Fortify your organization: Alternative org forms
As attacks on nonprofits rise, explore alternative organizational structures like LLCs, S-Corps, and B Corps. This guide helps mission-driven leaders assess risk and fortify their organizations.
Fortify your organization: Document Retention Policies
Ensure your nonprofit stays compliant and organized with a strong document retention policy. Learn why it matters, download a sample policy, and protect your organization from risk.
Facing 2025 Together: Strength, Community, and Support
In an uncertain political environment, Fun with Financials remains committed to supporting nonprofit finance and operations. Stay informed, connected, and uplifted through our blog, email list, and LinkedIn updates.
Navigating Finance Succession Planning
There's a critical component in the finance department cycle that frequently doesn’t get the attention it deserves: succession planning.
Navigating Your Windfall with Yield Giving & Other Unusual Gifts
Let’s dive into how you can make the most of this opportunity while avoiding some of the tensions that a large influx of funds can sometimes bring.
It’s Time to Thank Your Board Treasurer
It’s awards season, a time when we come together to celebrate and honor outstanding achievements. While we’re shining the spotlight on remarkable accomplishments, there is a group of superstars in the nonprofit sector who deserve our heartfelt appreciation and…
Finance Committee, Who Needs It!
Boards of Directors love to form committees. Committees can efficiently and effectively complete the work of the board. In some cases, that arrangement and construct makes perfect sense. Here’s one that doesn’t. The Finance Committee. Shocked? It’s not that…
Funders: Stop Asking for Budgets
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…
Investing Your Cash
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…
3 Keys to Financial Health: Your Budget is Your Plan for Your Net Assets
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…