Data Health

The Cornerstone of Financial Stability: Accounting System Setup and Data Health for Nonprofits

For nonprofits, every dollar is mission-critical, and every decision impacts lives. The finance team shoulders immense responsibility to make sure [...]

April 16, 2025| 3 min Read

Compliance

Mitigating Fraud at Your Not-For-Profit: Lessons Learned

April 3, 2025| 4 min Read

Internal Controls

How to Develop Scalable AP Policies for Your Nonprofit

September 19, 2024| 4 min Read

Process Automation

4 Ways Automation Streamlines AP for Lean Finance Teams

December 17, 2024| 3 min Read

Internal Controls

Managing Your Operating Reserves During and After an Emergency

February 14, 2025| 4 min Read

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    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

    Compliance

    Streamlining Government Grant Compliance: A Checklist for Nonprofits

    Government grants and contracts can be an excellent funding opportunity if you have the staff to do the reporting work [...]

    August 9, 2024 | 5 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

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    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

    Crisis Management

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

    The last few years have been exceptionally hard for arts and cultural nonprofits. Just as organizations started to see patrons [...]

    July 22, 2024 | 3 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

    Fund Accounting

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

    In the nonprofit sector, every dollar matters. So, when your organization is considering the purchase of new accounting-related software technology, [...]

    July 5, 2024 | 4 min Read

    Artificial Intelligence

    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

    Budgeting

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

    A budget is more than just a financial document. It’s a reflection of your mission, vision, and goals. It helps [...]

    July 1, 2024 | 7 min Read

    Change Management

    3 Roles of the Nonprofit CFO that Lead to Mission Success

    The most successful nonprofit CFOs take on three key roles: Builder, Strategic Decision-Maker and Cultural Trendsetter. Learn how to embody each of these roles to make mission success happen.

    May 28, 2024 | 5 min Read

    Process Automation

    Improve Efficiency and Mitigate Risk with AP Automation for Nonprofits

    Accounts payable (AP) is one of the most task-heavy parts of your finance team’s workload. According to the AFP’s 2022 [...]

    May 28, 2024 | 3 min Read

    Budgeting

    Nonprofit Budgeting and Forecasting Made Easy with Fund Accounting Software

    It’s budget season, and the spreadsheet chaos has begun. But you want to make this year different. You want to [...]

    May 27, 2024 | 4 min Read

    Grants Strategy

    I Signed up for What?! A Primer for Pre- and Post-Award Grant Readiness

    In the last five years, nonprofits have witnessed a significant upswing in the availability of federal funding. Initiatives like the [...]

    May 23, 2024 | 5 min Read

    Fund Accounting

    Making the Switch: What For-Profit CFOs Need to Know About Nonprofit Accounting

    You worked your way up through the normal accounting roles. You cut your teeth on accounts payable and have managed [...]

    May 14, 2024 | 4 min Read
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