Choosing Your Audit Firm: A Nonprofit’s Guide to Selecting the Right Partner

Selecting the right audit firm is an important decision for your nonprofit.  Many organizations may be required to undergo annual audits by their state’s Charitable Solicitation License requirements, their loan agreements, grant agreements, or other contractual obligations.  Auditors not only provide an opinion on the material accuracy of your financial statements, but they also suggest ways…

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Building Financial Resilience: Key Strategies to Prepare for Uncertainty

Financial uncertainty is an ongoing reality for many nonprofit organizations, whether due to shifts in government funding, policy changes, economic downturns, or unexpected disruptions. While organizations may not always have control over these external factors, they can take proactive steps to strengthen their financial health and prepare for challenges. The most resilient nonprofits are those…

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Employee Spotlight: Samantha Fraser

Employee Spotlight is a blog series meant to offer an inside look at our company culture and, most importantly, highlight the talented individuals who help make our company special. From accountants and software implementation specialists to operations, marketing, and HR professionals, get to know the people behind Chazin.   Today, we are getting to know…

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Chazin San Antonio Retreat Recap 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJD2BHritBg For this year’s retreat, we put our spreadsheets away and headed to the state where everything’s bigger: TEXAS! After countless online meetings, gathering face-to-face was a breath of fresh air (even if the Texas heat had us sweatin’ like a glass of sweet tea in August).  Team members traveled in from every corner of…

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Understanding Your Fiduciary Responsibility: Protecting Your Nonprofit and Its Mission

Being a fiduciary is one of the most critical roles a nonprofit leader can undertake.  Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to understand. Whether you’re a board member, executive director, or another nonprofit decision maker, you may have found yourself unsure about what this role entails. You’re not alone; many nonprofit leaders feel the same way.  …

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Employee Spotlight: Latasha Askew

Employee Spotlight is a blog series meant to offer an inside look at our company culture and, most importantly, highlight the talented individuals who help make our company special. From accountants and software implementation specialists to operations, marketing, and HR professionals, get to know the people behind Chazin.   Today, we are getting to know…

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