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.
Article Topic: Nonprofit Budget
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).
Budgeting for Programs, Grants and the Organization
This comprehensive manual from CompassPoint Nonprofit Services aims to help the reader craft a realistic and thoughtful budget.
An Exploration of Nonprofit Budgeting
This seven-part blog series by Alice Antonelli covers the ins and outs of budgeting and other insights. Hosted by NFF.
Budgeting for Nonprofits
This resource list from the National Council of Nonprofits explores the ways nonprofit organizations should approach the subject of budgeting.
Nonprofit Dashboards – Webinar Recording and Resources List
Managing nonprofit finances is a complex endeavor, but a well-crafted dashboard helps organize that complexity so stakeholders share a common focus.
Revenue Recognition – Webinar Recording and Resources List
Each type of nonprofit revenue must be recorded. However, the rules and timing can be complicated. Here are some of the implications.
Organizational Slack (or Goldilocks and the Three Budgets)
Organizational slack means extra resources or resources in reserve—the difference between a hand-to-mouth organization and a vibrant one.
The Matrix Map: A Powerful Tool for Mission-Focused Nonprofits
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StrongNonprofits Budgeting Toolkit
A budget is your organization’s strategy expressed in dollars. A strategic and collaborative budget process is essential to ensure that resources are being used most…