by Suzanne Bakker | Oct 27, 2023 | building trust, finance management, finance systems, financial controls, project finance | Finance Management
“Ahhhhh no, do we really NEED this?” This is usually how someone asks me the question: Why are financial controls important for nonprofit organizations? What’s the problem? The reason why I often hear desperate ‘ahhhhhhhs’ is that most nonprofits are small. So most of...
by Suzanne Bakker | Oct 21, 2023 | finance management, finance systems, nonprofit bookkeeping | Nonprofit management
Many nonprofits think it’s best to outsource bookkeeping. To leave this work to a pro. And let the nonprofit focus on its core work. So what is the role of a bookkeeper in a nonprofit? What does a bookkeeper do? Each organisation probably uses their bookkeeper a bit...
by Suzanne Bakker | Aug 20, 2023 | fee calculation, finance management, human resource management, learning, project design | Nonprofit management
Sometimes your team may need to join a paid course or training programme. Maybe their work is impacted by changes in the law or regulations they need to apply. Or you employed someone with potential and enthusiasm who needs a bit more training on the topic. So let’s...
by Suzanne Bakker | Dec 12, 2021 | annual accounts report, budgeting, call for proposals, expenses, finance management, income, project design, year-end accounts report, year-end goals | Annual Reporting, Finance Management
December is for many of us the final month not just of the calendar year but also of the book year, the fiscal year. If you work with finance in your nonprofit, you are focusing on being sure you have all the needed data for closing the book year. So how to go about...
by Suzanne Bakker | Dec 5, 2021 | annual accounts report, budgeting, building trust, call for proposals, expenses, finance management, forming partnerships, fundraising, human resource management, income, non-profit management, project design, team management, working with donors, year-end accounts report, year-end goals | Nonprofit management
December for me is very much a loose-ends month. I look at my accounting, and clear up loose ends there. I look at my data, collect a few missing ones and run a few experiments. And I look at my goals for the year and figure out if I can still do something to get...
