Harbor Compliance Blog

Posted on December 1, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants.

This post is brought to you by our friends at Donor Search, a prospect research and wealth screening company that focuses on proven philanthropy.

Donor data is the basis of your fundraising strategy. It is, after all, the totality of … Read more

Posted on November 18, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Nonprofit Compliance.

Starting a nonprofit is a great way to give back to your community and help those in need. No matter what your cause is, starting a nonprofit will help you support it. Government applications may seem like a lot of work … Read more

Posted on November 16, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Nonprofit Compliance.

You’ve worked hard this year. You’ve done an incredible job with your programming and have maximized the impact of each dollar raised. Your donors are impressed and spreading the word about your impact every way they know how – casual … Read more

Posted on November 9, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Industry News, Nonprofit Compliance.

November 15 is an important date for renewing charitable solicitation registrations. Many states base their charitable solicitation renewal and annual financial reporting due dates on the charity’s fiscal year. Upon filing with the state charitable solicitation authorities, charities must usually … Read more

Posted on October 4, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Nonprofit Compliance.

In our last post, we discussed why fundraising compliance should be a priority for every charity. Compliant organizations avoid state-imposed penalties, are able to fundraise limitlessly, and benefit from a higher rate of return on their solicitations. In this post, … Read more

Posted on September 29, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Nonprofit Compliance.

Charitable solicitation compliance is a complex topic that many nonprofit leaders do not understand. But that doesn’t have to be the case! We’ve prepared a free Executive Brief to help you get your leadership team up-to-speed quickly. The Executive Brief covers the … Read more

Posted on September 22, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants.

Charity auctions are a fun and exciting way to engage donors; not to mention, auctions can help your nonprofit raise a lot of money.

Charity auctions are lucrative and highly-specialized events with many moving parts. As such, they can also … Read more

Posted on September 19, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Nonprofit Compliance.

As you begin to discuss charitable solicitation registration within your organization, you will likely face a variety of questions. These questions may range from specifics about the requirements, to how they apply to your organization, to whether your nonprofit should … Read more

Posted on August 24, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants.

A post by Jill Boyer. Jill is the Director of Marketing at Greater Giving. Jill joined the Greater Giving team over 10 years ago, bringing her experience with event planning, marketing, customer success and copywriting. Her deep knowledge of fundraising trends … Read more

Posted on August 3, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Nonprofit Compliance.

In our last article, we discussed where your charity is required to register to solicit donations. Generally speaking, registration is mandatory in any state in which you are soliciting donations.

You may find that your organization has to register … Read more