Nonprofit Resources

Walking a Human Services Board Through the Reimbursement Float

Mark Wald — Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:13:22 GMT

Built for: CEOs, CFOs, treasurers and finance committee chairs of human services agencies that run on government contracts paid on cost reimbursement, roughly $1.5M to $15M a year, with the books in QuickBooks Online.

What it answers: How long each funder takes to pay you back, how much cash that ties up, which contracts lose money once overhead is counted, and whether your line of credit gets you through a late state budget.

See it live: Human services contracts board review demo · a made-up agency with invented numbers

"Every program we run is funded. So why are we always short of cash?"

Walking a Founders' Network Board Through the Year-End Cash Path

Mark Wald — Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:13:20 GMT

Built for: Executive directors, treasurers and finance committee chairs of membership networks, associations and other nonprofits that live on sponsorships and dues, roughly $1.5M to $15M a year, with the books in QuickBooks Online and sponsors in HubSpot.

What it answers: Whether you finish the fiscal year above the board's cash floor, which sponsors that depends on, whether members are renewing, and whether the accelerator and the conferences pay for themselves.

See it live: Founders' network board review demo · a made-up organization with invented numbers

"Will we end the year above our cash floor? And which sponsors are we counting on to get there?"

Walking a Chamber Board Through Members and Events

Mark Wald — Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:13:18 GMT

Built for: Presidents and CEOs, treasurers and finance committees of chambers of commerce, trade associations and other membership organizations, roughly $1.5M to $15M a year, with the books in QuickBooks Online and members in a CRM.

What it answers: Which members renew, by the year they joined and the tier they pay; the dues at risk in the next 90 days; what every event earns once staff time is counted; where the money comes from; and what to put in next year's budget.

See it live: Chamber membership and events demo · a made-up chamber with invented numbers

"Are members staying, and do our events actually make money?"

Walking a Senior Meals Board Through the Cost of the Next Meal

Mark Wald — Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:13:16 GMT

Built for: Executive directors, treasurers and finance committee chairs of home-delivered meals programs and other nonprofits paid per unit of service, roughly $1.5M to $15M a year, with the books in QuickBooks Online.

What it answers: What a meal really costs, what each funder pays and how late, how many seniors from the waitlist you can afford to add, and which moves pay for them.

See it live: Senior meals board review demo · a made-up organization with invented numbers

"Every meal we add costs more than we're paid for it. So how many more can we afford?"

Walking a Food Recovery Board Through What a Meal Really Costs

Mark Wald — Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:13:13 GMT

Built for: Executive directors, treasurers and finance committees of food banks and food recovery nonprofits from $1.5M to $15M, with books in QuickBooks Online.

What it answers: What a meal costs you by how the food arrives, which partners and routes cost most to reach, what happens when a big grant ends, and which moves keep the pace.

See it live: Food recovery board dashboard · a made-up organization with invented numbers

"What does a meal cost us?" It's the first question a new board member asks at a food recovery nonprofit, and it's the one the finance report never quite answers. The audited statements say you're a $20M-plus organization. The bank says you're a lot smaller. And the grant that bought your trucks is about to stop paying to run them.