NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 18, 2024

Free eBook to 8 Tips for Using Technology to Manage Church Finances.

Finance 98

Finance Management Software 98

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MAY 12, 2025

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. Project management tools like Trello, Asana, Monday.com, or ClickUp can keep your entire review process on track. Weve all been there.

Insurance 130

Insurance Insurance Finance Template 130

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MAY 12, 2025

Set up a small boilerplate brain trust with one person from each key departmentprograms, finance, development, and leadership. Its managed, maintained, and shared. So how do you keep this story sharp, accurate, and compelling without letting it eat up all your time and energy? Lets break it down.

Burnout 130

Burnout Grant Grants Finance 130

Blackbaud

APRIL 16, 2025

The finance team shoulders immense responsibility to make sure funds are well-stewarded, often while being understaffed and under-resourced. When your accounting system is correctly configured and you can manage your data easily, you can make more confident and transparent decisions for your organization.

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Finance Budget Nonprofit Management 93

Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Though many nonprofit professionals are familiar with the term “change management,” few understand everything it involves. 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.

Finance 96

Finance Management Burnout Nonprofit 96

Blackbaud

MARCH 3, 2025

Here are a few considerations when advocating for technology investments in your accounting and finance departments. Aligning finance with the rest of the organization can go a long way. Too many finance teams dont think of the organization as a whole, which can hurt your case for technology investments.

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Finance Strategic Plan Proposal Goals 88

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Getting your programs off the ground, ensuring legal compliance, recruiting staff and volunteers, and correctly managing your nonprofit’s finances can be daunting. When you break down the process into manageable tasks, making your organization official is easier than you’d expect. Event management software.

Finance 98

Finance Management Nonprofit CRM 98

Blackbaud

MAY 8, 2025

One Step Closer to a Paperless Finance Office If you are like many private K12 schools, you could build rooms with the boxes of paper stored throughout your campus. Plus, electronic document management gives you access to all the details you need and provides a better audit trail. Ready to automate your AP processes?

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Finance Strategic Plan Electronics Education 86

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Free Resource Aligning on a Revenue-Wise Strategy Download Now The post Managing Your Operating Reserves During and After an Emergency first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud. To learn more about operating reserves and developing a strong operating reserve policy, check out our Nonprofit Operating Reserve toolkit.

Management 104

Management Policy Policies Budget 104

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Those low-cost tools can be a great way to launch and gain momentum, but there comes a point for every nonprofit when the time it takes to manage your fund accounting workarounds outweighs the cost of upgrading your system. And this data rolls up into your organizational budget to give you a holistic view of your finances.

Finance 105

Finance Organizational Budget Budget Nonprofit 105

Blackbaud

JANUARY 13, 2025

Ask the finance team. Finance teams can help their nonprofit organizations evaluate new revenue streams, enhancing the organizations stability and mitigating risk while intentionally experimenting with varied income sources. Even your IT team suggested selling the research tool they built to other organizations.

Finance 105

Finance Strategic Plan Consulting Consulting 105

GiveSmart

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Our nonprofit software suite helps nonprofit finance and development teams collaborate more easily, track donations more efficiently, and tell their story more effectively.” Replace manual data input with an automated approach streamlining workflows between finance and development departments.

Award 98

Award Finance Software Funding 98

Tony Martignetti

JANUARY 14, 2024

Bryan Shane: Performance Measurement There’s a systematic method for you to get feedback on your nonprofit’s finances; programs, clients; and employees. Bryan Shane explains this management and decision-making tool. Bryan Shane explains this management and decision-making tool. It’s both art and science.

Finance 211

Finance Nonprofit Management 211

Blackbaud

AUGUST 20, 2024

There are several exciting times of the year for nonprofit finance professionals—budget season, audits, year-end close. Whether you want to hear about product updates like automated payments and AI or brush up on fund accounting best practices, you don’t want to miss these bbcon 2024 financial management sessions.

Finance 105

Finance AI Federal Grants Indirect Cost 105

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MAY 9, 2025

The Ugly Truth: No One Cares as Much as You Do Most grant writers are shocked when they realize that the people they rely onprogram managers, finance staff, directorsarent intentionally trying to sabotage the grant. Its systemicand surprisingly fixable. Theyre just busy. Or skeptical. Or burned out.

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Grant Writing Grant Grants Logic Model 130

NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Nonprofit leaders are invited to Beyond the Ledger: Nonprofit Finance Summit, a free virtual event on March 13. Earn free CPE credit, network with other finance leaders and get inspiration to optimize strategic planning, reporting, grant management and accounting operations.

Finance 89

Finance Strategic Plan Grant Management Nonprofit 89

The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 6, 2025

Find a data-driven financial management solution with industry-specific functionality for your nonprofit. The post Sage Intacct built to elevate nonprofit finance and operations appeared first on The NonProfit Times. The #1 choice for nonprofits No matter your size, Sage has a solution to help you unlock your potential.

Finance 52

Finance Nonprofit Management 52

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. As your organization expands and evolves, many complexities can arise, making financial management more difficult for your team. Lets get started!

Management 52

Management Nonprofit Finance Software 52

Ann Green's Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2025

With all the economic uncertainty right now, you may be worried about your nonprofits finances. Invest in a good CRM/database Plain and simple, a good CRM (customer relationship management)/database can help you raise more money. Maybe your giving has gone down and youve cut back on some expenses.

