Understanding Endowments: Purpose, Protection, and Stewardship
Endowments are a vital part of how many organizations and universities thrive, yet they’re often misunderstood. Like many financial instruments [...]
How a Segmented Chart of Accounts Reduces Errors in Your Nonprofit Accounting
To be part of a modern nonprofit financial office is to witness fingers flying over keyboards as your team enters [...]
Understanding Nonprofit Overhead: Strategies for Transparency and Efficiency in 2025
Most nonprofit finance teams have been taught to keep their overhead costs buried deep within their financial statements. But recent [...]
How Savvy Organizations Weather Uncertain Times
Preparing for the unknown is a tenant of leadership in today’s ever-changing economic, political, and cultural landscape—and those who know [...]
The Importance of Financial Agility in K–12 Private Schools (and How to Get It)
As part of the leadership of a K–12 private school, it often feels like you are the captain of a [...]
Conflict of Interest Guidelines Every Grantmaker Should Follow
Humans are complicated creatures. While, as grantmakers, you see a lot of amazing work humans do every day, you also [...]
4 Common Pitfalls in the Grant Review Process (and How to Avoid Them)
Even when your grant review process involves internal staff or people who have reviewed applications before, it can still be [...]
How to Prepare Your Grantmaking for Economic Uncertainty (and Why Now is Different)
Recessions are part of the economic cycle, but that doesn’t mean anyone in philanthropy is excited to see a potential [...]
How to Write a Request for Proposals: 5 Tips for Nonprofits
If your nonprofit has ever tried to revamp its website, acquire a grant, or prepare for an audit, you know [...]
Top Cyber Threats to Educational Institutions in 2025
The education sector faces a growing array of cybersecurity threats, driven by its reliance on outdated infrastructure and the increasing [...]
