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Welcome to the DigiTech, LLC
Newsletter
Dear
Client,
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staff at DigiTech, LLC would
like to wish you and your
organization a warm and
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Keeping your Finger on the Pulse
Non-Profit Resources
In todays world time is a
premium, so not all of us
have the time to look for
quality information that can
benefit your organization.
Below is a list of sites
that provide information
to help obtain grants,
purchase technology and
current events that effect
todays non-profits.
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Six
Things Every Board Member
Should Know About the NEW
990
As we approach the year end
for many non-profits, the
though of an IRS form can
bring out the clouds on a
sunny day. But now that
this annually required
non-profit form is on the
web for everyone to see (at
www.Guidestar.org), it
goes beyond compliance to
being an important way to
tell your organization's
story. The issues disclosed on the
form that especially interest
the media, potential donors, and
the general public still include
executive compensation and
overhead costs, but with this
NEW revised form, the IRS has
entered the territory of "good
governance" as well. In a
speech this week IRS
Commissioner Steve T. Miller
said, "We have pushed to require
reporting on how organizations
are managed. The crown jewel of
this effort is the governance
section of the revised Form 990,
effective for 2008." This
broader IRS scrutiny means that
board members and executives
should feel even more urgency to
review and understand what's
being submitted each year.
Below are six key summaries
that you should know about the
revised non-profit tax return.
You can find all the details
about these and other
changes, and download forms at:
www.irs.gov/charities
- Your
organization's 990 is due 4
1/2 months after the close
of your fiscal year:
- Organizations
below $25,000 must file a
new Form 990-N
- Added a new Part
III to the 990 for Expanded
Program Service
Accomplishments
- Added a new Part
VI for Revised form
Governance, Management and
Disclosure
- Expanded
scrutiny of employee,
director, and contractor
compensation
- Part IX, the
Statement of Functional
Expenses is still the place
readers will find out how
much of every dollar your
organization spent last year
on your non-program
activities, fundraising and
management.
The IRS is allowing for a
rolling adoption of the new form
depending on current
organizational revenue and asset
size. Again, be sure to check
the directions and download
blank forms at
www.irs.gov/charities
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The Key to Getting Quality Data out
of your Development Software.
Throughout the years you've spent a
lot of time and money in cultivating
a constituent database. Your board
and donors expect you to show that
the money and time was used wisely;
but when it comes to producing
productivity reports on an event or
campaign do you find your system or
staff lacking in the ability to
produce quality reports? One key to
producing quality reports in any
development software is consistency,
entering data in a clear and defined
method. This can be a daunting
issue if you have numerous personnel
changes throughout the years in your
development department or employees
lack sufficient training to
accomplish the task.
One solution
to this is to create a policies and
procedures manual for duties
performed in relation to your
development software. The first
step in creating this manual is
to review your organizations tasks
and reporting needs of your
organization, then evaluate your
development software to leverage
it's strengths to provide these
reports. Combining these items you
can now create a policies and
procedures manual for your
development duties. This manual will
provide written guidelines in a
clear and conise manor of how data
is entered and retrieved from your
system. When there is personnel
changes they now have a step by step
guide to help them accomplish their
tasks ensuring that your data is
consistently entered, and allowing
your organization to provide quality
reporting to your board and
consituents.
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For more
information contact either Lewis
Schaller or Gary Garnet at DigiTech, LLC
(203) 608-8322
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Raiser's Edge®, and Education Edge®
are registered trademarks of
Blackbaud, Inc. DigiTech, LLC is an
independent consulting firm and as
such is neither sponsored nor
endorsed by Blackbaud, Inc. Sage
Software, the Sage Software logos,
and the Sage Software product and
service names mentioned herein are
registered trademarks or trademarks
of Sage Software, Inc., or its
affiliated entities. All other
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respective owner
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