Budgeting
Budgets are the plans for spending money to acheive the organization's objective. It is important that the top management team and all the board members understand and approve this document.
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One of the best short guides on how to prepare a useful budget is "Creating a budget that works" from The Enterprise FoundationEnterprise Community Partners Inc. -
We don't usually include resources that cost money in VSKN but this book happens to be one of the best guides to budgeting in an area with few good free materials. It costs under $50 and comes with a useful CD.Jossey-Bass Publishers -
Another excellent source on budgeting is provided by the National Council for Voluntary Organizations in Britain.National Council for Voluntary Organizations -
Coping with Cutbacks can help you deal with funding problems in a new way. Successful nonprofits today see that solutions of the past won't work in the long-run. Authors Angelica and Hyman urge you to take a different approach, shifting your thinking from "How do we get more money to keep our nonprofit in business?" to "How do we involve other segments of the community to address community issues?" Click on 'no image'.Fieldstone Alliance