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How Do I Say It With Charts?

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Source: Juice Lab Chart Chooser. Last month, Stephanie Evergreen wrote an awesome guest post called “ Six Steps to Great Charts ” with lots of practical tips for using the Excel chart feature to visualize your social media measurement data. The six steps: Step 1: Which Chart is Best?

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5 Tips for Community Health Centers to Transition to New Fund Accounting Software

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You don’t need a big staff to successfully implement new fund accounting software —you just need to be able to tap into the right skills on your team or know when to rely on an outside consultant. It will help you envision the ease of an optimized structure for your chart of accounts and the business rules that will be most beneficial.

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Nonprofit Finance Leaders: Don’t Miss These bbcon 2023 Sessions

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Blackbaud Solutions Consultants Katie Turner and Katherine Liles will show you how much of Financial Edge NXT’s functionality can be completed with the push of a button. From Chart Organizers to Dashboards, you’ll leave with practical ways you can automate and simplify your fund accounting.

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Boosting Your Nonprofit: Why Your Digital Presence Matters

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For example, nonprofits with technical expertise or that work with technology consultants may create optimized online spaces for donors that make giving easy and teach supporters about their nonprofit through interactive content. Other opportunities will come as your nonprofit becomes well-established online.

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Statement of Activities: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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How to Avoid: Organizations should consider adopting the Unified Chart of Accounts for Nonprofits (UCOA). Neglecting Month-to-Month Financial Comparisons Month-to-month comparisons are crucial for detecting trends, anomalies, and areas of concern in your financial activities. Please consult your accountant for financial decisions.

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7 Ways Your Nonprofit Can Build a Strong Financial Foundation in 2024

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You can identify trends with easily accessible historical data and always know where you are with real-time information. If you have a goal to bring in an additional $20,000 in unrestricted funding this year, create a chart on your dashboard that shows your progress, so you see it every time you open your fund accounting system.

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New Resource for Nonprofits: The Data Playbook – Practices for Purpose-Driven Work

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The Playbook also discusses the skillsets that a nonprofit needs to use data successfully, both for staff and for hiring consultants or working with skilled volunteers. There is also a section that discusses additional methods such using open data sets and program evaluation that may require hiring a consultant. Meaning Making.

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