04Dec 2014 by Fred Crooks
Donating to Charities: Where is your money really going?

Donating to Charities: Where is your money really going?

Archived Posts, Non Profit Principles: Steering You in the Right Direction
When donating to charities, especially this holiday season, do you know where your money is going? Before giving money to a homeless person, many people stop and think about what they might use the money for. Are they going to use it to support a drug addiction or will they actually use it for food?  This type of mindset should be used when deciding to give to a charity. People tend to give to better known philanthropies such as the Salvation Army, Feed the Children, the United Way.  On a list of top-money raising charities there is Fidelity Charitable, which most people have never heard of.  Yet people have given an amazing amount of money to this charity.  Fidelity Charitable is a branch of a huge Boston based management firm…
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23Nov 2013 by William Simi
Hidden profits you may be missing discovered in 20 minutes.

Hidden profits you may be missing discovered in 20 minutes.

Archived Posts, Business Advisory
                                                          Are you sure your business is as profitable as it could be? Take 20 minutes to find out... Just log on to www.cpacorporation.com, go to the "Resources" tab and we'll get you started. In 20 minutes you will be able to: - find the hidden profit potential in your business - take a test to ascertain your Professional Wellbeing score - conduct a business health check and review - develop a personal financial and business plan - perform a marketing survey of your business clients and customers - and more by simply clicking on a link These programs will provide invaluable information and guidance you can put to use in your business immediately to - - discover the ways to stop your business from leaking cash - monitor and take…
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22Mar 2013 by William Simi
Principle 7: Availability of Information to the Public

Principle 7: Availability of Information to the Public

Archived Posts, Non Profit Principles: Steering You in the Right Direction
It is vital for a charitable organization to make their information about operations, governance, finances, activities, programs, all publically available.  It’s also good to consider making information including the methods they use to evaluate outcomes of work and evaluations publically available. -It is important to have transparency in order to gain the trust of the public. -The board should note the difference what public information must be shared and what confidential information that needs to be guarded. -An easy way to meet the IRS public activity is to post the IRS form 990 on the internet. -A website that is accurate, professional, and clear helps promote transparency to the public and a central place of the organization’s information. LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE ISSUES -The IRS Forms 990 and 990-T from the…
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14Aug 2012 by Fred Crooks
Fred’s and His Son, Kyle: THE Cross Country Road Trip

Fred’s and His Son, Kyle: THE Cross Country Road Trip

Archived Posts
My youngest son, Kyle,  and I drove from Mesa, Arizona to Erie, Pennsylvania for a total of 2,300 miles that took us three and a half days of uproarious fun. He just started Medical School at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) this week and we are very proud. What better way to celebrate, bond, and laugh than three and a half days of driving?  Sitting still in the car was the hard part so we tried to take turns driving every two to three hours. Our goal was to try and eat at as many healthy restaurants as possible. (Laughable, I know!) However, being on the road, it is hard to find a good variety of places to eat and we quickly got tired of eating at…
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