Insights for nonprofit finance leaders.
Short, practical writing from Lorin on the questions nonprofit boards keep asking. New pieces publish as engagements surface lessons worth sharing.
First pieces are in draft.
The blog is being seeded with three evergreen essays from active engagements. Until they publish, the fastest way to get an answer is a free consultation.
When a nonprofit needs a fractional CFO, and when it does not.
A short decision guide with the four operational signals that mean a full-time hire is worth the salary line, and the four that make fractional the right call.
Notify me when this postsReading a NetSuite chart of accounts through a nonprofit lens.
Five patterns we see over and over when we take over a NetSuite tenant that was set up by a for-profit implementer.
Notify me when this postsA board packet your directors will actually read.
Ten pages, one page each, ordered by the questions your board keeps asking. The template we use across our engagements.
Notify me when this postsSix named nonprofit leaders on the work.
Each proposal is paired with the specific engagement outcome it followed, so you can see the shape of the work, not just the sentiment.
Marjorie's calm confidence and friendly demeanor provided us with stability during our transition.
Seamless interim Director of Accounting coverage during permanent recruitment. Month-end closes continued without a missed cycle.
Their expertise, efficiency, and calm command of the work immediately gave our staff and board confidence.
Crisis-period finance leadership through complex audit preparation. Day-to-day operations covered without disruption.
Their optimization of our NetSuite environment has significantly enhanced our reporting capabilities.
NetSuite reconfiguration and executive-team financial literacy uplift during a leadership transition.
One Abacus' outside viewpoint and collaboration allowed us to create a more effective budgeting system.
New budgeting system and cash-forecasting cadence delivered and adopted by the finance team.
They quickly mobilized a talented group of professionals who handled everything with expertise and ease.
Day-to-day accounting and audit preparation carried through a critical grants-heavy period.
Their expertise was instrumental as we rebuilt our financial operations from the ground up.
Financial-operations reconstruction alongside an organizational restructuring.