Finance is complicated. What starts as a simple checkbook, quickly turns into an entire support function with multiple steps and areas of expertise. 

Setting up a nonprofit requires registration with (and approval from) quite a few distinct government agencies. Best to get it right from the beginning.

The IRS requires that you split your expenses into programming, fundraising and management. And so do your donors.

Leaving a job - or letting an employee go - is a complicated process. Know your rights and, as an employer, set yourself up for success.

Wow - January is over already? Time to close the books and sort through the financials. Yep - gotta do that every month.

W-2, W-3, W-9, 1099… where does it all end?! For now, let’s just worry about the January 31 filing deadline for reporting compensation paid to employees AND contractors.

Taking board meeting minutes shouldn’t be an arduous chore. But it’s an important one. Here’s what to include.

Lets start talking about the board of directors - what it is, what they do.

Get ahead of the routine tasks to make space for mission messiness. It could be the difference between success and mayhem.