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When nonprofit strategic planning goes wrong 

Candid

The strategic planning process is a rare chance for a nonprofit’s leaders to step back and look at their organization and its activities as a whole—to understand what success looks like and to allocate time, talent, and dollars to the activities that can help achieve it. Even the most ambitious strategic plan must also be feasible.

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Helpful Ways to Measure and Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Performance

Blackbaud

If you are not sure which metrics are essential or how to convert your data into something stakeholders can grasp and absorb, start simply by setting clear goals. Learn more: Using Data to Make Annual Giving Work for You Measuring Outcomes Outcome metrics are powerful, necessary tools for demonstrating transparency and accountability.

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Outcome Metrics– Measuring What Matters in the Nonprofit World

NonProfit PRO

Finance teams will lead the way in sustaining funding, strengthening stewardship, and maximizing impact. Examine how modern technology continues to shift finance from a “scorekeeper” role to a “value driver” role.

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How to secure essential technology funding to deliver on nonprofit missions

Candid

Smaller shares of grantmakers providing technology and tools, unrestricted funding The good news is that a significant majority of funders are now committed to streamlining grant applications (67%) and reporting processes (56%). Funding technology for equitable outcomes Why should this matter to grantmakers?

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Demystifying the Major Nonprofit Accounting Methods

Pamela Grow

Keeping thorough, accurate records of your organization’s finances allows you to know how much funding you have on hand and effectively allocate it to further your mission. More than that, you’ll be able to produce more accurate reports, increasing transparency with supporters and stakeholders about how your organization is using its funding.

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Nonprofit Accountant vs. Fractional CFO: The Key Differences

Blackbaud

Unlike a for-profit business’s accountant, who would review the company’s data to determine how to maximize profitability, a nonprofit accountant will use your organization’s financial information to decide how best to use your funding to pursue your organization’s mission. Tracking financial metrics.

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How to Align Your Grant Proposals with Your Organization’s Strategic Goals in 2025

Just Write Grants

Revisit and Refine Your Strategic Plan Your organizations strategic plan serves as a roadmap for its activities and initiatives. Before diving into grant writing, take time to revisit your strategic plan. Provide grants at the funding level you require. Share similar values and long-term visions.