Social Finance Week: The unexpected venture capitalist

Mission-related investing can offer organizations new partners whose values and work aligns with their own.

Social Finance Week: Investing in impact

The idea of impact investing is gaining momentum. What’s all the fuss about?

Forward Thinking: Why taking out a loan may benefit your nonprofit

A profile of the Community Forward Fund, an Ontario organization that makes loans and arranges financing for Canadian nonprofits and charities.

Social Finance Week: Social Finance 101

An introduction to the world of social finance.

Charity fraud: Are you protected?

March: the month that normally segues winter into spring. But did you know it’s also Fraud Awareness Month? The issue was brought into sharp focus this month with scammers using the March 11 earthquake in Japan to commit charity donation fraud. The RCMP even published an alert on its website to guide the public in ensuring organizations were legitimate and that donations were used for their intended purpose.

Wanted: Receptionist for accounting duties

Addressing the quantity and diversity of bookkeeping and accounting tasks is a challenge for many small organizations; however, separating these duties is also a critical issue to be addressed.

The top five most common budgeting mistakes

There are a number of common mistakes made by organizations that can reduce the effectiveness of budgeting, and which may prevent the organization from achieving the maximum benefits.

Managing your receivables

Having difficulty managing your cash flow? Follow these tips.

Governance Q&A: The importance of an independent auditor

My board chair wants to change audit firms to one where a friend of hers is a partner. If their quote is reasonable, is that ethically OK?

How to ensure an awesome audit

This article explains how to streamline, prepare for and minimize the stress of an audit for your charitable organization.