The Internet has provided nonprofit organizations with such a wonderful avenue for getting the word out about the amazing things they are doing. Web sites serve as a great "brochure," blogs allow for more in-depth exploration and storytelling, and social media provides an opportunity to build rapport that can develop into a sense of community with constituents. These are all wonderful methods for reaching out and creating potential for support in the form of donations and volunteer hours.

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Fund accounting is something that pretty much every nonprofit organization has to deal with in one way or another.  Basically, it is used in a way that emphasizes accountability rather than profitability. Nonprofits are required to use their financial statements and reports as a means to demonstrate how money is spent, rather than to account for profits earned.  Oftentimes, they will have multiple funds to manage, depending on the reporting requirements for the account or funding source.  A nonprofit's financial success isn't defined by profit, but rather by financial clarity that shows how the organization works to maximize the impact of every dollar received.