Operations
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What to do when your finance team is short-staffed
If your nonprofit is struggling to find and keep finance staff consider looking for ways to automate or outsource, standardize work and cross-train, and focus on creating a culture of service.
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Getting out of Excel Spreadsheets
Too heavily dependent on Excel spreadsheets? We look at some of the most common misuses of Excel, and when a system may better serve your needs.
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New Directions in Spend Management Tools
Newer cloud-based spend management tools are now available for nonprofits. Be sure to analyze your requirements against the proposed features for your nonprofit!
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Grant Management Miniseries Part II
Post-award grant monitoring is one of the biggest challenges reported by our nonprofit clients. In this blog, we suggest some approaches to structure, process, and systems to best support this function.
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Miniseries – Best Practices for the Month-End Close – Closing Revenue
Recently, I was in a meeting with a large nonprofit reviewing the monthly financial statements when the director of development spoke up and said, “That’s not what we have as total contributions for the month!” After an awkward pause, there was an intense discussion about what happened. Has something like this ever happened to you? […]
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Miniseries – Best Practices for the Month-End Close
The month-end close in many nonprofits is frustrating and time consuming. Using a well-designed closing checklist is critical to improving incrementally each month.
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Cybersecurity and Nonprofits
Cybersecurity is a growing concern for the nonprofit community. Included are a few recommendations to remain secure.
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Infrastructure Bill and its Support for Schools and Nonprofits
On Friday, November 5, 2021, Congress passed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, the Infrastructure Innovation and Jobs Act. There are many provisions in this future law that benefit schools and nonprofits, included are a few.
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Changing Payroll Systems: Five Lessons Learned
CLA’s Stacey Johnson shares lessons learned. The payroll system selected has to do double duty to fully integrate with a new accounting system and function as the human resource hub for benefits, PTO accruals, and staff onboarding. Is that asking a lot from a payroll system? Yes, it is, and rightfully so.
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Recording: Personnel Strategies in the Face of Impossible Choices
Nearly all nonprofits can attribute the success of their missions to the dedicated, talented people who are at the core of their organizations. Because of their commitment to their staff, contemplating personnel cuts or salary reductions are particularly painful options to imagine.