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.
Article Topic: Nonprofit Budget
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).
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.