Articles & Resources

Volunteer background screening for nonprofits: tier roles by risk, meet FCRA notice rules, and document every decision. Where AI helps and where it must not.

Qualified charitable distributions: the QCD rules fundraisers need, the $111,000 2026 limit, December timing, and acknowledgment language that avoids errors.

Nonprofit dissolution, step by step: the board vote, plan of dissolution, asset distribution, final Form 990 and Schedule N. Where AI helps and where it cannot.

Form 1023 with AI help: choosing between 1023 and 1023-EZ, writing the activities narrative, projecting budgets, and surviving IRS follow-up questions.

AI inside Head Start ERSEA: eligibility files, waitlists, chronic absence, and PIR data. What grantees can safely automate before a federal monitoring review.

Google Business Profile for nonprofits: claim and verify your listing, pick the right category, and add a donate link. Local search guide for US nonprofits.

Direct mail fundraising with AI: RFM list selection, lapsed segments, package copy, and test discipline, plus the postage math behind net revenue per piece.

Card testing on nonprofit donation forms: how to spot an attack, the real fees it triggers, and layered defenses that block bots without losing real gifts.

Business email compromise hits nonprofits through fake vendor bank changes and wire requests. Verification callbacks, dual approval, and the first 24 hours.

Permissions cleanup before Microsoft 365 Copilot or Gemini: audit SharePoint and Drive sharing, fix oversharing, and keep access clean. Guide for nonprofits.

Lease or buy for nonprofits: build a total cost of occupancy model, apply board affordability tests, and see where AI helps the analysis and where it does not.

Cost allocation plan for multi-program nonprofits: choosing allocation bases, writing the methodology, and documenting payroll so the plan survives audit.