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Leaders of New or Young Nonprofits
Great Beginnings for New Nonprofits is a free 8-part email course to help you get started on the right foot with fundraising, human resources, financial management, and other "must-know" topics.
Financial Management Overview for Nonprofit Leaders
Put a system in place to handle day-to-day transactions and compliance requirements. Be sure to sign up for our 5-part email course, Nonprofit Financial Management Overview for Executive Directors.
Courses
Nonprofit Accounting & Quickbooks
Do you want to...
Get the big grants?
Manage your programs?
Report to your board?
This self-study course walks you through how to use QuickBooks so your organization can succeed and grow even if you are not an accountant.
Ditch Excel for tracking restricted grants
Learn how to account for restricted gifts and grants using QuickBooks Online
Join us as we visit Ocean Bird Rescue (a make believe organization) where they must keep track of several restricted gifts and grants. We'll demonstrate how they use QuickBooks Online for grant accounting.
Engage your team in building a budget that works
How to Create a Master Operating Budget
This course walks you through how to develop a master operating budget for a multi department organization. Bonus - includes a cash flow budget. Complete with templates!
Build a winning grant budget
Make your grant budget tell your story!
Your budget can make – or break – your grant proposal. Learn how to create a clear and complete grant budget tells your story. Includes a grant budget template, especially useful for including indirect costs!