Nonprofit Management Consulting
Continuous Improvement of the Finance Function: Accept the Things You Cannot Change… But Change the Things You Can!
Listen to Podcasts: The most thriving nonprofits are those that have a continuous improvement culture. Continuous improvement ensures systems and processes scale with growth; systems integration and integrity is maintained or improved; highly-manual processes and lengthy/overburdened close cycles are eliminated; and meaningful data is available on-demand for decision-making. In this informative session, members of […]
AAFCPAs Managed Accounting Solutions Practice Recommends Three Strategic Budgets for Nonprofits
It can be tempting for finance teams and executive leadership of nonprofits to focus mostly on near-term strategy. However, in order to ensure sustainability, AAFCPAs advises nonprofits to broaden the scope of their financial planning process to address the challenges of the current economic and funding landscape, and to ensure sustainability in the long-term. We […]
AAFCPAs & MENTOR’s Partnership in Charting a Sustainable Future
How Did One Nonprofit Explore Creative Approaches to a Sustainable Model? For nonprofits, charting the future is complex. The search for creative, strategic approaches to sustainability is continuous, and many organizations have struggled to achieve long term, mission-aligned profitability. In its work with MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, AAFCPAs evaluated the organization’s financial and operational […]
AAFCPAs to Present on Strategic Budgeting for Association Executives
AAFCPAs’ Jeffrey Cicolini, CPA, CGMA will present an educational workshop titled “Rethinking Your Budget – Leading a More Comprehensive Financial Planning Process.” This session is part of the New England Society of Association Executive’s (NE/SAE) Annual Management Conference, scheduled for January 18-19, 2018, in Newton, MA. This presentation will provide insight to association executive management […]
Ensuring Sustainability Means Nonprofits Need to Act Now
MassNonprofit News | Although nonprofits cannot control market forces and potential changes in funding, they can take steps to ensure sustainability and greater capacity by broadening the scope of their financial planning process. AAFCPAs Jeffrey Cicolini, CPA, CGMA provides actionable insights to help nonprofits ensure long-term sustainability.
AAFCPAs to Present Educational Workshop on KPIs, Dashboarding for NonProfit Financial Managers
AAFCPAs’ Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA and Robyn Leet will present an educational workshop on Leading Indicators: Choosing Key Performance Indicators That Matter & Dashboarding at the Nonprofit Financial Managers (NPFM) forum in Boston on October 26th. A critical component of nonprofit effectiveness is the organization’s ability to identify and track meaningful “leading indicators” that serve […]
AAFCPAs to Present Educational Workshop on Strategic Budgeting at MNN Annual Conference
AAFCPAs will happily present an educational workshop on Rethinking Your Budget: Leading Your Organization through a More Comprehensive Financial Planning Process at the tenth annual, 2017 Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN) Conference in Framingham, MA on November 1st. This is an exciting, must-attend conference for nonprofit executives, board members and advocates. It provides exceptional professional development […]
AAFCPAs to Present Educational Workshop on Strategic Budgeting at MNN Annual Conference
AAFCPAs will happily present an educational workshop on Rethinking Your Budget: Leading Your Organization through a More Comprehensive Financial Planning Process at the tenth annual, 2017 Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN) Conference in Framingham, MA on November 1st. This is an exciting, must-attend conference for nonprofit executives, board members and advocates. It provides exceptional professional development […]
Best Practices in Managing Your Nonprofit Operating Budget
Accurate budgeting is critically important to the success of any business, and especially important for nonprofit organizations that may have stretched resources, fluctuating funding, and/or heavy reliance on specific funders. The operating budget is a key tool in effectively and efficiently achieving the organization’s stated purpose, and should align with your organization’s strategic plan. A […]