by BVU Team | May 21, 2020
Gail Perry of Fired-Up Fundraising shares her three-step personal, authentic, and transparent fundraising ask process: 1. Open with a warm, personal connection to the reader or listener. 2. Share detailed, transparent information on what’s happening at your...
by BVU Team | May 19, 2020
COVID-19 is limiting how charities operate with a new study showing that more than one in four Ohio nonprofits are not able to provide any services due to its economic fallout and an additional 50% are doing so at a significantly reduced capacity. The Ohio Attorney...
by BVU Team | May 19, 2020
Ethan Karp, president and CEO of MAGNET, writes about the importance of businesses stepping up and living in their values. Through examples both in Northeast Ohio and across the country, Karp emphasizes that “this is when we show our employees, our customers, and our...
by BVU Team | May 19, 2020
On May 15, the SBA, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, released the PPP Loan Forgiveness Application and detailed instructions for the application. Click here to view the application and instructions. Read on.
by BVU Team | May 15, 2020
FMA’s PPP Toolbox provides resources including webinars and tools to help nonprofits navigate the PPP – from application through loan management and reporting and forgiveness. Read on.
by BVU Team | May 15, 2020
“We human beings are here on this planet to take care of each other – and business is a way we can do that at scale.” In this powerful article about corporate social responsibility, Harvard Business Review focuses on the companies who are showing up and doing good to...
by BVU Team | May 14, 2020
The SBA updated its FAQ document on May 13, 2020, to provide additional guidance on economic necessity certification. Any borrower that received PPP loans with a loan of less than $2 million will be deemed to have made the economic necessity certification in good...
by BVU Team | May 14, 2020
Join panel of nonprofit mentors for a discussion around managing a nonprofit in these times. — May 19, 3 pm
by BVU Team | May 14, 2020
Discussion on how charities, foundations, and donors are responding and adapting from Chronicle of Philanthropy
by BVU Team | May 13, 2020
Learn some tips for continuous organizational improvement. — https://riskalts.com/five-tips-for-doing-more-with-less-in-your-nonprofit-right-now/ Great article with 5 tips: Ask your customers what they want. Document your processes. Perform a risk inventory....
by BVU Team | May 13, 2020
A recording is now available of this webinar session which you can re-watch and share with your network: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/responding-to-covid-19-managing-a-ppp-loan-effectively/ Click here to download accompanying slides as well:...
by BVU Team | May 11, 2020
BVU Nonprofit Survey Infographic “This has completely removed all traditional means of delivering our mission in our community.” Nonprofits see decrease in funding, project losses in staff, mission deliverability CLEVELAND, OHIO – Today, Business Volunteers Unlimited...
by BVU Team | May 8, 2020
Guidance on how to spend, account for, and track for maximum loan forgiveness This webinar is for nonprofit financial leaders who have received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan or expect to in the near future. Many are wondering: “now what?” How do I manage...
by BVU Team | May 7, 2020
BVU Presentation As Ohio’s economy begins the gradual and careful process of restarting, returning to a physical workplace will be anything but business as usual. As eager as organizations are to reopen, working in person again will bring even greater challenges than...
by BVU Team | May 6, 2020
What to consider when planning your nonprofit’s return to the office. BVU-Re-Open-Checklist
by BVU Team | May 4, 2020
By Julie Clark Our friends at Meyers Roman have been pro bono (or skill-based volunteer) superheroes over the past 6+ weeks. Very early on in this crisis, Managing Partner Seth Briskin lent his expertise to several nonprofit organizations trying to navigate...
by BVU Team | May 1, 2020
Join Nonprofit Quarterly for a webinar about making decisions in unprecedented times. “Never has the practice of financial leadership been more important. In today’s climate, we are making sense of new financial data on a daily basis. We are having to plan...
by BVU Team | May 1, 2020
“The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. The Department of Labor’s (Department) Wage and...
by BVU Team | Apr 27, 2020
Join Independent Sector and Volunteer Match for a webinar about policies and processes to safely engage volunteers
by BVU Team | Apr 21, 2020
Five ways employers can help workers stay engaged and productive when coming into the office isn’t an option.
