Category: Finance and Accounting

Signs Your Systems Are Broken (And You’ve Just Learned to Live with It)

We all know that CFO. Sharp, experienced, good at their job, and the crown jewel of their department is a […]


Forecasts Don’t Have to be Perfect to be Powerful: Four Truths to Help Nonprofit Leaders Forecast Consistently

Cash flow is the number that keeps nonprofit executive directors up at night, and for good reason. According to the […]


How Private K–12 Schools Can Prevent Common Audit Deficiencies (and Prep Faster)

For many private K–12 business office teams, the annual financial audit conjures visions of long nights tracking down receipts, endless […]


When School Systems Can’t Support the Future You’re Building

Change is rarely about novelty. For school leaders, it’s about purpose. Across independent schools, there’s a familiar moment when leaders […]


Best Practices for a Stress-Free Fund Accounting System Implementation

You’re done with juggling multiple spreadsheets just to track your restricted funds. You’re finished with manual approval processes for expenses. […]


How to Manage Your Arts and Cultural Nonprofit’s Revenue Streams in Uncertain Times

Arts and cultural organizations have spent the last few years rebuilding audiences, reopening doors, and restoring programs. But even as […]


4 Common Fund Accounting Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Your nonprofit has different goals and purposes than businesses do, and your accounting should reflect that. Where commercial accounting focuses […]


Internal Controls Are Your Secret Ingredients for Grant Funding Success

If your organization receives federal grant funding, internal controls are the quiet infrastructure holding everything together. They shape how decisions […]


From Gatekeeper to Trusted Advisor: How Finance Becomes a Thought Leader

Let’s be direct: the phrase “thought leader” is a little uncomfortable, especially for nonprofit finance people. It sounds like something […]


How Nonprofits Can Avoid Buyer’s Remorse for Fund Accounting Software

Do your reporting tools refuse to do what they are supposed to? Are you doing everything in Excel, including things […]