Nonprofit Resources
The Ministry of Accounting
Careful handling and accounting for gifts given from the heart of an individual to the Lord is a sacred trust and ministry. If you serve as an accountant or treasurer at your Church, be encouraged by the importance of your ministry role in the Body of Christ.
Five Key Considerations of Financial Integrity for Church Leaders
Amidst the daily duties and demands church leaders encounter, it is not easy to maintain perspective on factors that can protect or diminish integrity. But consider the immeasurable benefit of maintaining integrity — and the cost of compromising it.
Are Unfilled Positions Costing Your Organization Money?
When an organization has unfilled positions, the most common response is to divide and reassign those job responsibilities among employees to ease the strain of the vacancy. Problem solved. Or is it?
Employee Compensation and Tax Planning for Pastors
There are a number of employee compensation components churches can consider for pastors, from health plans to even how expenses are reimbursed. Several of these components have important tax planning considerations, however.
Dashboard Indicators for the Church: Why They Are Important, and Where to Start
A dashboard indicator is a ratio or measure tied to an operational goal. This provides a new way of looking at the data and your church's underlying financial information.
Church Management Lessons from the Titanic
Organizational weaknesses and an accumulation of bad decisions sent the Titanic to its tragic end. So what can church leaders learn from the mistakes of the Titanic, more than a century later?
Can Teachers Qualify for Minister’s Taxation?
Learn the key factors to consider when determining whether a teacher qualifies as a minister for tax purposes, and the hazards of misclassification.
Identifying Capacity Gaps Within Your Organization
Organizations that wait too long to address their capacity gaps are unlikely to achieve their vision and mission, and may even face irrelevance. Conversely, moving quickly to discover and address capacity gaps will enable your organization to work more effectively toward accomplishing its goals.
Five Cash Flow Ratios and Measures Your Church Should Monitor
If your church goes through several months of low giving, will you be able to keep your doors open? A church without necessary reserves will be scrambling to operate in the short term, no matter what the other balances are. Fortunately, there are five cash flow ratios and measurements you can use to monitor your church’s reserves and identify any necessary adjustments.
How to Create an Effective Dashboard Report for Your Ministry
Learn how to create an effective dashboard report that helps your ministry keep an eye on essential information and alerts you when things begin to deviate from the norm.