How Board Members Can Learn to Spot the Red Flags
This piece by Kate Barr discusses how nonprofits can address potential problems while they're still small enough to squash.
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Nonprofit Ratios – Resources List
Ratios embody sound nonprofit financial management. However, some have historically created havoc where they were meant to create order.
Minnesota Nonprofit Economy Report: A Statewide and Regional Analysis (2022–23)
Nonprofits play a critical role in Minnesota — providing essential services, employing local residents, and improving quality of life.
America’s Health Centers: By the Numbers
NACHC's annual infographic showing who health centers serve, their positive health impacts, and their economic contributions.
Five Steps to Healthier Working Capital
Five steps to healthier working capital through savings strategies — and why liquidity matters.
Linking Indirect Costs and Financial Health: The MacArthur Foundation’s Approach to Revising its Indirect Cost Policy to Better Support Grantees
Even with a clear and consistent method of calculating indirect costs, many organizations’ investment in infrastructure may be inadequate.
7 Nonprofit Financial Ratios: Definitions & Calculators
Common nonprofit financial ratios you can leverage and calculators you can use to determine your own ratio calculations.
Understanding Nonprofit Financial Health: Key Ratios and Metrics and How to Calculate Them
Should you worry? How can you assess your organization's financial health? Financial ratios are one way to answer such questions.
Anatomy of the Nonprofit Starvation Cycle: An Analysis of Falling Overhead Ratios in the Nonprofit Sector
This research shows overhead costs trending down, reflecting cuts in administrative expenses offset by growing fundraising expenses.