Identifying Empathy Gaps: Practical Strategies for Grantmaking Leaders
I recently had the honor of presenting at bbcon 2025 in amazing Philadelphia. Not only did I attend thought-provoking sessions [...]
5 Tips for Budgeting During a Nonprofit Leadership Transition
Leadership transitions are inevitable, and vacancies can take time to fill, often placing added pressure on a nonprofit organization’s budget. [...]
How Development and Finance Can Get Along (Really!)
Most people understand that their development and finance departments are both critical to the success of their nonprofit organization. Many [...]
How to Navigate Tricky End-of-Year Budget Conversations
You don your cape every morning when you step into the finance office. As a nonprofit CFO or finance lead, [...]
How to Evaluate the Best Time for Your K–12 Private School to Implement Fund Accounting Software
They say that if you want something done, give it to a busy person because they know how to manage [...]
Change Management: 4-Step Guide to CRM Implementation
Let’s say your nonprofit decides it’s time for a tech stack revamp, starting with your Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) software. [...]
How a Proactive Approach Made Our School’s Software Implementation a Success
You know that book, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten? Well, taking that a step further, [...]
Advice for a New Nonprofit CFO: Expectations and Tips from Real Financial Leaders
You’ve landed the nonprofit CFO role—congratulations! Now comes the hard part: creating better solutions for the “temporary” Excel workarounds that [...]
Unlock Your Nonprofit Finance Team’s Potential with Automation
Being a CFO today is no walk in the park. And if you’re leading the charge at a nonprofit? You’re [...]
Reimagining Your AI Tech Stack
AI is transforming how nonprofits operate—but not always in the ways they expect. According to Blackbaud Institute’s Status of Fundraising [...]