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July 24, 2017 

AccuFund Helps Alaskan Nonprofit Make Dreams Come True

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Alaska turned to AccuFund to help them meet their mission, and it has helped them even more by improving the organization’s efficiency and accuracy, and giving remote access to vital staff, even those in a location like ...

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July 24, 2017 

The Power of Female Networks

When looking at your priorities, both at home and at work, networking likely falls somewhere near the bottom of the list. Time spent on career development is also time that could be spent with loved ones. But if you can spend just 10% of your week ...

Amy Vetter

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July 21, 2017 

Best Practices for Managing Nonprofit Finances

To avoid financial problems or the failure of a nonprofit, it is imperative to monitor the organization’s financial health - by employing good corporate governance. Governance is defined as the process of providing strategic leadership and exercising ...

Sibi Thomas

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July 21, 2017 

Financial Basics for Nonprofit Boards

Many people consider a position on a nonprofit board a recognition of their financial contributions and other efforts to support the organization. But it goes well beyond that. One of the main fiduciary responsibilities of a board member is helping ...

Sibi Thomas

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July 21, 2017 

July 2017 Accounting & Audit Channel

Sixty-three percent of CFOs surveyed say they are expect revenue growth, one of the highest levels in the survey’s history, and only 18 percent claim a bias toward cost reduction, for a survey-high net value of plus 45 percent.

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July 20, 2017 

Social Security Scam Targets Retirees

The impersonator calls from a telephone number with a 323 area code. The caller claims to be an SSA employee, and in some instances, tells the victim that they are due a 1.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase of their Social Security ...

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July 20, 2017 

3 Ways to Make Firm Priorities More Clear to Your Staff

In the business world there’s often the sort of "failure to communicate" referenced in the movie Cool Hand Luke. That failure in the movie resulted in the premature demise of the hero. In real life when leaders are unclear about their expectations ...

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July 20, 2017 

Summer is a Good Time To Review IRS Income Tax Withholding

Reviewing the amount of taxes withheld can help taxpayers avoid having too much or too little federal income tax taken from their paychecks. Having the correct amount taken out helps to move taxpayers closer to a zero balance at the end of the year ...