On March 6, 1945, Iowan George Nissen patents the trampoline

Iowa Nonprofits Need to Jump Into Adopting and Implementing a Flexible-But-Firm Document Retention Policy

March 6, 2024 Iowa native George Nissen built his first "tumbling device" in 1934 out of angle iron, canvas, and rubber springs. He perfected the contraption, renamed it the "trampoline," after the Spanish word for springboard. On March 6,…

March 5, 1770: The Boston Massacre

And, The “Must-Have” Conflict of Interest Policy in Nonprofit Governance

March 5, 2024 On March 5, 1770, a group of American colonists gathered outside Boston's Custom House on King Street and began taunting the British private who was guarding it. The soldier sent word to his regiment that he needed backup,…

March Fourth (Forth)!

Your Fave Iowa Nonprofits MUST Adopt These Ten (10) Policies

March 4, 2024 I. INTRODUCTION The date that is also a command: MARCH FOURTH! Your fave Iowa Nonprofit MUST Adopt these Ten (10) “must-have” polices. II. IRS FORM 990 Every nonprofit, every year, must complete and file a version of Form…

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On March 3, 1887, Helen Keller Meets Her Teacher Anne Sullivan

Teach Your Nonprofit to Adopt Ten (10) Policies

March 3, 2024 On this date (March 3), in 1887, Anne Sullivan began teaching six (6) year-old Helen Keller, who lost both her sight and hearing after a severe illness as an infant. Under Sullivan’s tutelage, including her pioneering “touch…

In Honor of the Birthday of Dr. Seuss

A Special Rhyme for Iowa Nonprofits About the Importance of a Compensation Policy

March 2, 2024 The nonprofit didn't plan. It had no policy for pay. So folks never knew What might happen one day. And then it arrived! A plan for the pay! And not just a plan, a policy — hooray! It was clear! It was fair! It…

March: Lamb or Lion?

While Iowa’s Weather Changes, Some Things Never Do - Every Iowa Nonprofit Should Adopt Ten (10) Policies

March 1, 2024 Did March come in like a lamb or lion? Wow, Iowa weather has been completely crazy the last few days. In the last week we’ve experience all four seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter. In just a single week! While Iowa’s…