Candid

MAY 5, 2025

Their deep roots in local contextsand long-standing connections, understanding, and trust among the populations they serveposition them to make digital finance more inclusive, relevant, and accessible. Increasingly, theyre taking on more dynamic roles: designing tools, shaping implementation strategies, and informing policy frameworks.

Policy

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Compliance audits, which ensure your nonprofits adherence to federal, state, and local government regulations, as well as your organizations bylaws and other policies across all aspects of your work. Operational audits, which assess your organizations internal systems, productivity, staffing, and management practices. Issue an RFP.

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

JULY 1, 2025

The Role of Spending Policies Organizations establish spending policies to ensure that endowment funds are used wisely. These policies determine how much of the endowment’s earnings can be used each year and are designed to balance current needs with long-term sustainability.

Policy

Candid

MAY 14, 2025

Thats because the financing of new or preserved affordable homes is something like a Jenga tower. But when you pull out one financing tile, you have to make up for that money in some other way, either through loans, additional debt, or other cost savings. How did we get here?

Finance

Blackbaud

JULY 7, 2025

Streamlining Reimbursements and Invoice Approvals Managing reimbursements and invoice approvals is a vital function for finance teams, and Financial Edge NXT includes built-in tools to support this. Want to learn more about how to start the digital transformation for your organization’s finance office?

Finance

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The funding and distribution phases of limited life endowments require more drastic changes in the asset allocation policy. It is vital for decision makers to be consistent and adhere to the policy.

Funding

Blackbaud

APRIL 3, 2025

During the recent webinar, Unmasking Fraud in Not-for-Profits: Five Key Schemes and Five Preventive Steps , we engaged with hundreds of accounting and finance professionals from not-for-profit entities across the country. Following a standard expense reimbursement policy may be a more secure process.

Policy

Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

You Need to Customize Your Workflows and Integrate Systems Growing fundraising teams typically want to leverage custom workflows and integrate with related software systems like those used by finance and digital marketing. System integration cuts down on manual processes and allows organizations to maintain a consistent, unified database.

CRM

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

With the right policies and strategies in place, your nonprofit organization can draw from your operating reserves during and after an emergency without putting future operations at risk. Understanding Your Spending Policy During a crisis, it can be tempting to deplete your entire reserve to address immediate needs.

Management

Blackbaud

JULY 28, 2025

In this article, you’ll learn about the different types of audits nonprofit finance teams commonly work on and the most common nonprofit audit mistakes for each, giving you a better understanding of how to avoid these mistakes for your next audit. This will help with your financial audit as well.

Finance

Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 2, 2025

Like individual fundraising, securing grants requires strong collaboration with finance, program staff, and leadership. Effective grant management relies on collaboration across program staff, finance, and leadership. Are spending and reporting policies clear? What is the current post-award process?

Grant

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2024

A good finance team will make sure bills are paid on time, reports are accurate, and the Board of Directors has access to the current financial statements. A good finance team will help you stay where you are. A good finance team will help you stay where you are. A world-class finance department will help you evolve.

Finance

Wild Apricot

JUNE 16, 2025

The agent handles the finances but doesn’t control your work. The sponsor may manage staffing, set policies and represent your project publicly. You’re looking for basic help with finance and compliance. You’re seeking help beyond finances, like HR, liability coverage or insurance.

Logic Model

Get Fully Funded

JULY 30, 2025

If you’re unsure about the best strategy, create a gift acceptance policy and consult with a nonprofit finance advisor to ensure alignment with your organization’s financial strategy and risk tolerance. These typically include treasury bills, short-term CDARs, money market accounts, and mutual funds.

Funding

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

While the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act (H.R. Such a policy would disregard the Constitutional principle of due process, various nonprofit leaders told The NonProfit Times on background. Such a policy totally disregards the Constitutional principle of due process.

Pass-Through

Candid

JUNE 4, 2025

They can immediately focus on key priorities, including fundraising and programs, while benefiting from the fiscal sponsors tax compliance, accounting, governance, and finance functions, including accepting gifts and approving and administering program expenses.

Goals

Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

What the Nonprofit Finance Fund calls consistent surpluses is the best way to build reserve funds. There are several strategies your organization can use to budget and raise funds for your nonprofits operating reserve. The most successful method is to budget for operating surpluses annually.

Contract

Blackbaud

MARCH 17, 2025

F undraising Best Practice Resources On-demand webinar: Everyday Actions, Extraordinary Potential: Engaging Everyday Donors Communicating with Donors in An Uncertain Funding Environment Get Your Grant-Funded Nonprofit Started in Fundraising Finance and Operations Best Practice Resources Webinar (March 25): Navigating Federal Funding: Essential Risk (..)

