Tips and Resources for Nonprofit Operations

Information, insights, and inspiration to help nonprofit operators learn, grow, and soar!

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Church Benefits: Insurance

Church Benefits: Insurance

Church Benefits: Retirement

Church Benefits: Retirement

Church Benefits: Paid Time Off (Part II)

Church Benefits: Paid Time Off (Part II)

Church Benefits: Paid Time Off (Part I)

Church Benefits: Paid Time Off (Part I)

Church Staff Termination: Performance Issues

Church Staff Termination: Performance Issues

Church Vitality Survey – A Powerful Church Assessment Tool

Nonprofit Operations An exclusive column by Laurel Schumacher, COO of VitalChurch Ministry

Overcoming Hiring Challenges at Nonprofit Organizations

Overcoming Hiring Challenges at Nonprofit Organizations

Activating Your Base of Supporters for Nonprofit Fundraising

Activating Your Base of Supporters for Nonprofit Fundraising

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Church Staff Termination: Budget Cuts

Nonprofit May 27, 2023

Church Staff Termination: Budget Cuts

Church Budget Categories – Student Ministries

Nonprofit May 17, 2023

Church Budget Categories – Student Ministries

Church Budget Categories – Children’s Ministries

Nonprofit May 17, 2023

Church Budget Categories – Children’s Ministries

Church Budget – Preparing Leadership for the Upcoming Fiscal Year

Nonprofit May 15, 2023

Church Budget – Preparing Leadership for the Upcoming Fiscal Year

Flip the Script to Recruit Volunteers

Nonprofit May 15, 2023

Flip the Script to Recruit Volunteers

Onboarding Church Staff

Nonprofit May 5, 2023

Onboarding Church Staff

Church Budget Categories – Information Technology

Nonprofit May 5, 2023

Church Budget Categories – Information Technology

Volunteers: Champions of your Non-Profit

Nonprofit April 28, 2023

Volunteers: Champions of your Non-Profit

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Building a Church Website: Layout-Presentation

Nonprofit April 28, 2023

Building a Church Website: Layout-Presentation

Building a Church Website: The Back End

Nonprofit April 28, 2023

Building a Church Website: The Back End

Building a Church Website: Content

Nonprofit April 24, 2023

Building a Church Website: Content

Building a Church Website: Staff, Vendor, or Volunteer

Nonprofit April 24, 2023

Building a Church Website: Staff, Vendor, or Volunteer

Building a Church Website: The Why

Nonprofit April 24, 2023

Building a Church Website: The Why

The Impact of Volunteerism on the Non-Profit Budget

Nonprofit April 16, 2023

The Impact of Volunteerism on the Non-Profit Budget

Wage Stagnation and Non-Profit Budgets

Nonprofit April 16, 2023

Wage Stagnation and Non-Profit Budgets

Volunteers – Much More than Free Labor

Nonprofit March 31, 2023

Volunteers – Much More than Free Labor

AB 506 Compliance for California Nonprofits With Youth Services

Nonprofit March 25, 2023

AB 506 Compliance for California Nonprofits With Youth Services

The Church Budget and Change

Nonprofit March 18, 2023

The Church Budget and Change

Deferred Maintenance: Quick Fix or Expensive Solution to Balance the Church Budget

Nonprofit March 10, 2023

Deferred Maintenance: Quick Fix or Expensive Solution to Balance the Church Budget

Emergency or Sinking Fund – What’s First In A Church Budget?

Nonprofit March 3, 2023

Emergency or Sinking Fund – What’s First In A Church Budget?

Church Budget Checklist Essentials

Nonprofit March 3, 2023

Church Budget Checklist Essentials

How This Temecula Christian Church Connects with Its Community

Nonprofit March 1, 2023

How This Temecula Christian Church Connects with Its Community

Top 8 Tips for Church Budgeting

Nonprofit February 24, 2023

Top 8 Tips for Church Budgeting

Communicating The Church Budget

Nonprofit February 24, 2023

Communicating The Church Budget

Church Budget: Living Document or Stone Tablet

Nonprofit February 3, 2023

Church Budget: Living Document or Stone Tablet

Why Church Budgets Are Not Based on Tithing

Nonprofit February 2, 2023

Why Church Budgets Are Not Based on Tithing

Session 105 – Finalize the Church Budget

Nonprofit January 27, 2023

Session 105 – Finalize the Church Budget

Church Budgeting 104 – Comparing and Adjusting the Projected Income to Expenses

Nonprofit January 20, 2023

Church Budgeting 104 – Comparing and Adjusting the Projected Income to Expenses

Church Budgeting 103 N – Building the Non-Exempt Employee Compensation Projection

Nonprofit January 14, 2023

Church Budgeting 103 N – Building the Non-Exempt Employee Compensation Projection

