Sherise Ritter
Measuring Fundraising Effectiveness
While fundraising is a major activity for all nonprofits, it is especially vital for small organizations that rely on it as a major source of revenue. In today’s competitive landscape,…
Nonprofits Should Focus On Building Volunteerism As U.S. Volunteer Rates Continue To Decline
Each year the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) teams up with the National Conference on Citizenship to conduct a Current Population Survey (CPS) that collects information on the…
6 Challenges Nonprofit Executives are Facing
To better understand what is keeping nonprofit executives up at night, Abila – a leading software provider to nonprofit organizations – surveyed 414 finance professionals who currently work for a…
Trends in Family Philanthropy
Whether you are a family foundation or a grant-seeker, we thought you would find some interest in these trends. Family foundation giving almost doubled between 2002 and 2013 and the…
Our Annual Business Plan – We Have One Too!
Well we did it again – we went to Washington to recharge, regroup and visit with our nonprofit peers to convene about top of mind subjects at the AICPA not…
Why Sound Board Oversight is Essential to Your Organization
While not much these days shocks me, I am greatly disappointed when I learn that seemingly good organizations have gone off the rails. As co-leader of Mercadien’s Nonprofit Services Group,…
Avoid Common Nonprofit Financial-Reporting Errors
Nonprofit organizations tend to make almost two times more accounting errors on their public financial statements than similarly-sized for-profit companies; that is according to a study by an associate professor…
MidJersey Chamber Features Nonprofit Cyber Security Article by Sherise Ritter
The MidJersey Chamber of Commerce Features a Guest Blog By Mercadien’s Sherise Ritter, about nonprofit assessment of cyber security risks and preparedness. Technological security is the first hot topic in…
Nonprofits Should Assess Cyber Security Risks and Preparedness
Technological security is the first hot topic in our new series, introduced last issue, on the major trends affecting the nonprofit sector. Not only is the topic increasingly important to nearly…
Sherise Ritter article on nonprofit mergers featured in NJAMHAA News
Congratulations to the recipients of NJAMHAA’s Courage & Compassion Awards, which were presented during the Annual Conference, Inspiring Progress, Seizing Opportunities on April 15, 2015. “Those we honored epitomize the theme of the conference…