Earlier this year, we hosted a thought leadership webinar called Dimensions in Practice: A Conversation for Finance Leaders. It was a candid conversation led by Meg Wilson, Jennifer Hume, and Kinley Graham; three people who…

Most finance teams understand dimensions. They’ve implemented them. They use them. They rely on them for reporting, budgeting, and oversight. 

If you’ve ever inherited a chart of accounts with five segments, 14 digits, and thousands of near-identical combinations, you already know how this story starts. 

Canada’s 2025 federal budget arrived with a long list of “firsts.” It’s the first budget of the Carney government, the first tabled in the fall, and the first to draw a…

A lot of Canadian nonprofits know they “should” modernize their finance and data systems. Fewer have a clear answer to the follow-up question: who’s going to pay for this? 

Across Canada’s mental health sector, the language of finance is evolving. Funders no longer ask only for balanced budgets; they ask for measurable outcomes, proof of impact, and evidence that…

Before joining Sparkrock, I worked for years as a CIO at a nonprofit supporting people with developmental disabilities. Our team ran 24/7 residential programs, day supports, and respite care while juggling funding from multiple…

Move from audit scramble to audit confidence with these reporting essentials 

For many nonprofit finance teams, the annual audit can feel like the finish line. Months of preparation, endless reconciliations, and late nights making sure every number is where it should…