The narrative budget is the only kind of budget 90% of your congregants will understand. I’ll walk you through how to make it.
Budgeting: Does your Budget tell the Story of your Church?
Category: 10-Minute Treasurer
Budgeting: What about Designated Gifts?
A church depends on designated giving to fulfill its mission. Should you then budget for it?
A Deep Dive into Endowments and Legacy Giving
Endowments are one of the best gifts you can give to a church yet they are largely misunderstood. Sheri Meister and I go over the details on how exactly endowments work and why they are such awesome gifts. In the Dakotas, the simplest way to think of an endowment is to imagine someone gifted you…
Budgeting: Building or Using the Reserves
Budgeting: Expecting the Unexpected
Every year there all small unexpected expenses that programs pad the budget to protect against. I’ll show you a better way.
EZ PPP Forgiveness for Churches
Budgeting: Program Ownership
Learn how to help program staff/volunteers take ownership of their budget and why this is a good idea in the first place.