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Stories and practical advice from the seat of a nonprofit finance executive: how accounting and the rest of the organization can work together, and how to get more from your systems.

Latest · The Scribe Principle · Part 2

The Liability of Inheritance

A budget owner who never built their own budget isn't being held accountable — they're being monitored against a number they had no hand in creating.

4 min read

  • The Scribe Principle · Part 1

    Who Owns the Number?

    "Nobody likes the accounting department." I've heard some version of that sentence at almost every organization I've led.

    3 min read

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