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COVID-19 Economic Recovery

Where Do We Go From Here?

COVID-19 has impacted our lives and businesses in ways that none of us have experienced before. Nonprofits are reacting to challenges & opportunities that continue to evolve rapidly. Nonprofit CEOs & CFOs Want to Know: What does our “new normal” look like? What aspects of remote work and programming will we keep when we “return” […]

AAFCPAs’ Partner Dan Stanhope Awarded CFMA 40 Under Forty
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AAFCPAs’ Partner Dan Stanhope Awarded CFMA 40 Under Forty

AAFCPAs (Westborough, Waltham, Wellesley, Boston, MA) is pleased to announce that Partner Daniel Stanhope, MSA, CCIFP, CPA was selected for the Construction Financial Management Association’s (CFMA) first 40 Under 40 Awards. These distinguished awards recognize the next generation of construction financial management leaders who are rising stars, positively impacting the construction industry and their companies. […]

AAFCPAs’ Katie Belanger to Serve on Board of Catie’s Closet

AAFCPAs’ Katie Belanger to Serve on Board of Catie’s Closet

AAFCPAs (Westborough, Boston, Wellesley, Waltham) is pleased to announce that Katie Belanger, CPA, Partner, has been appointed and agrees to serve on the Board of Directors at Catie’s Closet, a youth services provider in Dracut, MA. Katie will serve as a fiduciary, providing strategic operational and financial guidance to help Catie’s Closet improve school attendance, […]

The Skills, Tools & Technology Needed Now to Be Future Ready

The Skills, Tools & Technology Needed Now to Be Future Ready

This year’s Annual Nonprofit Seminar is packed full of insight and inspiration to take nonprofits into the future, including discussions related to Pay for Success, Impact Reporting, and Leveraging Data Analytics & Predictive Modeling! Unfortunately, some nonprofits may be unable to equip for the future without addressing significant lags in the present. Time Is Of […]

Leet, Kontoglis Promoted to Directors, Business Process & IT Consulting

Leet, Kontoglis Promoted to Directors, Business Process & IT Consulting

AAFCPAs (Westborough, Boston, Wellesley, and Waltham) happily announces the following promotions to support the continued growth of the firm’s Business Process & IT Consulting practice. Promotions Robyn Leet (left) has been promoted to AAFCPAs’ Director, Business Process Assessments & Attestations. She is a solution-oriented, business process improvement architect & strategist with broad expertise in identifying […]

PPP Extended, Again

PPP Extended, Again

AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the President’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Extension Act of 2021 extends the program again, to May 31* instead of the current March 31 deadline. *The bill extends the program through June 30, 2021; however, for the final 30 days of the program, no “new” applications may be […]

You Snooze, You Lose. Preserve Wealth Before Legislation Eliminates Opportunities

You Snooze, You Lose. Preserve Wealth Before Legislation Eliminates Opportunities

As you know, AAFCPAs anticipated changes on the horizon to the Estate Tax Exemption. On March 25, 2021, Senator Bernie Sanders introduced legislation called “For the 99.5% Act,” which, if passed, would establish a new progressive estate tax rate structure on the top 0.5% of Americans who inherit over $3.5 million in wealth. It is […]

Racism is a Pandemic. Hate is a Virus.

Racism is a Pandemic. Hate is a Virus.

Ever since the world learned that the Coronavirus originated in Wuhan, China, incidents of hate against Asians and Pacific Islanders have been steadily on the rise in the US and across the globe. I am both incensed and saddened by the Georgia spa shootings which took the lives of eight individuals and the assault on […]

Panel Session: Pay for Success & Social Impact Bonds

Panel Session: Pay for Success & Social Impact Bonds

A Pay for Success contracting approach may improve results across a broad range of issues affecting vulnerable populations, including workforce development, housing, mental health, and education. AAFCPAs’ 2021 Nonprofit Educational Seminar (Virtual on April 28, 2021) will feature an insightful panel discussion on this innovative contracting model that drives government resources toward high-performing social programs. […]