How to Spot Your CFO
Carey & Co | September 3, 2025
By Christy Hamilton Let’s start at the beginning: a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) isn’t just someone who “runs the numbers.” A strong CFO is a thought partner—someone who helps you lead...
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Is Your Chart of Accounts Holding You Back?
Carey & Co | August 12, 2025
Streamline Financial Management and Drive Smarter Decisions For many nonprofits, the Chart of Accounts (COA) is usually treated as a one-time setup—a static list created years ago and rarely...
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The Truth About Nonprofit Shared Service Agreements
Carey & Co | July 29, 2025
Collaborating Smarter While Managing Financial Complexity When you’re a nonprofit, collaboration can unlock tremendous potential to maximize impact and make the most of limited resources. And...
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The Case for Depreciation in Nonprofits
Carey & Co | July 23, 2025
A Strategic Financial Tool, Not Just an Accounting Line We know what you’re thinking: isn’t depreciation just a back-office necessity? A line on the financial statement to account for the...
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The Overlooked Importance of Financial Policies in Small Nonprofits
Carey & Co | June 24, 2025
How Informal Practices Can Lead to Inefficiency, Errors, and Audit Risks Financial policies might not be the first thing that comes to mind when managing a small nonprofit. We get it: with...
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Leading Now
Carey & Co | June 17, 2025
The events of the last five years have not just evolved—they’ve often upended what we once considered “normal.” The COVID-19 pandemic, volatile political climates, fast-moving policy shifts,...
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Why I Believe in Intermediaries … Even When They’re “Hard” to Fund
Carey & Co | June 10, 2025
I’ve worked in the nonprofit sector long enough to hear this more times than I can count from everyone: fundraisers, volunteers, and even well-intentioned donors: “Intermediaries are hard to...
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Navigating Uncertainty: Why Now Is the Time to Revisit Endowment Strategy
Carey & Co | May 12, 2025
Over the past several weeks, financial markets have experienced sharp volatility, driven by ongoing macroeconomic pressures such as inflation and policy uncertainty. The S&P 500 and other...
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Why Your Nonprofit Should Track In-Kind Donations More Closely
Carey & Co | April 16, 2025
The Financial and Compliance Benefits of Properly Valuing In-Kind Gifts In-kind donations—goods or services provided instead of cash—are a vital resource for nonprofits. Whether it’s office...
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