NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 18, 2023

During the past year, nonprofit professionals turned to the Nonprofit Leadership Center for resources and support to strengthen their organizations and communities. Nonprofit Leadership Center trainer Margarita Sarmiento , says the key to leading effective meetings is to be more intentional before, during and after each meeting.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2025

million from Mike and Jackie Bezos to establish a center for youth leadership development and civic engagement. 22 million to Nonprofit Finance Fund; $15 million to Craft3; and $10 million to Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs in Atlanta. For example, the Aspen Institute received $185.7

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The Charity CFO

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The finance director role is critical to the success of any nonprofit, making it one of the most important hires an organization can make. If you are looking for a finance director, it is important to find someone who is not only qualified for the position but also fits well with the organization’s culture.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 22, 2022

This is primarily because nonprofits agree to reinvest all of their revenue back into the mission at hand in exchange for tax-exempt status. This means nonprofits need to be a lot more transparent about their finances in order to ensure accountability to their generous donors. Let’s dive into the first one! Approving timesheets.

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The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Whether you choose traditional payroll or a PEO, ensure that the provider understands the unique needs of nonprofit organizations. At The Charity CFO , we understand the complexities of nonprofit finances and operations. Do You Struggle to Make Sense of Your Financial Statements? Get the free guide!

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Top Nonprofits

MAY 24, 2024

No matter your purpose, well-managed finances yield data-driven insights that allow those in financial positions to plan and achieve the organization’s goals. To help, we’ve compiled this list of four best practices your advocacy group can implement to manage its finances more effectively.

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Tony Martignetti

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Dean Dalzell & Jerry Frick: Financial Literacy For Your C-Suite & Board Leadership that understands your numbers protects not only your nonprofit. It also protects the people filling those roles. It also protects the people filling those roles.

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The Charity CFO

JUNE 10, 2022

Your finance committee spends the most time analyzing and studying your nonprofit’s numbers, yet your entire board of directors is responsible for financial oversight. Doing so helps you ensure your team truly understands your finances and can help you do your job more effectively. Activate the Finance Committee.

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Nonprofit Fixer

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

When you’re busy leading a nonprofit—developing program strategies, cultivating donors, supporting staff—thinking about accounting and finance can feel like an afterthought. But to be successful, nonprofit leaders need a functional grasp of the basics of nonprofit accounting and financial management.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Here’s something I ask all of my clients and potential clients to consider: The revenue trajectory of your organization has much more to do with the leadership’s comfort level with investing in spending than with some of their revenue-generating ideas. Then you have to create a true financing plan that covers how you’ll hit that number.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Image credit: Christian Ouellet on istock.com Financing challenges often stymie nonprofits. The lack of access to financing [meant that the grant] nearly destroyed the organization. The contract award, in short, was a huge win, but for CRH leadership and staff, celebration quickly turned to concern.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Guest Blog by Jon Osterburg of Jitasa In recent years, “sustainability” has become a buzzword for many fields and practices, and nonprofit finances are no exception. Your organization’s leadership team has likely discussed how to create a “sustainable” funding model to fuel “sustainable” growth. Chief financial officer (CFO).

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A minority of nonprofits have more than six months of cash in reserve, according to reports like the Nonprofit Finance Fund’s State of the Sector ; many have less than three months of operating reserves on hand. Only three grantees opted out of the program, citing limited fundraising capacity or other challenges.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Your finance committee chair? . Your finance chair is concerned with prudent financial management. If applicable, find out how they persuaded their leadership to start their rainy day fund. When it comes to building your endowment, first consider who you need to persuade to get on board with this idea. Your program director?

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iMarketSmart

MAY 24, 2023

’” – Steve Jobs, Co-Founder of Apple Ahhh, leadership. When you have great leadership, the progress, growth, joy, and unity you feel is unlike anything else. This is true for nonprofits as well as any other organization or venture. Unfortunately, bad leadership in fundraising has the opposite effect.

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The Agitator

JUNE 13, 2013

Lean on the AFP and DMA to use their muscle on behalf of honest nonprofits and fundraisers like you. Advocate for regulations that both reflect the strategic realities of nonprofit finance and refuse to tolerate fraud. Note: Industry leadership will also boost your career!). Jennifer Phillips.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

They will have good advice about ways to structure your nonprofit finances responsibly. Today, nonprofit leaders have access to software, like a donor database , that can help them reach their funding goals. If you take on the mantle of leadership then try to put the hours aside to study, develop, and continue learning.

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The Charity CFO

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

You may be wondering what a treasurer can do for your nonprofit, or you may be interested in becoming a treasurer yourself. Read on to learn about a nonprofit treasurer’s duties. What does a nonprofit treasurer do? Many nonprofits do not have in-house accountants and choose to outsource instead.

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Bloomerang

JULY 9, 2021

Old, plain financial reports effectively exclude most of your leadership. . But I only learned recently that it goes beyond just some : 93% of Americans experience math anxiety. 93 percent ! That spells trouble. With board members, this creates a legal problem as well.

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Lets Talk Nonprofit

APRIL 3, 2024

Do you know where things stand with your nonprofit's finances? In the book, Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership , Joan says, "I wish more organizations would focus on driving revenue rather than expense reductions." For a lot of nonprofits, this is a paradigm shift. Me, too, Joan.

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Candid

MAY 20, 2024

BIPOC- and BIPOC women-led and -serving nonprofits face funding gaps BIPOC-led nonprofits face unique challenges that increase the urgency for general operating support grants. A Nonprofit Finance Fund survey found that white-led nonprofits were nearly twice as likely to receive unrestricted grants.

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Lets Talk Nonprofit

APRIL 4, 2017

Do you know where things stand with your nonprofit's finances? In the new book, Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership , Joan says, "I wish more organizations would focus on driving revenue rather than expense reductions.". For a lot of nonprofits, this is a paradigm shift. Me, too, Joan.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 11, 2016

Denise McMahan is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub, and is the founder and publisher of CausePlanet.org where nonprofit leaders devour Page to Practice™ book summaries, author interviews and sticky applications from the must-read books they recommend. _. The leadership often thinks in terms of “Should we offer Program A or not?”

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Boardable — Top Fundraising App for Board Management Boardable is powerful nonprofit board meeting software that enables your leadership to communicate virtually. This cloud-based solution is an inexpensive and easy-to-use option for nonprofits of all sizes.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Its no secret that effective financial management is critical for nonprofits to thrive. However, many aspects of nonprofit finance can be confusing or difficult to navigate, from deciding how much of your budget to spend on overhead to choosing an accounting platform to organize your records. Did you enjoy this story?

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

How the CDFI Sector Came to Be: A Legislative History Community development finance is arguably as old as finance itselfafter all, the purpose of finance writ large is supposed to be community reinvestment. According to Jacokes, who worked for the US Senate Finance Committee then, four major challenges stood in the way.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2025

The real question is, will the media be the one merely to report on [authoritarian capture] after its happened, or will they take a leadership stance of helping foment and solidify that resistance against it? As Montesinoss staffer bluntly stated in a 1999 meeting, If we do not control the television we do not do anything. Villarreal asked.

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