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6 Components of a Grant Proposal
Most grant proposals can be broken down into the following sections:
Checklist of Board Roles & Responsibilities
Basic board roles and responsibilities are the foundation for successful boards. BoardSource has designed this checklist so you can quickly remind yourself of your key responsibilities. Itβs also a great board orientation tool!
Fiduciary Responsibilities
Board members act as trustees of the organizationβs assets and must exercise due diligence and oversight to ensure that the organization is well-managed and that its financial situation remains sound. Here is an outline of how board members can fulfill their role as fiduciaries.
Nonprofit Unrelated Business Income
Unrelated Business Income is money generated from any on-going activity of your organization when the activity itself does not directly further the organizationβs exempt purpose. This article explains what this is and what it means for your nonprofit.
Offer Disability Insurance
Why Your Ministry Should Offer Disability Insurance for Employers and Employees.
Background Checks for Board Members
Ensuring resources is a role of the board, in addition to setting direction for the organization and providing oversight. One way to ensure resources and provide oversight may be to consider background checks for board members.
Exploring Soul Care
We were made to flourish and to help others flourish. In this podcast, Dr. Curt Thompson, psychiatrist and author, talks about interpersonal neurobiology β how we were created as embodied and relational beings β and what implications it has for how we experience the gospel.
Handling Child-on-Child Sexual Misconduct
Child-on-child abuse and child-perpetrated violence have reached troubling proportions. This article provides recommendations for responses (primarily from ministries) that will bring healing rather than make matters worse.
I-9 Guidelines and Employee Records
Employee records are complicated. There. We said it. Forms, copies, folders, signatures: none of it is fun, but there is a right way and a wrong way to do it.
Legal Audit for Churches
Use this TRUE OR FALSE annual audit as a first step in assessing your ministryβs compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
10 Questions Every Church Board Member Should Ask
As you make decisions affecting the life of your churchβs ministry, be sure you understand the top 10 things church board members should know about their ministry.
Helping Children Cope with Traumatic Events
This guide was developed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. It provides guidance on how to support children after a traumatic event.