Best Practices for Succession Planning in Nonprofit Finance Departments
Here’s an uncomfortable fact: nonprofit turnover runs higher than anyone likes to admit, meaningfully higher than the private sector. If [...]
The Nuances of Cost in Federal Grants Management
Managing federal grant costs sounds simple enough. You receive the award, follow the approved budget, and spend the money on [...]
Is Your Accounting Software Holding Your Nonprofit Back? 7 Signs It’s Time to Upgrade
Your accounting software may still open every morning. It may still record revenue, help you pay bills, and produce a [...]
From Feature Overload to Fit for Purpose: Finding the Capabilities that Matter Most to Your Organization
If you’ve sat through a finance system that only showed slide after slide of capabilities, somewhere around slide 40, you [...]
5 Strategies for Proactive Risk Management at Your Nonprofit
When everything is going well at your nonprofit, risk management may not seem like a priority. It’s easy to become [...]
Build It Now: A Financial Resilience Framework for Nonprofit Leaders
Picture this moment. You open your email on a Tuesday morning, coffee still hot, and there it is: the notice [...]
Your Legacy Workflows Have an Invoice. You Just Haven’t Seen It Yet.
Every accounting professional has lost a day in a spreadsheet and walked away with little to show for it. It [...]
From Payment Runs to Payment Intelligence: What’s Next for Nonprofit Finance
Last year I moved into a new house, and my new utility provider asked for a voided check. I stood [...]
The Hidden Cost of a Cluttered Chart of Accounts
Every gardener knows that healthy growth requires occasional pruning. Left alone, a thriving tree will keep growing new branches. Some [...]
How to Improve Transparency and Accuracy in Your 990 Filing
Earlier this year, the US Treasury announced the IRS plans to update Form 990. Framing the update as a transparency initiative, the [...]
