You probably didn't get into nonprofit work because you dreamed of running a business. You're trying to change the world, but end up spending all of your time on grant tracking, or budget management, or figuring out how to give your board that one financial report that they really, really want.
It doesn't have to be so complicated - there are systems, tools, and methods to make the financial management and administration of your nonprofit streamlined and straightforward. I've spend 15 years leading nonprofit finance and operations and have tips, tools, and best practices to help you. I can partner with you to tackle a wide array of financial management issues, including:
You need your board to step up as a real partner in strategic financial decisionmaking. Your board members know they have a serious fiduciary responsibility to fulfill for the organizations, but lack the training, knowledge, and skills to be good financial stewards.
You need help building the systems to support a complex compliance need, like:
operating connected entities (c3 / c4 / PAC / c-corp etc);
managing federal or state grants;
tracking lobbying expenditures;
navigating conflicts of interest with a vendor, staff, or board member.
Your organization is keeping the books but...
your processes are way too time consuming - you're always working 30-90+ days in the past;
your financial reports are meaningless to you - none of the categories make sense or align to your current work;
you need to go through an audit and you're not sure if you're quite ready.
I'm a nonprofit swiss army knife who learned it by living it: I spent 15 years working my way up from Operations Associate to CFO. I know how to untangle chaos and get your team on track to operational stability and financial clarity, positioning you to make smarter, more strategic decisions.
Whether it's a one-off training or a long-term partnership, I'd love to collaborate with your team!
Drop me a line and let's see how we can work together.
I offer a 33% discount on my standard rates to organizations lead by individuals who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color.
This is in recognition of both my economic privilege as a white women with access to generational wealth, and institutional philanthropy's deep and enduring bias against investing in organizations led by individuals of color.
I genuinely love this work, and bring energy and joy to even the thorniest financial puzzles. I derive huge satisfaction from navigating the systems that are used as or designed to be barriers to structural change on behalf of those fighting for social justice. And I know that our liberation is bound together: whatever corner of our world you're trying to transform for the better, I want you to succeed.
Over my career, I've partnered with founders, boards, and mission-driven teams to bring clarity and strategic focus to financial systems and decision making. I've managed annual budgets ranging from $180,000 to over $50,000,000, and have experienced the full nonprofit lifecycle, from incorporating a new entity to shutting down organizations that had run their course.
Whatever you or your nonprofit is facing, I'll do my best to help, and be honest with you if I can't. It can be simpler - let's find out how together.
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