In our roles as either internal or claims auditors for school districts on Long Island, we are often asked about whether certain purchases can be considered a gift of public funds. While we often recite the regulations per the School Law book when providing an answer,...
Beyond the Donation: Nonprofit Accounting and Board Governance Explained, an interview with Ken Cerini
Guest Article: Securing Tomorrow’s Future: The Importance of Intelligence Powered Cybersecurity in K-12 Schools
Guest Article: 3 Donor Retention Strategies to Boost Engagement and Giving
Guest Article: Workers’ Compensation Premium Reduction
Guest Article: Streamline Nonprofit Management by Automating These 5 Areas
Navigating Hiring, Compensation, Succession Planning, and Employee Retention Trends in Nonprofits: Insights for 2024
Guest Article: Planned Giving Outreach: Crash Course for New Programs
Guest Article: Nonprofit Networking
Guest Article: 5 Tips to Upgrade Your Nonprofit’s Direct Mail Strategy
Guest Article: 3 Best Practices for Avoiding a Fiduciary Breach
Guest Article: Educational Institutions Cyber Liability Marketplace Update
Oct 5, 2022
Since the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the cybersecurity environment has rapidly transformed. The frequency of incidents and cyber liability insurance claims have multiplied exponentially and continue to grow. Cyber Liability Insurance underwriters are on high...
Social Responsibility: How it Can Benefit Both Nonprofit and For-profit Companies
Sep 15, 2022
Join Ken Cerini, Managing Partner of Cerini & Associates, LLP, and Eileen Minogue, Executive Director of Book Fairies to learn how nonprofits and businesses can collaborate effectively to create mutually beneficial relationships. This webinar covered: How to...
Quoted in Newsday: With IRS budget boosted, will the taxman cometh for you?
Sep 7, 2022
Edward McWilliams was quoted in Newsday. You can read the article on Newsday's website here or below: The Inflation Reduction Act brings with it many provisions, but one raising public concerns is the approximately $46.5 billion allocated for tax enforcement. Treasury...
Guest Article: Building Your Bridge to Monetization™
Jun 24, 2022
Remember when you first started your business? Young, maybe a little naïve, willing to take the necessary risks, not knowing if success or failure was in your future. Fast-forward to today; you have built a successful company that has provided your family and others a...
Guest Article: Contract Surety Bonds
Jun 24, 2022
Bonds are required for construction projects when a government entity/municipality requires repair/restoration work or new construction to be performed on a property it has authority over. The government agency is referred to as the owner and in the case of surety...
Guest Article: The Top 5 Reasons Why You Should be Leveling-up Your Culture
Jun 9, 2022
Who did this pandemic effect? People. Your people. Every one of them have had different experiences and yet they all can relate to each other one way or another. It is time to bring your people back together through helping them to reconnect again. And since we now...
Guest Article: Writing Nonprofit Job Postings That Stand Out
Jun 9, 2022
In Fall 2021, the National Council of Nonprofits conducted an online survey with the goal of understanding the workforce shortage currently impacting nonprofit organizations. The survey had over 1,000 respondents from all 50 states and found that: over 26% of the...
Guest Article: Cybersecurity – Legal Expert Analysis
Jun 7, 2022
Navigating the ambiguous requirement of ‘Reasonable Security’ measures while protecting personal information. Over the last couple of years, cybersecurity laws have commonly required that sensitive information be protected through the use of “reasonable security.”...