This document provides information and resources for nonprofits to effectively operate in today's fiscal environment. It discusses the top challenges facing nonprofits as fundraising and funding. It also addresses issues like healthcare costs, relationships with donors, and free resources available for legal help, technology, and grants. Nonprofits are encouraged to file required tax forms, cut administrative costs, and leverage organizations like NPCC for discounts and assistance.

1. Fiscal Strategies for
Nonprofits
How Community Groups Can
Effectively Operate in Today’s
Fiscal Environment

2. What are the top 2 challenges/
concerns facing your nonprofit?

3. NPCC’s member survey in Summer 2005 showed that
83% had fundraising/funding as a top concern.
Top 10 Challenges Facing Members*
83%
1. Funding / Fundraising
2. Board Development / Governance 21%
3. Staffing 17%
4. Growth and Expansion 14%
5. Planning and Capacity Building 10%
6. Marketing and PR 8%
7. Space / Facilities 7%
8. Membership Development / Retention 6%
9. Program Improvement 5%
10. Political / Regulatory Environment 5%
* Each respondent was
asked to name two.

4. What goes around…
Comes around

5. Seth Godin’s book,
Tribes, challenges the reader to
think about whether a small,
loyal group (think: funders) is
better than a large, diffuse
group.
What do you think?
Seth Godin is the bestselling author of ten
books, including The Purple Cow, and Small is
the New Big.
He writes about marketing, the spread of ideas
and managing both customers and employees
with respect. Frequently, he includes nonprofit
content.
First organization to join NPCC with
“Councilman Jackson” as the referral
-from his website sethgodin.com
will receive a copy of this book!

6. IS
BIGGER
BETTER?

7. Too many nonprofits?
Also known as, your competition.
# of registered nonprofits with IRS
Nassau, 5,178 Suffolk, 3,978
Westchester, 4,
305
Queens, 4,656
Bronx, 2,448
Staten
Island, 933
Manhattan, 18,
747
Brooklyn, 9,34
0
Total in NYC area: Total in New York State:
49,585 75,783
Source:
http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/tablewiz/form.php?st=NY

8. IRS approved 54,969
new 501(c)3 nonprofit
applications in 2008
across the nation.

9. I won’t even talk of the economy…
(You’ve heard it all before)

10. So, what do we do?

11. First of all, make sure you file
your Form 990 with the IRS!
Gross receipts File Form
≤ $25,000 990-N
> $25,000 & < $1 million, & 990-EZ or 990
Total assets <$2.5 million
≥ $1 million or 990
Total assets ≥ $2.5 million
For 2008 tax year.
Filed in 2009 or 2010.
Source: www.IRS.gov

12. About fundraising…
Workshop on Fundraising is about
 
contracts relationships.
 NPCC’s GGIS
 Get the Board The deeper

involved connection to the
donor, the greater the
 Individuals continue
gifts from that donor.
to be the greatest
source of giving and
opportunity. (GivingUSA)

13. More about fundraising
Get 100% giving Think about local
 
from Board – Businesses
 Ask your Board to – Friends
make your nonprofit – Friends of friends
(Facebook)
one of their top 3 - 5
– Teachers
giving priorities
– Parents
– Who else in
neighborhood can
become a friend?

14. Q: What’s better?
Receiving a $5,000 grant
or
Saving $5,000 in expenses?

15. Look into organizations like
NPCC to help cut costs.
Use NPCC discount Spend less on
 
programs (see red administrative costs
folders) so more goes to
programs.
 Attend free
workshops
throughout NYC
(listed at
NPCC, Idealist, NYNP)

16. What about rising health care costs?
NYS law prohibits association-type health plans

– nonprofits should NOT want one.
 www.healthpass.com
 www.freelancersunion.org
 Look into employee leasing programs (Research
Foundation at CUNY)
TASC through American Corporate Benefits

(www.Acbi.com) does offer a discount to NPCC
members

17. Resources for Nonprofits
Foundation Center

http://www.foundationcenter.org
Capacity Building database

http://www.humaninteract.org/reports/pcbrdatabase.asp
Chronicle of Philanthropy
 (NPCC discount!)
http:///www.philanthropy.com
BoardSource
 (NPCC discount!)
http://www.boardsource.org

18. Free Legal Resources
Lawyers Alliance for New York

www.lawyersalliance.org
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest

www.nylpi.org
Pro Bono Partnership

www.probonopartnership.org

19. Free Technology Resources
www.grassroots.org

– Free web design & hosting
www.nycharities.org OR www.paypal.com for donations

– Free online donation & event registrations
www.facebook.com & www.twitter.com

– Free Web tools to promote your nonprofit
www.guidestar.org

– Look up any nonprofits’ Form 990
www.techsoup.org

– Software of all kinds for huge discount
www.salesforce.com (or www.salesforcefoundation.org)

– Database; nonprofits can receive 10 free licenses

20. NPCC resources not in packets
GGIS

– Service that alerts you of city, state & Fed grant opportunities
Who Does What? Database

– Nonprofit technical assistance providers
How to Read the Form 990

 Salary & Benefits Surveys (need NPCC membership to access)
 New York Times Company Nonprofit
Excellence Awards

21. Questions?
Craig Weinrich
Membership Outreach & IT Director
Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York
(212) 502-4191 ext. 30
cweinrich@npccny.org
www.npccny.org
Twitter: weinrichc
Facebook: become a fan of Nonprofit Coordinating Committee

22. Thank you!
(Join NPCC)