Best Practices for Nonprofit Cash Flow Management
Every nonprofit executive director we've worked with has hit the same moment of panic: payroll is due Friday, a grant…
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Best Practices for Nonprofit Cash Flow Management
Every nonprofit executive director we've worked with has hit the same moment of panic: payroll is due Friday, a grant…
What HR Should Look Like at Your Size
The work changes before leaders realize the function needs to change too. The signs of an overstretched HR function rarely…
Nonprofit Financial Forecasting Essentials
Rising costs, unstable funding and economic uncertainty are putting increased pressure on nonprofits. Maintaining financial stability is becoming more challenging—and…
Do I Have to Participate in the “AI Revolution”?
I’m 25 years into a nonprofit technology career. Every year, I co-organize a summit for nonprofit organizations at a large…
Benchmarking: Satisfy Your Board and Gain a Competitive Advantage
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before (from your Board of Trustees or Finance Committee): “I wish there was a way we could benchmark ourselves against our competitors.”
Have you ever wrestled with how to benchmark? Or struggled to identify what the Board wants to measure? Organizations can fall short on implementing effective methods to benchmark accurately.
Does This Spark Joy? A Spring Cleaning Guide for Your Data
Spring is a season for opening windows, clearing out what accumulated over the winter, and taking stock of what still belongs. Marie Kondo built a methodology around that instinct. Pick up an item and ask whether it still serves you. If it does, keep it. If not, thank it and let it go.