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Regardless of size or resources, nonprofits must keep cybersecurity top of mind. The assumption may be that a relatively small public image and a lack of disposable assets would make nonprofits less appealing to hackers than most corporations. However, every business and organization is a potential target, according to Ann Puckett, information technology manager for…

The city of Orlando, Fla., announced Friday that the $7 million it collected after the nightclub shooting would be given directly to family members and survivors instead of being distributed through charities and nonprofit groups. The change was necessary, Mayor Buddy Dyer said, because survivors of the nightclub attack and relatives needed help immediately with…

Like your donors, you want as much of your nonprofit's funds to go directly to the cause it supports. However, you also know that there are a lot of administrative and operational costs involved in your organization, and those can add up. So how do the most successful nonprofit organizations manage to keep their overhead to a minimum without…

The Department of Labor overtime rules have changed, making millions of American salaried workers now eligible for overtime, Vice President Joe Biden announced Tuesday. Starting Dec. 1, the salary threshold for overtime eligibility will double from $23,660 to $47,476 annually (or $455 to $913 weekly). Bonuses and incentive payments may count toward up to 10 percent of the salary threshold...

Rachael Wilkins, director of development for Safe Haven Family Shelter had been going back and forth via email with a potential major donor who wanted to gift $30,000 in memory of his mother. When the gift arrived, the nonprofit told its financial consultant about the big check....

A year after Federation and Employment Guidance Services (FEGS), a $250 million health and human services behemoth in New York City, went bankrupt, the city's human-services sector is struggling to serve an estimated 2.5 million people, a report from the Human Services Council found. The report, "New York Nonprofits in the Aftermath of FEGS: A…

Scams, particularly one involving the stolen identity of a British architect, continue to target nonprofits across the country with "donations" via fraudulent checks and requests for portions to be returned before nonprofits realize the checks are fake. We previously reported on the scam affecting nonprofits in Richmond, Va., and Seattle. Now, reports are surfacing in North Carolina and Georgia....

I am a sucker for community-level fundraising. Kids on Bikes. Science for Kittens. Kale for Veterans. Shelter from the Storm. Supporting small and focused local organizations is one of the most impactful ways to support your community as a citizen. I encourage you to seek out those small organizations in your own community, those working…

A scam targeting nonprofits in Virginia that we reported last week appears to have spread across the country. Authorities in Seattle called the scam “an old con,” but indicated they believe nonprofits are being targeted in Washington and Oregon....

Eighteen nonprofits located in or near Richmond, Va., have reported receiving donation offers from an alleged British philanthropist—who was actually a scam artist....