This message is for funders. Listen up. I know that you are rarely told what to do by grantees. That wouldn’t be prudent. And other funders would never suggest how you should run your foundation. So I am stepping…
Tuesday, Oct 11th 5:30-7:00pm Location: Seasons Rotisserie & Grill Come and hang with the Fun with Financials crew. Mix and mingle with people who love social justice finance and the people who love us! We'll meet on the upstairs outdoor…
If you've built your reserves and now have some cash to invest in CDs, this spreadsheet can help you manage the timing of those investments. Make sure to keep about 3 months of cash on hand while putting the…
This is part 3 of the 3 Keys to Financial Health series. You can read part 1, Don't Borrow from Your Future here and part 2, Build Reserves in Good Times to Use in Hard Times here. 3) Your…
This is part 2 of the 3 Keys to Financial Health series. You can read part 1, Don't Borrow from Your Future here. 2) Build reserves in good times, so that you can use them in hard times. But…
The financial health of your organization remains at the core of your work. Not because money makes the world go round. But because without it you will be spending your time filling the funding gaps and chasing cash. Instead…
Over the last two years, most organizations have been dealing with funding cuts and delays. The stock market downturn in 2008-2009 is still impacting private foundation giving and government budget cuts mean contract cuts and often delayed payments. All…
It’s January. The first month of the new year. And the start of the year of the dragon. The time to start things anew. With a fresh perspective. Maybe you’ve decided to work differently this year. Start a new…
As the nation celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s birthday, the media will rain his words from the “I Have a Dream” speech down upon us like water. Words about racial justice. About deliverance. Words from the scriptures. Toward…