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Your New Budgeting Superpower: Program-Based Budgeting

Blackbaud

As a nonprofit finance leader, you are constantly aware of the many different pulls on your funding availability. This is where your fund accounting system can help you get the granularity you need from your budgeting process to make data-driven decisions. One program could use more headcount to serve more people.

Budget 101
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The Crucial Role of Change Management for CFOs: Driving Sustainable Success in Nonprofit Finance

Blackbaud

Finance departments and CFOs often focus on project management—which is the technical side of change—making sure all the boxes are checked, and everyone moves along the Gantt chart in an orderly fashion. When there is a transition in leadership or a switch to new fund accounting software, change can be slow and create anxiety among your team.

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Taking the Guesswork out of Managing Restrictions with a Fund Accounting Solution

Blackbaud

You know how important it is to manage your funds according to their purpose and source. Or do you have to rely on manual workarounds, spreadsheets, and guesswork to track and report on your restricted funds? Without fund accounting software, tracking at that level of detail must be done manually outside the system.

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Future-proof your fundraising: 3 ways to thrive long-term

Ann Green's Nonprofit

And since these gifts are given from assets rather than cash on hand, they give donors the chance to drive sustained impact without impacting day-to-day finances (while also tapping into tax benefits here and now). Key types of non-cash gifts that should be on nonprofits’ radar include: Grants from donor-advised funds (DAFs).

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50+ Fun and Creative School Fundraising Ideas That Work

Qgiv

According to school fundraising studies , only 64% of parents, teachers, and administrators believe their school is well-funded. Teach kids math and leadership skills: A recent study found that just 18% of high schoolers and 26% of college students said they have a somewhat high or very high knowledge of finance.

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Must-Have Members of Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Team

Greater Giving

7 Must-Have Members of Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Team With a dedicated nonprofit fundraising team, you’ll execute more effective strategies, plan impactful events, and attain more funding for your mission. According to Jitasa , grant management is an ongoing process that begins before funding is even secured.

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It’s Another Polar Plunge For Q3 Fundraising

The NonProfit Times

of new donors retained year-to-date. This underscores the persistent challenge of engaging and retaining first-time donors, he said. New donor retention declined significantly (9%) year-over-year, with only 13.8% Repeat donor retention decrease 4.6%, but at 50.3%