LEADERSHIP LEARNING LAB: Nonprofit Finance 101 for Boards
Virtual Live Class | Available
Designed explicitly for board members, this session provides an overview of the financial leadership role all board members play within an organization. We will focus on the skills necessary to fulfill this role including reading and understanding nonprofit financial statements and introducing the theory behind nonprofit sustainability as the intersection of finance and impact.
Following this session, participants will understand:
- Their role as financial leaders within an organization.
- The purpose of internal controls and key aspects to ensure accuracy of financial information.
- How to read and utilize the Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Activities to assess immediate and long-term financial health.
- Nonprofit sustainability as the intersection of impact and finance
FACILITATOR BIO:
Steve D. Zimmerman, CPA, MBA (him/his)
Spectrum Nonprofit Services, LLC
Steve Zimmerman serves as the principal of Spectrum Nonprofit Services. His extensive nonprofit experience includes serving as a chief financial officer, development director, and associate director at community-based nonprofits, where he performed turnarounds resulting in increased financial sustainability and programmatic reach.
Steve Zimmerman is a co-author of The Sustainability Mindset: Using the Matrix Map to Make Strategic Decisions with Jeanne Bell and the bestselling book Nonprofit Sustainability: Making Strategic Decisions for Financial Viability with Jeanne Bell and Jan Masaoka. The books highlight Spectrum Nonprofit’s integrated approach to nonprofits, which balances mission impact and financial viability.
Additionally, Steve’s writing has been featured by Nonprofit Quarterly, BoardSource, and Harvard Business Review, and he contributed the strategy chapter to Wiley’s Nonprofit Management 101. He is a sought after trainer and speaker on adaptive strategy, business models, and revenue strategy for nonprofits.