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Building Resilient Funding Models: Essential Tips for Nonprofit Finance Professionals

Blackbaud

Finance plays a crucial role in building a sustainable and scalable funding strategy. Finance professionals can provide key insights into risk analysis, financial forecasting, and performance measurement, ensuring each new revenue stream supports your long-term sustainability and growth. The good news?

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Tight Review Cycles: How to Survive the Deadline Doom Loop Without Losing Your Mind

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

Youve got one draft, three department heads who want to review it, a finance team that needs to “double-check just one thing,” and a program lead whos suddenly out of office. Its your insurance against delays and drama. Weve all been there. The grant deadline is in five days. Cue the chaos, caffeine, and existential dread.

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How Nonprofits Can Manage Cash Flow During Financial Challenges

Blackbaud

This can be as simple as paying your semi-annual insurance premiums every month or setting up automatic payments instead of waiting for invoices to arrive. Understand Your Finance Committees Needs Know what your finance committee needs to see and provide those outputs to them. Its important to get something on paper to start.

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Unveiling Probate Fees: The Hidden Costs of Settling an Estate

Planned Giving

Their fees usually depend on: How complicated your loved one’s affairs are What your state’s laws say about legal fees How much help you need from them Whether anyone disagrees about the will Money Management If your loved one had investments or complex finances, you might need help from financial professionals: Accountants to handle tax (..)

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How does grantmaker CEO compensation compare with grantmaking? 

Candid

While nonprofit organizations’ finances are regularly put under a microscope, grantmakers’ finances typically come under less scrutiny. Continuing with Candid’s supplemental exploration of CEO salaries and staff salaries compared to inflation , let’s take a look at how CEO pay stacks up against their organizations’ grantmaking dollars.

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Supporting nonprofit and mission-driven affordable housing providers 

Candid

This lowers property revenue, even as material, labor, and insurance costs risea combination thats making building and operating affordable housing extremely difficult, or even infeasible. Thats because the financing of new or preserved affordable homes is something like a Jenga tower.

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How to Improve Your Internal Controls to Minimize Audit Findings

Blackbaud

Financial Accountability: Donors, grantors, and the public trust nonprofits to manage their finances responsibly. Examples include backup procedures, disciplinary action, and insurance. Assess Risks: Identify the risks that could impact the organization’s operations and finances.

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