Bridgespan Nonprofit Chief Financial Officer Resource Center
This resource offers articles describing a chief financial officer, advises on how to become a CFO, and guides nonprofits through hiring one.
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A Storm is Brewing: The Accountant Shortage Is Already Affecting Nonprofits
It’s no secret that nonprofit organizations have struggled to recruit and retain accountants, controllers, and CFOs. It’s about to get worse. Host…
IN is OUT and OUT is IN: Outsourcing the Finance or Accounting Function in a Nonprofit
As fiscal outsourcing becomes more common in the nonprofit sector, it may be tempting to jump on the bandwagon.
An Executive Director’s Guide to Nonprofit Leadership
An expert guide for executive directors: annual budget analysis, income diversification, robust reserves, and effective financial governance.
Best Practices in Financial Management for Nonprofits
This webcast from the Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta discusses financial record-keeping and reporting, budgeting, and internal controls.
Nonprofit Financial Infrastructure Self-Assessment
How does your organization handle budgeting and cash flow, data and analysis, operations, audit readiness, and governance and strategy? This questionn…
12 Characteristics of Financially Healthy Nonprofits
This Propel Nonprofits resource provides 12 signs that your nonprofit will be financially healthy over the long term.
Introduction to Nonprofit Finance
Beyond providing a primer on fiscal staffing/infrastructure needs, this guide includes definitions of finance terms and content around financial state…
Contract & Grant Reporting Tracker
Use this Excel tool to track reporting requirements for any contract or grant and keep funding details and requirements in one place.