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Cash Flow in the Nonprofit Business Model: A Question of Whats and Whens
In recent years, the concept of the “business model” has gained a great deal of currency within the nonprofit sector, with nonprofit leaders as well as grantmakers and other stakeholders focused on understanding and improving the business and financial underpinnings of how organizations deliver on their missions.
StrongNonprofits Cash Flow Toolkit
Once you have completed your annual budget process, these tools can help your team translate your newly minted operating budget into a detailed cash flow projection over the course of a fiscal year.
Keeping It in Reserve: Grantmaking for a Rainy Day
Many nonprofits know that they should be building reserves over time, but find it hard to do so without hobbling their work. Perhaps with a better understanding of full costs, we should all be educating funders about their responsibilities in that regard. Here’s a way for readers to approach the endeavor.
The Looking-Glass World of Nonprofit Money: Managing in For-Profits’ Shadow Universe
Take this true/false test—but be careful; it is more difficult than it seems. Then, read for yourself how our shadow universe compares to the “rational” and “time-honored” ways of the for-profit sector.
How to Think Differently about Your Money: Capital Explored
When you use the word “capital” in the nonprofit sector, you must take the time to define your terms, because so far there is no thorough understanding of the structures of financial capital inside nonprofits.
Why Funding Overhead Is Not the Real Issue: The Case to Cover Full Costs
Big strides have been made recently in the acknowledgment that overhead ratios are poor indicators of an organization’s impact or financial efficiency.
