or even most months? As someone [...]

4 Reasons Why Government Agencies Need Fund Accounting Software
As a government agency, your team is used to doing more with less. But just because your accounting is complicated—with [...]

5 Advantages of Grants Management Software
The person who coined the term “cat herding” may have been a grants manager. From applications to reviews to reporting, [...]

Trends in Grantmaking: Don’t Leave Your Foundation’s Impact Story to Chance
If a grantmaking organization creates a funding opportunity, but there is no way for anyone to hear about it, does [...]

5 Questions about Calculating Your Indirect Cost Rates
Nonprofit organizations are beginning to use indirect costs more frequently in their budgeting processes, whether or not they are pursuing [...]

Best Practices for Protecting Your K–12 School from Cyber Security Threats
Malicious cyber activity is on the rise worldwide. In private K–12 schools, foreign cybercriminals, school vendors, employees, and even students [...]

The 990: From Compliance to Communication
Only 10% of philanthropic foundations have a website to communicate their work. Here at Candid, we’ve been tracking those statistics [...]