Financial Management Articles
Non-profit Accounting for Restricted and Unrestricted Funds
Managing restricted and unrestricted funds is one of the most consequential accounting responsibilities in non-profits.
How to Write Financial Reports That Impress Your Funders
Grant financial reports are compliance requirements, but they're also trust-building documents. Here's how to write them well.
Non-profit Investment Policy: How to Manage Endowment and Reserve Funds
Endowment management requires financial policies most non-profits don't have. Here's what you need.
Grant Disallowances: Prevention and How to Respond
Grant disallowances cost Non-profits millions every year. Here is how to prevent them — and respond when they happen.
Understanding Indirect Costs and Overhead: What Every Non-profit Leader Should Know
The overhead debate has cost non-profits billions. Here's the truth about indirect costs and how to manage the conversation.
Non-profit Payroll Management: Avoiding the Most Common Mistakes
Payroll errors create legal liability, damage staff trust, and raise red flags with funders. Here's how to get it right.
Non-profit Accounting Basics: What Every Executive Director Must Know
You don't need to be an accountant to lead your organization's finances. But you do need to know these fundamentals.
The Non-profit Budget Process: How to Build a Budget That Wins Grant Funding
Your budget is a financial argument. Here's how to build one that's both operationally realistic and fundably compelling.
Understanding Non-profit Cash Flow Management
Cash flow problems kill financially healthy non-profits. Here's how to prevent them.
Cost Allocation Methods for Non-profits: A Practical Guide
Properly allocating shared costs across multiple grants is one of the most technically demanding tasks in non-profit finance.
Building an Internal Audit Function in Your Non-profit
Internal audit is the financial control mechanism most Non-profits lack — and most need. Here is how to build it.