Nonprofit Ratios – Resources List
Ratios embody sound nonprofit financial management. However, some have historically created havoc where they were meant to create order.
Article Topic: Nonprofit Budget
Five Steps to Healthier Working Capital
Five steps to healthier working capital through savings strategies — and why liquidity matters.
7 Nonprofit Financial Ratios: Definitions & Calculators
Common nonprofit financial ratios you can leverage and calculators you can use to determine your own ratio calculations.
Commons Collection – Strategy and Planning
A selection of resources about business models for nonprofits. Curated by the Nonprofit Financial Commons.
Using Surplus Budgeting to Advance and Sustain Your Mission
A case study of waterfowl and wetlands conservation organization Ducks Unlimited explores the issue of surplus budgeting.
True Program Costs: Program Budget and Allocation Template and Resource
This guide and accompanying spreadsheet template break the process of understanding true program costs down into several stages.
Budgeting Toolkit
This collection of tools, including a program-based budget tool, is part of the Wallace Foundation’s StrongNonprofits Toolkit series.
10 Steps to Creating a Nonprofit Budget
This list hosted by IFF provides a step-by-step process for creating and presenting a budget for your nonprofit.
How to Build a Budget from Scratch: Creating the Budget Template
Kristine Alvarez at NFF explains how to create a budget informed by your organization’s goals. Comes with slides, transcript, and a template.
Budget Tips to Help Keep Your Program on Track
A collection of best practices, good ideas, and simple, practical tips for nonprofit budgeting from Third Sector New England (TSNE).