Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

What the Nonprofit Finance Fund calls consistent surpluses is the best way to build reserve funds. This post was originally published October 2016 and updated January 2025. The more dependable and regular your funding is, the less risk you have and the lower your reserves can be.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 23, 2024

You Arent Getting a Holistic View of Your Finances When you update your accounting system, make sure you look for one that can manage your revenue and expenses across any characteristic, like grant, project, program, or department, while not requiring them to be created as segments in your nonprofit’s chart of accounts.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

In honor of Labor Day, this blog—the first in a two-part series—offers insights into the various roles that unions play within the social sector, based on data from available recent tax filings (2016 and on). . Locals tend to deal directly with members, handle contract negotiations, and conduct on-the-ground organizing.

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