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Ask A Nonprofit Specialist - Engaging the Board in Financial Reports

ASU Lodestar Center

expectations); Compare actual activity to expectations (comparison of budget/prior year to actual); Present a picture of the financial health of the organization. Are funds being generated and spent in alignment with internal and external expectations, restrictions and legal requirements?

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Seven Ways to Improve Engagement With Your Nonprofit Financial Reports

BoardAssist

How can they get the rest of the team to focus and understand the critical financial reports their nonprofit is generating? The board of directors needs only the big picture to ensure that the organization is sustainable, while the finance committee needs to know more to assess the business plan. Provide a basis for comparison.

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Podcamp Session on Social Media Metrics: Thank You Jeremiah

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When standard metrics are discussed, people easily fall into the "mine is bigger or better than yours" comparisons or "numbers data out of context thinking." Mapping is the process of developing a map of all things you are doing to generate conversation, sharing, and collaboration as a social media maker.

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