Group Homes, Grocery POs, and the Power of Granular Cost Data
In short: Standard nonprofit financial reports show totals — by department, by program, by month — which is exactly the level of aggregation that hides what’s actually happening on the…
July 2026
4 Data Hygiene Steps to Take Before Launching a Fundraiser
Whether you’re planning a nonprofit giving day or district-wide school fundraiser, data should be the backbone of your strategy. But it’s not enough to have haphazard data that’s siloed across…
Common activity fund management mistakes in K-12 schools (and how to fix them)
In short: Most activity fund problems aren’t caused by carelessness — they’re caused by processes that depend entirely on one person remembering to close a loop, with no second check built in. The four most…
A $30,000 Roof and the Case for Real-Time Financial Visibility
In short: Nonprofit finance leaders often can’t tell whether real-time financial visibility matters when funding is already locked into multi-year government agreements. It does — because the pressure isn’t the…
Build, Buy, or Bolt-On? What to Look for When Evaluating a Nonprofit-Specific ERP
In short: Nonprofits leaving Dynamics GP (mainstream support ends December 2029) or outgrowing QuickBooks face the same underlying choice, whether they realize it or not: build custom software, buy a…
Too Many Logins, Not Enough Time: The Employee Experience Nobody Talks About
In short: Disability care organizations usually blame turnover on wages and unpredictable shifts. Underneath that is a systems problem: when self-service portals require frontline workers to log into multiple disconnected…
Activity fund internal controls: fixing the single-person risk in K-12 finance
In short: Activity fund management — field trip cheques, fundraiser cash counts, spreadsheet reconciliations — often depends entirely on one person’s memory and habits. That creates succession risk: if that person…
How to Measure the Long-Term Impact of School Fundraisers
The end of a successful school fundraiser brings an undeniable wave of excitement: students are proud of a job well done, and administrators can put their hard-earned funds to good…
The Hidden Cost of Running HR and Finance as Two Different Organizations
Canadian nonprofits take accountability seriously. That’s not a generalization — it’s just the reality of operating with government funding, grant reporting requirements, and boards that want answers. People in these organizations know where their…