How to create your new nonprofit’s first budget
When your nonprofit is new, a budget is a critical tool to help you manage both your organization and
The Small Nonprofit’s Guide to Budgeting
Budgets. Ugh. Not everyone’s favorite topic. Yet a budget is a critical tool in managing your nonprofit. And way too
It’s Budget Season. Are You Accounting for the Right Things?
The Overhead Myth: The idea that you can reasonably evaluate a nonprofit’s performance and trustworthiness by only looking at how
Calculate your Core Number to make fundraising easier
Knowing what to say to inspire someone to give isn’t easy. Here’s something that will work every time, even if
6 numbers you MUST know to fully fund your budget
Do you ever feel like you’re working and working, and still not raising the money you need? You’re putting in
Fund Accounting Basics for Nonprofits
In normal accounting, there are five areas you need to know how to log, located on the balance sheet and
How many new donors do you need?
If this is the question rolling around in your head, I’m not surprised. This is how most people think about
The Myth of the Shoestring Budget
There’s a common misconception among nonprofits and it goes something like this: “Every last penny we can get our hands
Should that staff development line item be in your budget?
I am a firm believer in hiring and keeping good staff. After all, what makes your organization work? Who