Linking Money to Mission: A Balancing Act

• Learn to balance your organization’s mission with its financial realities. Plan for an in-depth and dynamic discussion of your organization’s capital situation, its plans for the future, and the best path to achieve your long-term goals. NFF will:

Give you a crash course on interpreting your financial statements to reveal the financial reality underpinning your programs

Engage in dialogue about the challenges posed by growth, endowments, property ownership, and much more

• Use real-life case studies, with financial information drawn from audits, to demonstrate how the choices you make impact your organization’s financial health and viability

Discuss the use of financial information in communicating to funders and other stakeholders your organization’s financial story and resource needs.