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 [...]
Upholding Donor Trust in Healthcare Philanthropy: Why Accountability Starts with the Small Things
Imagine a friend tells you they’re launching a business and plan to track millions of dollars in revenue and expenses [...]
Beyond the Pitch: A School Administrator’s Guide to Smart Vendor Selection
As summer winds down and schools across the country prepare for another academic year, I’ve been thinking about the conversations [...]
Succession Planning for Nonprofits: How to Avoid Costly Disruption
Leadership transitions are inevitable—yet many organizations don’t start planning until that leader is already walking out the door. Why Now [...]
Restrict to Expand: Why Saying “No” Is Your Nonprofit’s Secret Growth Engine
As the CFO—or the brave soul otherwise responsible for the spreadsheet sorcery at your nonprofit—you’re constantly wrestling with the tension [...]
Federal Policy and Private Schools: 5 Steps to Navigate Change
While most private and independent schools are not heavily reliant on federal funding, the ever-shifting landscape of federal policies and [...]
Are You Still Saying, “There Has to Be a Better Way?” in Your Finance Operations?
We’ve all been there: squinting at Sheet7 of an Excel workbook, wondering if the formula you just wrote conjured a [...]
Beyond Blanket Bans: A Thoughtful Approach to Phone Policies in Independent Schools
As phone restrictions become increasingly common across educational institutions, I’ve been observing how different schools approach this challenge. At Ruvna, [...]
