We’ve been told that a balanced budget is the gold standard for nonprofit leadership — but what if that “balance” is actually hiding the cracks? In this episode, I break down why a neat, balanced budget isn’t the safety net we think it is — and how it can actually create false confidence while your organization is already struggling behind the scenes. I’ll walk you through a shift in mindset: from backward-looking bookkeeping to forward-thinking design. Whether you're building your first budg...
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We’ve been told that a balanced budget is the gold standard for nonprofit leadership — but what if that “balance” is actually hiding the cracks? In this episode, I break down why a neat, balanced budget isn’t the safety net we think it is — and how it can actually create false confidence while your organization is already struggling behind the scenes. I’ll walk you through a shift in mindset: from backward-looking bookkeeping to forward-thinking design. Whether you're building your first budg...
T is for True-Cost Budget: Don't Underfund The Real Cost Of Your Impact
Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast
3 minutes
2 months ago
T is for True-Cost Budget: Don't Underfund The Real Cost Of Your Impact
If every win creates more strain, you’re likely underfunding infrastructure. 🧭 Today’s belief shift: A budget is a design tool. If you don’t fund the true cost—people, tools, stewardship, reserves—you fund burnout. Under-resourced ops steal focus from programs and make growth feel like a trap. Today’s leadership prompt is simple: For one initiative, what 10–15% infrastructure line will you add—and how will you explain to donors why it protects impact? 📥 Download: True-Cost Checklist + Capacit...
Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast
We’ve been told that a balanced budget is the gold standard for nonprofit leadership — but what if that “balance” is actually hiding the cracks? In this episode, I break down why a neat, balanced budget isn’t the safety net we think it is — and how it can actually create false confidence while your organization is already struggling behind the scenes. I’ll walk you through a shift in mindset: from backward-looking bookkeeping to forward-thinking design. Whether you're building your first budg...
