Nonprofit Startup – Blog | Harbor Compliance https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog Wed, 02 Sep 2020 19:58:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.2 Top Website Updates You Need for the New Decade https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/2020/03/20/top-website-updates-you-need-for-the-new-decade/ Fri, 20 Mar 2020 10:58:34 +0000 https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/?p=4822 Is your website so last . . . decade? 

If you haven’t blown the dust off your online presence for a while, now’s the perfect time to get ready for the 2020s and really look at your website through the … Read more

]]> 8 Strategies to Eliminate Your Donor Management Blues https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/2019/03/07/8-strategies-to-eliminate-your-donor-management-blues/ Thu, 07 Mar 2019 20:33:26 +0000 https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/?p=4144 Donor management can be one of the trickiest things for new nonprofits to get the hang of, especially if they don’t have the tools they need to do it well.

When most nonprofits first get started, they record just about … Read more

]]> Is Your Website So 2018? Here are 8 Ways to Update It https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/2019/02/18/is-your-website-so-2018-here-are-8-ways-to-update-it/ Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:09:32 +0000 https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/?p=4115 I completely understand. We’re all busy spinning a lot of plates, managing people, volunteers, projects, campaigns, events, partnerships—when all of the sudden we’re in the new year with last year’s website.

No worries, it’s still early 2019. Now is the … Read more

]]> 4 Ways to Get More From Your Nonprofit’s Web Presence https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/2019/01/10/4-ways-to-get-more-from-your-nonprofits-web-presence/ Thu, 10 Jan 2019 20:41:55 +0000 https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/?p=3994

Your website is more than just a website. It is the heart of your entire online presence. Sure, you may have social media pages, external site referrals, and other online pages. But your website is where all of this stems … Read more

]]> Ready to Make Your Nonprofit Vision a Reality? 8 FAQs https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/2018/12/12/ready-to-make-your-nonprofit-vision-a-reality-8-faqs/ Wed, 12 Dec 2018 17:33:12 +0000 https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/?p=3910

“Nearly every great cause was started by a visionary, risk-taking, no-barriers, basically very courageous human being.”1

You’ve felt the nonprofit call: maybe you’ve seen a need that no one is meeting, or envisioned a new way to address an age-old … Read more

]]> Information Center: Your Go-To Resource for All Things Compliance https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/2018/11/26/information-center-your-go-to-resource-for-all-things-compliance/ Mon, 26 Nov 2018 22:21:15 +0000 https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/?p=3853

It’s exciting to take on a new challenge and expand your horizons. But it’s a rare person who can get excited about handling the government paperwork that comes along with those ambitious plans—the licenses you need to launch a line

… Read more ]]> How Technology Enhances the IRS Form 990 Filing Process https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/2018/09/24/how-technology-enhances-the-irs-form-990-filing-process/ Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:07:18 +0000 https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/?p=3678

Traditional paper filing for Form 990 can take hours to complete – fortunately, modern technology has provided a simplified e-filing process for exempt and nonprofit organizations to save time, securely file taxes online, and transmit nonprofit tax returns directly to … Read more

]]> 5 Creative Ways to Amplify Donations Through Your Website https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/2018/08/27/5-creative-ways-to-amplify-donations-through-your-website/ Mon, 27 Aug 2018 20:00:26 +0000 https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/?p=3638

Traditional fundraising strategies might still be the first-round draft pick when it comes to raising money for a nonprofit, but a new challenger has grown rapidly: online fundraising.

Online fundraising takes advantage of the new opportunities that the internet presents: … Read more

]]> The Who, What, Where, and Why of Fundraising Compliance https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/2018/07/23/the-who-what-where-and-why-of-fundraising-compliance/ Mon, 23 Jul 2018 15:07:49 +0000 https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/?p=3190

Charitable solicitation, or fundraising, is simply the act of asking for donations to support a charitable cause. But given the many vehicles available for fundraising today, that “ask” can take many forms, and it can also travel a long way … Read more

]]> Six Things to Do Once Your Nonprofit Has Registered for Fundraising https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/2018/06/25/six-things-to-do-once-your-nonprofit-has-registered-for-fundraising/ Mon, 25 Jun 2018 20:17:41 +0000 https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/?p=3220

If your organization has invested in meeting all of your state charitable registration requirements, congratulations! By simply registering, you’ve already demonstrated your commitment to transparency in the nonprofit sector and accountability to your donors. You may, however, still be wondering … Read more

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