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Financial Sustainability for Nonprofits: 4 Considerations

Ann Green's Nonprofit

You’ll create strategic plans, brainstorm new projects and programs, and organize campaigns to raise the necessary funds to execute your ideas. One important but sometimes overlooked step in future planning is ensuring proper nonprofit financial management. Let’s get started! Bookkeeper. Accountant.

Finance 148
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How to Make The Most of December: Plan for a Great 2024

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

You can always take advantage of the funder information storage features of your grant research funding software. Finally, the last two weeks of the year are the ideal time to do your strategic planning. It is then that I review the year’s results, and update my business plan.

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Get Your Grant-Funded Nonprofit Started in Fundraising

Blackbaud

If you’re ready to move beyond grants, let’s get started! Ready to learn more? It may feel intimidating at first, but here’s the exciting part: today, more than ever, nonprofits have the tools and resources to make a smooth shift to the grants-plus-fundraising model. Be bold and get started!

Funding 98
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Demystifying the Major Nonprofit Accounting Methods

Pamela Grow

You can manage a cash accounting system in a basic spreadsheet, which is helpful if your nonprofit isn’t ready to invest in specialized accounting software yet. Additionally, having an accrual accounting system puts your nonprofit in a better position to plan for—and achieve!—future future growth.

Nonprofit 147
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Take the Stress Out of Budgeting for Your K–12 Private School

Blackbaud

A well-crafted budget is essential for aligning financial resources with the strategic goals of your private school, and with the right processes and tools, it doesnt have to be stressful. It sets in motion the goals youve outlined in your strategic plan. Your school may have multiple budgets, each with a different purpose.

Budget 53
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Highlighting 9 bbcon 2024 Sessions for Raiser’s Edge NXT® Users

Blackbaud

You’re in for an unforgettable experience: bbcon is Blackbaud’s annual three-day conference for nonprofit professionals, showcasing everything new and next in your software, plus networking and idea-sharing with fundraisers, development team leaders, and innovators from every sector. Ready to start planning? New to bbcon?

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Need a New Grant Management System? 5 Tips for Selecting the Best GMS for Your Foundation

Blackbaud

Changing a core piece of software at your grantmaking organization is no picnic. But inertia is not an option when your grant programs outgrow your current solution, or your vendor sunsets the software you use, like Salesforce is doing with their grant management software, FoundationConnect.