CRM 147

CRM Budget Nonprofit Finance 147

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

When your grantmaking organization first started, you didn’t need a lot of functionality to manage your single program and a handful of grantees. Make sure you have the right people in the right roles to manage the switch. This should include input from all stakeholders, including database managers, program staff, and IT personnel.

Grant Management 98

Grant Management Grant Management Software Applicant Application 98

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

As a nonprofit finance professional, you want all your data to be accurate. Keep reading for actionable tips to improve your allocation processes and avoid issues common to managing your nonprofit payroll and time tracking for grant reporting. Maintaining compliance can protect existing funding, as well.

Grant 104

Grant Grants Indirect Cost Budget 104

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 31, 2022

Though many people see finance as nothing but a collection of terrifying spreadsheets, I see it as the central branch of nonprofit philosophy. The post Download Spreadsheet: Forecasting Nonprofit Finances & Pivoting Programs in a Crisis appeared first on Blue Avocado. Part of my job as an executive director is to be […].

Finance 87

Finance Nonprofit IT Management 87

Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Implementing a finance committee of the board of directors was one of the best things our organization ever did—here’s why. The post What a Finance Committee Can Do for Your Board of Directors appeared first on Blue Avocado.

Finance 88

Finance Education Management 88

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Coffman stated in their GuideStar article : Theres no question that nonprofit organizations have an obligation to manage their finances responsibly. Can a new financial management solution help drive better efficiency in meal delivery? Is an expense management or purchasing solution part of mission delivery?

Metrics 111

Metrics Finance Management Goals 111

Blackbaud

JANUARY 24, 2025

It helps you better understand your donors, keep them engaged, and work more efficiently with your finance, marketing, programs, and leadership teams. Here are some examples of CRM integration: When you connect Eventbrite to Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT , the industry-leading fundraising CRM, managing events becomes much simpler.

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CRM Software Nonprofit Readiness 97

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 1, 2025

For larger organizations, this could include staff from Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, etc. Finance: Review the project budget and possibly compare with your organizations financial reports of actual versus budgeted expenses, offering time for team member education. depending on the nature of the grant.

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GPC Award Finance Grants 64

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

As a nonprofit finance leader, you are constantly aware of the many different pulls on your funding availability. The best way to manage those differing priorities is through budget management tools that give you a clear view of each program, instead of trying to pull apart the organizational budget.

Budget 105

Budget Funding Organizational Budget Software 105

Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

As a tech leader at a growing social impact organization, you know that migrating to an enterprise-scale constituent relationship management (CRM) system can be a daunting proposition. An enterprise-scale CRM is designed to handle large volumes of data, ensuring that you can manage your records and maintain required data hygiene.

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CRM Readiness AI Management 105

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Kendi found no issues with how it managed its finances. After the announcement, Kendi said he was eager to get back to work.

Management 119

Management Finance Funding IT 119

Blackbaud

MARCH 12, 2025

According to the Nonprofit Change Management Toolkit , 70% of change initiatives fail. Become an Expert in Change Management The first step in developing a strategy is to think about how you will manage the change within your organization. And change can be hard. So, what can you do to improve your odds?

Strategic Plan 94

Strategic Plan Nonprofit Goals Finance 94

Blackbaud

JULY 8, 2024

That is wonderful—if you have the tools to accurately track and manage all the moving pieces. From maintaining donor intent to tracking distributions and appreciation across funds, endowments have a lot of details to manage. The Importance of Strong Endowment Management Endowments symbolize strength for an organization.

Management 102

Management Funding Finance Software 102

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Operational audits, which assess your organizations internal systems, productivity, staffing, and management practices. These often look specifically at one area of your operations, such as technology, data management , or human resources. Issue an RFP. Completing prep work will help your audit go more smoothly.

Nonprofit 90

Nonprofit Government Policies Policy 90

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Without the tagging functionality, nonprofits must now find alternative ways to manage restricted revenue , potentially adding more manual steps to an already cumbersome process. Managing financial information across multiple programs can lead to disjointed and unreliable reporting, undermining the credibility of your financial data.

Software 86

Software Nonprofit Finance Management 86

Blackbaud

MAY 13, 2025

Financial Accountability: Donors, grantors, and the public trust nonprofits to manage their finances responsibly. Risk Management: Internal controls help identify and mitigate risks, protecting the organization from financial loss and reputational damage. Examples include backup procedures, disciplinary action, and insurance.

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Policies Policy Ethics Finance 52

Candid

MAY 13, 2021

Manage budgets based on multiple projects. For instance, investing in an automated program, such as expense management software , can help you save time, yield better results, and increase efficiency. This post discusses the signs a nonprofit should consider expense management software. Managers need to approve them.

Software 111

Software Management Policy Policies 111

Blackbaud

MARCH 31, 2025

Set a benchmark so any payments under that amount, such as $5,000, only need to be approved by the grants manager. Any payments over that amount need to be approved by the grants manager and a member of leadership. Looking for a grants management system that works with your fund accounting system for streamlined grant distribution?

Grant 59

Grant Grants Grant Management Award 59

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 provides confidence to donors and financial stakeholders, ensuring they can trust how funds are managed and used.

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Finance Management Funding Software 59