Category: General Information
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What is a Fiscal Sponsor?
A fiscal sponsor is a nonprofit organization that provides fiduciary oversight, financial management, and other administrative services to help build the capacity of charitable projects.
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What is GuideStar?
GuideStar, now part of a larger organization called Candid, is a massive online resource that provides information on nonprofit organizations in the United States, and some in Canada. It allows users to research different charities and nonprofits to see things like their mission statement, financial data, and even their nonprofit status which verifies they are…
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Responsibilities of a Nonprofit
In a previous newsletter, What is a Nonprofit?, I described three different types of nonprofits: Most of what I am going to say is directed to the very large category of 501(c)(3) organizations. According to ProPublica, are 1.9 million active nonprofits and 18 million tax filings. The nonprofit sector has $3.6 trillion in total revenue.…
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A little about Dave …
Locations I grew up in Wethersfield, the oldest town in the state of Connecticut. It was founded in 1634. My university education was in Boston, Massachusets. Pre-graduation work assignments were in Boston; Bulington, Vermont; and Hopewell Junction, New York. Permanent work assignments began in Hopewell Junction, then Poughkeepsie, NY, which is 10 miles to the…
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Newsletter
Dave’s passion for helping nonprofits is something he has done throughout his life. Now retired and working part-time, he is marrying content writing and copywriting with this passion in mind. Here, you will read about topics of interest to new and established nonprofits, as well as general commentary about him and his life. If you…
David Robert Lambert 