Church Budgeting 103 E – Building the Exempt Employee Compensation Projection

Nonprofit January 14, 2023

Church Budgeting 103 E – Building the Exempt Employee Compensation Projection

Church Budgeting 103 – Building the Expenses Projection

Nonprofit January 13, 2023

Church Budgeting 103 – Building the Expenses Projection

Church Budgeting 102 – Building the Projected Income

Nonprofit January 6, 2023

Church Budgeting 102 – Building the Projected Income

Church Budgeting 101 – Where To Begin

Nonprofit January 6, 2023

Church Budgeting 101 – Where To Begin

Generating End-of-Year Income for the Church Budget

Nonprofit December 23, 2022

Generating End-of-Year Income for the Church Budget

4 Tips to a Thriving Church Budget

Nonprofit December 23, 2022

4 Tips to a Thriving Church Budget

Church Budgeting and the Christmas Bonus

Nonprofit December 16, 2022

Church Budgeting and the Christmas Bonus

Church Budget What Ifs

Nonprofit December 8, 2022

Church Budget What Ifs

Church Budget: Average Giving Per Person Per Week

Nonprofit December 2, 2022

Church Budget: Average Giving Per Person Per Week

How December Impacts the Church Budget

Nonprofit December 1, 2022

How December Impacts the Church Budget

Off-Season Church Budgeting Practices

Nonprofit November 19, 2022

Off-Season Church Budgeting Practices

Top Three Warning Signs of a Poorly Constructed Church Budget

Nonprofit November 9, 2022

Top Three Warning Signs of a Poorly Constructed Church Budget

Managing Church Budget Expections: When the Dream is Bigger than the Budget

Nonprofit November 4, 2022

Managing Church Budget Expections: When the Dream is Bigger than the Budget

4 Essential Metrics to Build a Church Budget

Nonprofit November 4, 2022

4 Essential Metrics to Build a Church Budget

Top 5 Ways to Use a Church Budget Surplus

Nonprofit October 29, 2022

Top 5 Ways to Use a Church Budget Surplus

Debt and the Church Budget

Nonprofit October 21, 2022

Debt and the Church Budget

Church Budget and Overtime Pay

Nonprofit October 21, 2022

Church Budget and Overtime Pay

Church Budgeting Basics

Nonprofit October 14, 2022

Church Budgeting Basics

The Church Budget and Lasting Ministry

Nonprofit October 14, 2022

The Church Budget and Lasting Ministry

Generosity and the Church Budget

Nonprofit October 8, 2022

Generosity and the Church Budget

Hard Truths About Church Budget Reductions

Nonprofit October 3, 2022

Hard Truths About Church Budget Reductions

Home Runs and Church Budgets

Nonprofit September 24, 2022

Home Runs and Church Budgets

Church Budget Types

Nonprofit September 23, 2022

Church Budget Types

Essential Church Budget Categories

Nonprofit August 13, 2022

Essential Church Budget Categories

Church Budget Templates – Pros & Cons

Nonprofit August 12, 2022

Church Budget Templates – Pros & Cons

What is a Church Budget

Nonprofit August 6, 2022

What is a Church Budget

Is it Time to Reduce the Church Budget – Again?

Nonprofit August 5, 2022

Is it Time to Reduce the Church Budget – Again?

Church Budget – Digital Donation Fees

Nonprofit July 14, 2022

Church Budget – Digital Donation Fees

Is a Benevolence Fund Part of the Church Budget

Nonprofit July 12, 2022

Is a Benevolence Fund Part of the Church Budget

Church Budget – Unbudgeted Liabilities

Nonprofit July 8, 2022

Church Budget – Unbudgeted Liabilities

Should a Church Budget Include Elder Board Expenses?

Nonprofit July 2, 2022

Should a Church Budget Include Elder Board Expenses?

Sustainability and Church Budget Compensation

Nonprofit July 1, 2022

Sustainability and Church Budget Compensation

Using the Four E’s to Help the Church Budget

Nonprofit June 25, 2022

Using the Four E’s to Help the Church Budget

Church Budget – Faith vs. Planning

Nonprofit June 18, 2022

Church Budget – Faith vs. Planning

How the Church Budget Can Promote Unity

Nonprofit June 17, 2022

How the Church Budget Can Promote Unity

Church Budgeting – Utilities

Nonprofit June 9, 2022

Church Budgeting – Utilities

Retirement Planning in Church Budgets

Nonprofit June 3, 2022

Retirement Planning in Church Budgets

Church Budget – Staffing Levels

Nonprofit May 27, 2022

Church Budget – Staffing Levels

Does Your Church Have A Pre-Budget Routine?

Nonprofit May 25, 2022

Does Your Church Have A Pre-Budget Routine?

5 Post-Pandemic Church Budget Tips

Nonprofit May 17, 2022

5 Post-Pandemic Church Budget Tips

How Pay Types Impact a Church Budget

Nonprofit May 13, 2022

How Pay Types Impact a Church Budget

Summer Giving Slump Ideas to Increase the Church Budget

Nonprofit May 13, 2022

Summer Giving Slump Ideas to Increase the Church Budget

3 Tips to Building a Church Budget During Times of Inflation

Nonprofit May 6, 2022

3 Tips to Building a Church Budget During Times of Inflation

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