Plain-language writing on nonprofit finance, trust between accounting and operations, and accounting systems, by Cas Schoenwald, CPA.https://clearspeakfinancial.com/en-ushttps://clearspeakfinancial.com/insights/the-liability-of-inheritance/https://clearspeakfinancial.com/insights/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.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTbudgetingtrustCas@clearspeakfinancial.com (Cas Schoenwald, CPA)https://clearspeakfinancial.com/insights/who-owns-the-number/https://clearspeakfinancial.com/insights/who-owns-the-number/"Nobody likes the accounting department." I've heard some version of that sentence at almost every organization I've led.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTaccounting cultureinternal controlstrustCas@clearspeakfinancial.com (Cas Schoenwald, CPA)