Can I be super honest with you right now? It took me a solid six months of running my business to move from tracking revenue and expenses in Excel to Quickbooks Online. I am a CFO, for goodness' sake! So I completely understand when newbie entrepreneur ...
How to Track Temp Restricted Net Assets
Temp restricted...what...what? Today's as good a day as any to tackle unrestricted vs. temporarily restricted income, both the bane and the lifeblood of so many nonprofits' existence. Donor restrictions are often the first thing the auditors look at, and ...
Three Ways to Be Transparent the RIGHT Way
The concept of "open book management" isn't new, but it seems to be making a comeback recently due to years of corporate scandals and catastrophes. Investors and employees alike want to know who they're supporting or working for and what's going on behind ...
Three Steps to Ensure Your Strategic Plan Stays Alive
Let me clarify: Old school strategic plans are dead. Picture a bunch of old guys in suits sitting in a room, developing a plan for the next five years, which gets printed and put into three ring binders, and promptly filed on dusty bookshelves. THAT is de ...
What You Must Know About CFOs
I told someone the other day that I am a CFO and they giggled and asked, "Umm, what's that?" So I thought I would explain all of the ins and outs of exactly what a CFO - that's CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - is and does. Don't know if you need a CFO? Take ...
Four Finance Professionals For Your Nonprofit
Do you have the right finance team to help your organization soar? Click here to take the quiz and find out! >>> A lot of times when I tell my prospective clients (or even family members for that matter!) that I’m a CFO, I get a blank stare. Chi ...
Three Critical Financial Metrics You’re Probably Missing
Grab our Financial Metric Calculator Workbook to better understand and communicate your financials, then dive in! I have a young daughter, and like most parents will say, one of the joys of having a little one is watching them discover new things. It’s al ...
Six Steps to Ensure a Stress-Free Audit
Grab this amazing FREE E-BOOK to ensure a stress-free, quick, and painless audit! I had a few alternative titles for this post. Audit Prep: You're Already Behind the Eight Ball Audit Prep: Shape Up So They Can Ship Out Audit Prep: No Management ...
How I got permission to play bigger
I think in to-do lists and excel sheets. Clean, crisp lines and boxes and structure. When anything gets a little too vague or dreamy, I immediately get uncomfortable. I've told myself for years that I'm not a visionary, that I don't think big picture, t ...
More opportunities for US to work together!
Over the past few months, I have been updating Facebook and Instagram most frequently with what's going on in the business but slightly neglecting this blog. Specifically, there are a couple exciting things I'm launching that I want you to know about an ...