“The hard-fought victories for nonprofits in the OMB Uniform Guidance are indeed under threat – including rolling back several other changes that would make the government-nonprofit grants/contracts process more inclusive and easier to navigate. We know that from the recent Executive Order around these practices that would also reward…

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Is your nonprofit outsourcing bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, or other financial functions? If so, you’re not alone! Many organizations, across all sizes and sectors, have turned to outsourcing—especially as remote systems have become the norm and the supply of qualified financial professionals has tightened.

Join us for this NFC session as we…

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Nonprofits must stay financially strong to sustain their missions, and the 12 Financial Action Steps https://nonprofitfinancials.org/resources/12-urgent-action-steps-nonprofits-2025/ provide a great foundation. But we know there’s always more to consider! What key advisory points would you add to strengthen these steps? Please post them HERE.

At Nonprofit Financial Commons, we are committed to helping you to respond the challenges nonprofit organizations face in navigating the new policies and executive orders introduced by the current administration. Your first-hand experiences are crucial in helping your peers navigate their own situations and in helping NFC design programs and…

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We know many of you have been closely following the progress of the for now rescinded federal funding freeze and are poised to respond to whatever else is in store for us over the next few months. The National Council of Nonprofits (NCN), which we depend upon to monitor and take action on policy concerns affecting our sector, provided an update on…

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The following are selections from the chat from the webinar “Revisiting the Financial Oversight Role of Nonprofit Boards: A More than Monitoring Approach,” hosted by the Nonprofit Financial Commons on April 17, 2024. Below, you’ll find our forum members working out solutions to problems they had and recommending tools to others. But this conve…

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@Gwen Propel developed a guide here is a link to the web page https://propelnonprofits.org/resources/strategic-sunsetting/

What specific topics would you like us to cover in our future webinars? Are there any areas in nonprofit finance, management, fundraising, or compliance that you’re currently struggling with and need additional resources for?

Your feedback will help us design relevant and informative sessions that provide practical solutions and insights to…

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KELLE ASKED: Is every board member legally responsible for the integrity of our books? What are your thoughts?

During our last webinar, Sue asked: If a grantor does not specify when multi-year funds may be used, can we arbitrarily estimate – for instance, scheduling use all for the first year?