Get Centered with BINGO 2021

Does your nonprofit have in place:

1. A strong cloud-based financial infrastructure, including a remote work policy that allows access to financial information on demand/ remotely and the ability to process payments and cut checks?
2. A full and accurate understanding of all your nonprofit financial reporting requirements?
3. An electronic vendor payment system/software?
4. An in house or outsourced financial specialist to answer your questions promptly and prepare financial information?
5. A scheduled review of your financial needs and potential updates to your existing financial systems?

If you'd like to learn more or need assistance with any of these steps, please reach out to our sponsor:

Is your nonprofit HR department:

1. Implementing an effective virtual recruitment strategy?
2. Utilizing an employee onboarding toolkit?
3. Preparing staff for virtual performance reviews?
4. Creating/using a telecommuting checklist?
5. Building an inclusive work environment?

Need some guidance? Our sponsor UST provides detailed information for each of these tasks at www.Chooseust.org under the Resources and Blog sections.

Does your nonprofit:

1. Have an established IT support resource that is familiar with all of your IT platforms and functions/needs?
2. Ensure all key components on your IT network are monitored 24/7/365, including servers, routers, switches, firewalls, backups and communications lines, so that any potential problems can be attended to promptly?
3. Utilize industry compliance and security knowledge in conjunction with spam filter, email encryption and antivirus software to protect your company data and infrastructure, along with a backup and disaster recovery protocol?
4. Have an encrypted password management system and network documentation for staff to utilize and access?
5. Utilize Techsoup.org and other nonprofit partners to get discount pricing on software and licenses?

If you'd like to learn more or need assistance with any of these steps, please reach out to our sponsor:

Does your nonprofit:

1. Attend your local civic association and community meetings and know their top issues?
2. Participate in community discussions on areas that require impactful reform to establish greater equity?
3. Have minority hiring practices in place across the spectrum of entry to leadership level positions?
4. Have at least 40% racial minority presence on your Board of Directors?
5. Require that all employees participate in an annual racial equity or racial bias training?

These tasks are shared by our Bingo sponsor Calvin S. Hawkins, II, Councilman At-Large, Council Chair, Prince George’s County Council.

In planning community and fundraising events, organizations must first determine whether remaining virtual, returning to in-person or taking a hybrid approach will have the best outcome. Has your nonprofit:

1. Examined the pros and cons of virtual, in-person and hybrid events (based on CDC recommendations, event goals, past and recent experiences and target audience surveys) to inform your decisions?
2. Ensured that the facility hosting the event has the appropriate internet (10 mbps up/down for hybrid event, 5 mbps up/down for virtual event) and included the cost in the contract?
3. Developed and designed content to visually engage the audience and integrated tools such as social networking, live Q&A sessions, an audience response system, real-time chats, post-session surveys, and others?
4. Completed a test run with speakers, audio visuals, interactive tools, etc., to ensure a smooth performance, and hired or designated a staff member to troubleshoot any issues during the event?
5. Consulted with a professional AV or production company for hybrid events to ensure a positive experience for both live and virtual participants?

If you'd like to learn more or need assistance with any of these steps, please reach out to our sponsor: