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How to Develop Your Nonprofit Operating Reserves

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Find the Right Number for Your Nonprofit Operating Reserves The Nonprofit Operating Reserves Initiative (NORI) Workgroup suggests that the minimum operating reserve ratio at the lowest point during the year should be 25 percent, or about three months of the annual operating expense budget. However, this is not a universal benchmark.

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Why Accurate Payroll and Time Allocation Is Crucial for Your Nonprofit Grant Reporting

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As a nonprofit finance professional, you want all your data to be accurate. Discrepancies and Budget Overruns Manual time tracking and payroll allocation can result in discrepancies between recorded time and payroll provider data. These discrepancies can lead to budget overruns and difficulties in managing funds effectively.

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What’s New and What’s Next: Why Your Finance Team Should Attend bbcon 2024

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There are several exciting times of the year for nonprofit finance professionals—budget season, audits, year-end close. They will discuss the importance of having both your development and finances teams involved in donor stewardship. Reporting is a key part of any finance professional’s role.

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3 Strategies to Build Your Organization’s Financial Capacity

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Let’s face it—budget planning can cause a lot of stress and anxiety for nonprofits. Most organizations face frequent budget cuts, which creates organizational uncertainty and a scramble for new funding options. Calculating indirect costs can be challenging. Do we have the funds this year to maintain our programs?

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Introduction to Nonprofit Program Budgets

Grant Writing Made Easy

At our most recent Grant Writing Made Easy workshop, we did a deep dive into nonprofit program budgets. Of all the topics I teach inside the course, the budget is the one that students have the most anxiety and confusion around. (By Follow this 3-step process for creating nonprofit program budgets. Understand the key terms.

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13 Tips for Ensuring Government Grant Compliance for Your Nonprofit Organization

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Relying on core policies that include both finance and program offices improves collaboration because everyone knows what their roles are and where the directive comes from. Tip 4: Calculate your indirect cost or make an intentional decision to use the de minimis rate. Review them regularly against the approved budget.

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Why Fund Accounting Software Beats Spreadsheets for Nonprofit Grant Reporting and Compliance

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Managing your grants within your fund accounting system will allow you to budget by grant, report on budget vs actuals, and review grant activity, so you can quickly and easily answer these questions. Fund accounting software can allow you to accurately curate grant reports to track restrictions, set budgets, and audit grant awards.