Basic Accounting: Build and strengthen your understanding of nonprofit financial management, accounting principles, financial reporting, and essential fiscal practices.

Exciting things are in the works! We're currently building out this learning track with sessions and speakers. Check back soon for updates.

Ready for What's Next: Scenario Planning for Nonprofit Leaders

After a period of change, nonprofits are shifting from short-term survival to readiness for what's next. In this session, we will explore pratical scenario planning and revenue diversification strategies that support financial sustainability. Through interactive discussions and examples, we will also identify key questions to ask during the scenario planning process.

Learning Objectives:

1. Illustrate and define strategies for building scenario plans that can help your nonprofit continue to focus on its mission.
2. Introduce revenue diversification solutions that support financial sustainability.
3. Review best practices and questions to ask during the scenario planning process.

Rachel DeMatteo
Director, Your Part-Time Controller

Past as Prologue: Building Audit Readiness Strategies for the Future

This sessions explores how nonprofit audit expectations have evolved - and what those trends signal for the future of audit readiness. We'll examine commong findings, recurring pain points, and shifting regulatory and stakeholder demands, then translate those insights into practical, forward-looking strategies.

Attendees will learn how to asses their current state, strengthen internal controls, and streamline documentation to reduce audit risk and improve efficiency. Through real-world examples and actionable tools, participants will leave with a clear roadmap to move from reactive audit preparation to proactive readiness. Past audits are prologue. Let's make sure yours tell the right story.

Elinor Litwack, CPA
Partner, Outsourced Accouting & Advisory Services, GRF CPAs and Advisors

Mark Tessar, CPA, CIA
Senior Management, Audit and Assurance, GRF CPAs and Advisors

What Nonprofit Executives and Board Members Need to Know About Nonprofit Accounting Part 1

Accounting and financial reporting by nonprofit entities differs from that for for-profit entities. In this session, always a popular one at Camp Finance, you will learn all about these differences from a nationally known speaker. This two-part session provides an excellent overview for those new to the nonprofit sector, for nonprofit executives and board members who need “the basics” or for Campers who just want a refresher. Part 1 covers basic topics, including an introduction to accounting by not-for-profit entities, what makes a not-for-profit entity different from a for-profit entity and accounting for contributions (restrictions, measurement, pledges, donated services and other topics).

Allen L. Fetterman, CPA

What Nonprofit Executives and Board Members Need to Know About Nonprofit Accounting Part 2

A continuation of our earlier session covers more advanced topics, including accounting for investments, endowment funds, property and equipment, net assets, revenues, expenses, gains and losses, functional expense reporting and financial statements.

Allen L. Fetterman, CPA