article thumbnail

Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

The collective knowledge of our Leadership Council makes the Classy Awards a distinction unlike any other. Author of Measuring Social Change: Performance and Accountability in a Complex World , which received The Alliance for Nonprofit Management’s Best Book Award for 2020. Kimberly Mitchell. National University. Ami McReynolds.

Award 57
article thumbnail

A crash course on trends analysis using Candid’s Foundation 1000 data set 

Candid

At Candid, we collect data on millions of grants and other transactions awarded by hundreds of thousands of funders across the globe. In comparison, our Foundation 1000 data set is limited to grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a set of 1,000 of the largest U.S. foundations in a given year (see chart below).

Analysis 116
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

5 Ways Fund Accounting Simplifies Financial Reporting for Community Health Centers

sgEngage

A fund accounting system with a segmented chart of accounts enables you to build systemic controls into each specific grant to ensure any booked financial activity is compliant with available budgets and contract restrictions. Approval workflows that automatically enforce compliance Grants are the backbone of many community health centers.

Fund 79
article thumbnail

Don’t Jeopardize Your Nonprofit Compliance with a Commercial Accounting System?

sgEngage

When evaluating an accounting system for your nonprofit, look for a segmented chart of accounts and record-based subfund tracking capabilities. You get more granular tracking for easier reporting without creating an unmanageably long chart of accounts. Manage documentation in the system Grants come with a lot of paperwork.

System 73
article thumbnail

The voice and vision of the volunteer

ASU Lodestar Center

CEOs in the nonprofit sector are often considered visionaries who chart the voyage of the organization. When will nonprofits actually welcome volunteers as people who can also be a part of charting the voyage? Not being able to fully deliver these services can be attributed to the constraints on budget, staff and lack of resources.

Voice 98
article thumbnail

How to find your first prospective donors: Tips for new nonprofits 

Candid

One major obstacle is that foundations are reluctant to award grants to emerging organizations. If you chart your course intentionally in those early days, you can help set your nonprofit up for growth, sustainability, and impact. An organization that’s just starting out has to compete for funding with nearly two million other U.S.

Donor 98
article thumbnail

The Better FAFSA: What Colleges Need to Know Right Now

sgEngage

The new FAFSA is intended to expand access to federal student aid and to simplify the application and award process. National College Attainment Network FSA’s Lookup Charts Better FAFSA FAQ’s At the end of the day, school administrators, families, and students all want the same thing—access to education. What is the Better FAFSA?

Student 87