by Andrea Suozzo This article was reprinted with permission from ProPublica, the nonprofit investigative news service. It originally appeared on December 22, 2022. As Americans scramble…

Before writing a check, many donors will access resources like nonprofit rating services to review the organization’s financials. In particular, they will want to see the organization’s expense-to-overhead ratio to assure their dollars will go to the mission, rather than salaries or rent. A little-known secret for improving that ratio is by a having the nonprofit distribute a Public Service Announcement (PSA) to broadcasters asking for donated media space to air the PSA.

Starting in June 2023, nonprofits will need to comply with ASU 2020-07, a new requirement for  public service announcement campaigns. The Financial Accounting Standards Board…

As December dawns, many nonprofit organizations with a calendar year-end are hard at work calculating the value of the Gift-in-Kind donations they received. This includes…

Does your organization have Gift-in-Kind revenue from a Public Service Announcement campaign? As you probably know, Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) ASC Topic 820 requires…

While many nonprofits use Public Service Announcements (PSAs) for generating awareness for their organization or cause, they may not realize that the earned media values…

Once upon a time there was an Emperor whose kingdom ran a broadcast Public Service Announcement campaign. It was so popular that every television and…

A Case Study Problem: When a television or radio station airs a Public Service Announcement, it makes what is known as a “Gift-in-Kind” donation. This…