Finance & Accounting

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Change Management

The Crucial Role of Change Management for CFOs: Driving Sustainable Success in Nonprofit Finance

Though many nonprofit professionals are familiar with the term “change management,” few understand everything it involves. Finance departments and CFOs [...]

September 18, 2024| 3 min Read

Compliance

Streamlining Government Grant Compliance: A Checklist for Nonprofits

August 9, 2024| 5 min Read

Crisis Management

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

July 22, 2024| 3 min Read

Fund Accounting

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

July 5, 2024| 4 min Read

Budgeting

The Lifecycle of a Nonprofit Budget: Keeping Your Mission at the Center

July 1, 2024| 7 min Read

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    Fund Accounting

    Building Resilient Funding Models: Essential Tips for Nonprofit Finance Professionals

    Finance plays a crucial role in building a sustainable and scalable funding strategy. By actively bringing together different departments and [...]

    November 20, 2024 | 5 min Read

    Data Management

    4 Nonprofit Financial Statements and How to Create Them

    Effective financial management equips you to make the most of your nonprofit’s limited resources. To produce meaningful reports to help [...]

    November 5, 2024 | 4 min Read

    Change Management

    Leading with Innovation: Becoming a Chief Future Officer

    Who needs a crystal ball when you have data? The role of a Chief Financial Officer has always been to [...]

    October 21, 2024 | 4 min Read

     

     

     
     

     
     

     
     

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    Fund Accounting

    5 Ways Fund Accounting Simplifies Food Bank Reporting

    When people in your community are hungry, you look for any opportunity to be more efficient so you can spend [...]

    September 27, 2024 | 4 min Read

    Internal Controls

    How to Develop Scalable AP Policies for Your Nonprofit

    Making up directions as you go along might work when you are trying to recreate your grandmother’s made-from-scratch apple pie. [...]

    September 19, 2024 | 4 min Read

    Financial Reporting

    GAAP for Nonprofits: How to Reconcile GAAP and Non-GAAP Results

    Have you ever had your board members scratch their collective heads when the development and finance teams report their results? Do you get questions on why the two never match up?

    September 13, 2024 | 3 min Read

    Data Management

    7 Reasons to Integrate Your Fundraising CRM and General Ledger

    Learn how nonprofit development and finance teams can more seamlessly work together by integrating the fundraising CRM and general ledger.

    September 12, 2024 | 6 min Read

    Financial Reporting

    Untangling (and Preparing for) the New Uniform Grant Guidance

    Top ten updates that will be implemented on October 1, 2024 It’s the news that all our grant enthusiasts and [...]

    August 22, 2024 | 6 min Read

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    What’s New and What’s Next: Why Your Finance Team Should Attend bbcon 2024

    There are several exciting times of the year for nonprofit finance professionals—budget season, audits, year-end close. But one of our [...]

    August 20, 2024 | 4 min Read

    Financial Reporting

    9 Best Practices for Strong Nonprofit Financial Management

    Smart money moves are vital for nonprofits. You’ve got to use funds wisely, aligning with your mission and honoring donor [...]

    August 12, 2024 | 11 min Read
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    Fund Accounting

    Best Practices for a Stress-Free Fund Accounting System Implementation

    You are done with juggling multiple spreadsheets just to track your restricted funds. You are finished with manual approval processes [...]

    August 7, 2024 | 5 min Read

    Fund Accounting

    Nonprofit Accountant vs. Fractional CFO: The Key Differences

    Effective nonprofit financial management is a team effort. Having multiple people working on your organization’s finances helps ensure accuracy—not only [...]

    July 24, 2024 | 4 min Read

    Data Management

    3 Best Practices for Streamlining Your Endowment Management

    Endowments are the result of a successful long-term strategic plan. Through major giving and capital campaigns, your organization has created [...]

    July 8, 2024 | 4 min Read

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    The Role of AI in Fund Accounting: How Blackbaud is Driving Innovation and Efficiency

    The future of nonprofit accounting is analysis. Not bookkeeping. A Director of Finance at a nonprofit shared this sentiment with [...]

    July 3, 2024 | 4 min Read
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