Ensuring Utilization of Spendable Funds in Endowment Management: A Practical Guide for the Finance Office
Accurately identifying and utilizing your endowment’s spendable balances is one of the most powerful ways your organization can strengthen donor [...]
4 Best Practices for Setting Your Accounting Team Up for Success Next Year
It’s that time of year again—you’ve finally made it through your fiscal year-end, closed all your books easily, and had [...]
What’s Missing? Building a Connected Nonprofit from the Inside Out
Nonprofits understand gaps—gaps in funding, gaps in services, gaps in outcomes. But what about the gaps within our own organizations? [...]
How to Make Sense of Your Endowment Reporting
Accurate and transparent endowment reporting goes far beyond spreadsheets and balancing your numbers. It tells the story of your organization’s [...]
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 [...]
From Stock Picks to School Budgets: My Deep Dive into Educational Finance
I’ll be honest—I’ve always been a bit of a finance nerd. While other people were checking social media over their [...]
Endowment Fund Management: 5 Effective Accounting Tips
Endowments are the result of a successful long-term strategic plan. Through major giving and capital campaigns, your organization has created [...]
10 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 [...]
How to Effectively Segment Endowment Funds for Your Organization
Managing an endowment is no small feat, especially when you’re stuck relying on Excel spreadsheets or systems that aren’t designed [...]
Bookkeeping for Nonprofits: Tips for Efficiency, Compliance, and Accuracy
A common scene for nonprofit bookkeepers: You’re managing QuickBooks for basic expenses while juggling Excel files for restricted grants, donor [...]
