Developing Accurate and Flexible Budgets
GRF Webinar Series: Building a Strong Accounting Foundation for Nonprofits
As 2026 approaches, nonprofit organizations must brace for a volatile financial and operational environment. Rising inflation, increasing competition for grant funding, donor fatigue, shifts in tax policies, and increased scrutiny from funders and regulators pose new challenges. To stay mission-focused while managing through unpredictability, nonprofits need more than passion—they need robust financial foundations grounded in sound accounting principles and operational best practices.
Join GRF for a webinar series addressing the areas nonprofit leaders should revisit to build resilience and maintain fiscal health through turbulent times. You will come away with practical steps to help you and your team stay one step ahead and avoid common pitfalls.
Part 2: Developing Accurate and Flexible Budgets
Budgeting is not just an annual task—it’s a dynamic process. Those who master a well-crafted budget know it is more than just numbers. It’s a powerful tool for strategic decision-making, financial stability, and mission impact. In this one-hour webinar, nonprofit leaders and finance professionals will learn how to develop budgets that are both accurate and adaptable in an ever-changing environment.
This session will walk you through best practices for budgeting with clarity and confidence, aligning financial plans with program goals, and preparing for both opportunities and uncertainties. Whether you’re preparing your first organizational budget or refining a long-standing process, this webinar will give you the tools to budget smarter—not harder.
Key Takeaways:
- Core principles of zero-based budgeting
- Techniques for improving budget accuracy using historical data and realistic forecasting
- Scenario planning and linking budgets to strategic plans
- Engaging program and development staff in the budgeting process
- Tips for presenting and communicating budgets to boards and funders
Who Should Attend:
- Executive directors, finance and program managers, development staff, board members, and anyone involved in nonprofit budgeting or planning.
1 CPE credit is available for this event.
Part 3 – Governance Disclosures on the Federal Form 990
Hannah Rioux
Additional Program Details
- Learning Objective: To provide attendees with an overview of best practices for developing accurate and flexible budgets.
- Instructional Delivery Methods: Group Internet-based
- Recommended CPE: 1 CPE
- Recommended Fields of Study: Audit
- Prerequisites: None Required
- Advance Preparation: None
- Program Level: Basic
- Course Registration Requirements: None
- Refund Policy: No fee is required to participate in this session.
- Cancellation Policy: In the event that the presentation is cancelled or rescheduled, participants will be contacted immediately with details.
- Complaint Resolution Policy: GRF CPAs & Advisors is committed to our participants’ 100% satisfaction and will make every reasonable effort to resolve complaints as quickly as possible. Please contact nmcelveen@grfcpa.com with any concerns.