Category: Chapters

Mar 18

Community Best Practices: Leveraging Nonprofit Status for US Members

You may be aware the STC is not-for-proft but did you realize that your chapter is included in that status? Being a nonprofit affords certain advantages, such as filling out an extremely simplified tax form. However, you may not have been aware of some of the other benefits the nonprofit status grants your chapter. If your chapter president or treasurer does not have a copy of the STC nonprofit form, contact STC community relations to ask for a digital copy.

Mar 02

Community Pacesetter Applications Due 26 March 2016

STC’s Community Pacesetter Award recognizes the successful implementation of innovative community initiatives. STC offers the Pacesetter Award because the Society values the improvement of community operations, especially when beneficial innovation can be shared with other communities so that they can enjoy similar benefits.

Feb 18

Simplifying Your Community Finances with Quicken

Keeping track of your community’s finances can be a chore, especially if you’re using a written checkbook or homebrew Excel sheet. When it comes time to do your STC budget or financial report, guessing at the expenses and income for all the budget categories can be tricky. We recommend you use Quicken to track your community expenses. Quicken is a software application for both the PC and Mac.