Funding

Blackbaud

JUNE 19, 2025

In today’s challenging economic and political environment, the social impact sector is facing increasing pressures related to finances, resources, and tools. Addressing these issues through robust AI policies, which are slowly being adopted, will be crucial for ethical and responsible use of AI.

AI

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

One nonprofit leader shared six lessons learned from a bad board experience organizational policies to help your nonprofit set expectations, prevent dysfunction, and avoid a laundry list of problems. Finance Once your nonprofit or private foundation is tax-exempt, you never have to deal with the IRS again, right?

Budget

Grant Writer Team

MARCH 27, 2025

The board approves budgets, reviews financial reports, and ensures proper controls are in place to keep finances in check. Risk Management From finances to reputation, the board identifies and mitigates risks. Governance & Ethics Boards set policies that keep operations ethical, legal, and mission-aligned.

Government

Blackbaud

JUNE 20, 2025

Most nonprofit finance teams have been taught to keep their overhead costs buried deep within their financial statements. But overhead expenses have also been the focus of recent policy changes as well. On the positive side, the U.S. Your rent or mortgage payment and utilities are also considered management and general expenses.

Indirect Cost

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Effective internal controls along with comprehensive policies and procedures help reduce the opportunity for a fraudster to succeed. Training is critical for all volunteers, especially those who play a role in the finance function. This is the component that companies have the most control over. 2024 AFCE Report to the Nations 3.

Training

Blackbaud

JULY 2, 2025

You work hard to keep your nonprofit finance office running smoothly. Keep reading to learn the key benefits of accounting automation and five ways to automate your finance processes today. These are just some of the benefits you can expect when you implement automation at your finance office.

Finance

DoJiggy

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Effective Policies : It allows you to develop effective policies and procedures for animal care and handling, ensuring consistency and quality. Adoption Agreements Draft a contract with guidelines for pet care and return policies. See our guide on nonprofit financial statements for tips on tracking and reporting finances.

Policy

NonProfit PRO

JULY 15, 2025

Recent findings from the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) highlight financial and staffing pressures across the sector, underscoring the need for tools that improve efficiency and strengthen donor relationships. setForceSafeFrame(true).addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic", addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 23, 2025

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Funding

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

When you start a nonprofit, one of the most important things to figure out is how to manage your organizations finances. With all of these policies to consider, maintaining financial compliance can quickly become complicated. The post 4 Nonprofit Financial Management Challenges (& Solutions) appeared first on Get Fully Funded.

Management

Blackbaud

MARCH 17, 2025

As the current administration rolls out new policies and executive orders, nonprofit organizations, social enterprises, and other grant recipients must adapt or risk losing essential funding opportunities. Proactively responding to policy updates can help organizations avoid disruptions and ensure continued support.

Federal Grants

Blackbaud

APRIL 7, 2025

Finally, external factors like enrollment changes or new policies can drastically impact your schools financial outlook, creating more uncertainty in an already challenging process. On top of that, you have to manage the mix of restricted and unrestricted funding, each with its own rules and limitations.

Budget

Blackbaud

APRIL 15, 2025

Finance officers must include the Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Activities, Statement of Cash Flows, and, for many nonprofits, the Statement of Functional Expenses. This includes assessing their investment strategies, spending policies, and alignment with UPMIFA standards.

Finance

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

trillion fiscal cliff for years, and with most of the election results in, the outlook for tax policy negotiations and how they could impact the nonprofit sector is crystallizing. Trump won convincingly and can credibly claim a broad mandate to enact his preferred policies, which include tax cuts for individuals and businesses.

Retainer

Blackbaud

JULY 10, 2025

In the finance office, you know it’s not time to celebrate just yet. Sharing with donors how their gifts contributed to a recent successful fundraising event or helped provide more meals to those in need will go a long way toward continued support—and that all starts with clear reporting in the finance office.

Finance

NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2025

If you are an Executive Director, Director of Development, Director of Finance, Programs or Operations this is your opportunity to connect with peers, gain expert insights, and build connections that help you build a stronger, more resilient organization. The Fundraising Accountant is inviting nonprofit leaders across the U.S.

Retail

Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

Operating Reserve Policies To help institutionalize operating reserve best practices and provide a pathway for a clear set of purposes, definitions, and goals, have a formal operating reserve policy in place prepared by senior management and staff and approved by the Board.

Policy

Bonterra

JUNE 27, 2025

This board is responsible for the organization’s mission, finances, and legal compliance. Nonprofits Nonprofits can use a variety of fundraising ideas to finance programs, expand their reach, and cover operational costs to achieve their goals, measuring success by their impact.

Nonprofit

Wild Apricot

JULY 23, 2025

Even small functions need a budget template to follow – there are always unexpected expenditures that can muddle your organization’s finances, like printing costs for flyers, invitations or sign up sheets. Having one ambiguous budget for an event can get messy quickly without a template to follow for each aspect of the event.

Template