- Documenting Board Approval for Payroll Contracts
- Travel Reimbursements – Tips for Uncommon Scenarios
- Why Segregation of Duties Matters in an IT Environment
- Don’t Hold Your Breath: Why Water and Wastewater Rates in Arizona Aren’t Falling Anytime Soon
- Do Your Due Diligence!
- What Happens When Cash Isn’t Reconciled
- Adjacent Ways Projects: Capitalize or Expense?
- Excel Made Easy – VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP
- Physical Inventory Considerations
- I Submitted a December Budget Revision, Now What?
Author Archives: Diane Bradley
Managing Student Level Funding Data
Public school districts in Arizona are primarily funded based on student enrollment. There are key concepts that drive the foundation of certain funding formulas. Once the concepts are understood, then it is important to know how to monitor school district … read more
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Tagged ADM, Arizona, budget, compliance, data, reporting, school districts, student attendance, USFR
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Indirect Costs – Fast Facts for Arizona School Districts
Indirect Cost Definition Indirect costs are expenditures that are necessary for an organization’s operations but are not easily associated with a specific grant project or program. Indirect Cost examples include: Utilities Liability Insurance Employee salaries and benefits Administrative supplies How … read more
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Tagged accounting, Alex Cooksey, Arizona, financial statements, indirect costs, school district
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Setting Nonprofit Executive Compensation
Executive compensation is an often-scrutinized piece of information reported on a nonprofit organization’s Form 990. From grantors to potential donors, the IRS, and even the media, the level of interest in what nonprofit executives are paid has never been greater. … read more
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Tagged executive compensation, Form 990, Jim Rebenar, nonprofit, NPO
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Update: FLSA Overtime Salary Changes
On November 15, 2024, a Texas federal judge found that the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) did not have authority to raise the minimum salary thresholds for the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) overtime exemption. (Click here to view the … read more
Walking the Fine Line: Humor in the Workplace
We’ve all been there: you’re making small water cooler talk while you enter data into the system, and someone cracks a joke that is either the funniest thing you’ve ever heard or falls so flat you want to leave the … read more
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Tagged Cameron Kolb, Cami Kolb, communication, humor, jokes, soft skills, workplace
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Why Are There So Many School Districts in Arizona?
Picture it; the year is 1885. The Union only had 38 states, and Arizona as a state was just a twinkle in Grover Cleveland’s eye. The Arizona Territorial Legislature let Prescott stay the territorial capital, awarded Phoenix the asylum, awarded … read more
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Tagged Arizona, history, Jared Young, school district
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The Art of Expense Allocation: Crafting an Accurate Statement of Functional Expenses
Accurate expense allocation is a cornerstone of financial management for nonprofit organizations (NPOs). Not only is it crucial for compliance with IRS regulations and financial statement requirements, but it also plays a significant role in maintaining transparency and trust with … read more
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Tagged accounting, expense allocation, expenses, financial statements, functional expenses, nonprofit, NPO, Shauna Brewster
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