
What is Fund Accounting?
Did you know that when nonprofits receive restricted funds from donors they must be separately tracked? Learn more about fund accounting from Blackbaud today! [...]

4 Ways to Take the Stress Out of Your Nonprofit Remote Audit
Very few people enjoy being on the organizational side of a nonprofit financial audit. Those people probably enjoy visiting the [...]

4 Reasons Why Government Agencies Need Fund Accounting Software
As a government agency, your team is used to doing more with less. But just because your accounting is complicated—with [...]

Creating the Foundation for a Best-In-Class Nonprofit Finance Team
Nonprofits rely on their finance teams to educate management and the board on all financial aspects related to the organization. [...]

The Benefits of One Story: Communicating Financial Information to Your Nonprofit Board
The members of your nonprofit’s Board of Directors are many things: knowledgeable and successful in their areas of focus, community [...]

Modern Nonprofit Tools for Long-Term Success
When you look to donate money to a charity, what are some considerations that influence your decision? Of course, it’s [...]

3 Ways to Create Efficiencies in Your Nonprofit’s Monthly Finance Workflow
I love the saying: Where your attention goes, energy flows. We want to put our energy into the right things [...]

5 Questions about Calculating Your Indirect Cost Rates
Nonprofit organizations are beginning to use indirect costs more frequently in their budgeting processes, whether or not they are pursuing [...]

Making a Case for Calculating Your Nonprofit’s Indirect Costs
If the 500-piece puzzle you are working on only has 475 pieces, you would not only have gaps in the [...]

Responsive Philanthropy: How to Address Community Needs in Time of Crisis
Operations at Headwaters Foundation for Justice, a foundation that invests in grassroots organizations across Minnesota, were humming along well. The [...]