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Insights and strategies for volunteer and nonprofit treasurers
15 Reasons Spreadsheets Don’t Work for Nonprofit Accounting
Imagine you’ve just stepped into the role of treasurer for a small nonprofit organization (think school group, service club, or animal protection organization). At first, you’re excited about the opportunity to make a big impact on a cause that means a lot to you. But then, the outgoing treasurer hands over the spreadsheet they’ve been…
Stuck on Audit Findings? Try This Three-Tier Framework
You volunteered to help with the annual financial review. You’re two hours in, coffee’s gone cold, and then you spot it: a deposit on the treasurer’s report that never showed up at the bank. Or a check that doesn’t trace back to anything. Or a vendor name you’ve never heard of, paid three times in…
A Volunteer Treasurer’s Guide to Audit Findings Letters
Stepping into a volunteer leadership role with a PTA, PTO, booster club, or other nonprofit is a great opportunity to make a major impact in your school or community. But with that opportunity comes certain financial responsibilities, which can feel like uncharted territory for busy volunteers who don’t have an accounting background. Throughout your leadership…
PTO, PTA & Booster Club Treasurer Transitions (Free Guide & Year-End Checklist)
15 Tips for a Smooth Treasurer Transition For PTOs, PTAs, and other parent groups, treasurer transitions are inevitable. Kids graduate or move on to different activities, terms come to a close, and the time comes to pass the torch. A new treasurer can bring fresh perspective and energy to the PTO. But there’s no denying…
Teacher Appreciation Week 2026: Themes, Ideas, and How to Celebrate Every Educator on Your Campus
Teacher Appreciation Week 2026 runs May 4-8, with National Teacher Day on Tuesday, May 5. As any PTO or PTA volunteer knows, Teacher Appreciation Week can sneak up fast. Read on for gift ideas, themes, and inspiration to make the week special for all the hard-working teachers in your school community. Teacher Appreciation Week Themes…
How to Find the EIN Number for Your School Group (PTA, PTO, Boosters)
If you’re serving in a leadership role for a PTO, PTA, booster club, or some other school group, you’ll likely need your group’s EIN at some point. But with everything involved with running a school group, it’s common for that number to get lost somewhere along the way. The good news is that finding it…
Pin Your Favorite Nonprofit Financial Reports (Release 04.14.2026)
Keep coming back to the same report in MoneyMinder? Now you can mark it as a favorite and have it conveniently appear at the top of the page. Just click the star next to your favorite reports. If you change your mind, just click the highlighted star to remove it from the favorite list.
25 Best Nonprofits to Donate to (Over 95 Percent Charitable Commitment)
Every year, Forbes publishes its list of America’s Top 100 Charities, ranking organizations by private donations and evaluating them for financial efficiency, charitable commitment, and transparency. We reviewed that list and pulled out the organizations with a charitable commitment of 95% or higher — the ones where nearly every dollar you give goes directly to…
Why missing receipts is a problem for nonprofits (and how to fix it)
A recent question on MoneyMinder’s Facebook community stopped a lot of treasurers in their tracks. A new treasurer wrote that one of her board members frequently used the nonprofit’s debit card, but never submitted receipts. The treasurer trusted that the purchases were legitimate, but wasn’t sure if she still needed the documentation. Her instinct was…
Nonprofit Financial Transparency for Volunteer Treasurers
When members or donors can’t see how you’re handling their money, they fill in the blanks themselves. Those assumptions may not be in your organization’s favor. Sometimes you might hear about it, like when a parent in the booster club wonders why the fundraiser “only” netted $2,000. Other times, a longtime donor might quietly stop…
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