Posts Tagged ‘Grants’
At What Point Do You Have to Say ‘NO’ to a Grant?
There is nothing like the excitement of hearing that you are being awarded a generous grant. As a mission-driven organization, your goal is to provide a valuable service to your community. Grant money can feel like the essential “blood” that courses through the work you do and brings “oxygen” to a variety of programs and…
Read MoreCase Study on a Federal Award Recipient
Recently, we were engaged by a nonprofit organization to help them during a significant finance team staffing shift. In addition to replacing their CFO to complete their 4-person finance team, they were also in the middle of a very rigorous Single Audit and needed an outsourced CFO to step in and help get them through…
Read MoreHow can a specialized grants management team add value to your organization?
Hiring an expert team to establish structure, efficient systems, and processes will help you comply with government grant requirements and will add value to your organization in many ways: This team focuses on government grant compliance and accounting issues – nothing else! You have a good finance team in your organization, but they have a…
Read MoreAren’t Nonprofits Penalized for Having a Reserve?
This is a question, and many times, a forceful statement I hear at least once a month. My clients and members of nonprofit boards I belong to have a deep misconception that nonprofits are not allowed to accumulate savings (aka reserves). Several years ago, I did an extensive search and asked various experts in the…
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