Champions of Good
Fueling the impact and effectiveness of nonprofits with guidance, expertise, and capital
Telling Your Financial Story
At Propel we know there are many ways to tell your story to different audiences. These resources offer guidance on how to talk about your work in a way that gives an accurate picture of your organization and how much it costs to meet your mission.
Our Services
Propel Nonprofits’ programs and services provide a holistic approach to meet your most pressing needs, including the ability to more closely link strategy, governance, and finance.
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Accounting & Finance
Propel Nonprofits’ accounting and finance services are designed to equip your team with decision-level data while also building financial leadership and confidence within your nonprofit.
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Fiscal Sponsorship
Propel Nonprofits’ fiscal sponsorship program works with dozens of mission-driven organizations, projects, causes, and collaborations to test drive new ideas as you build infrastructure, set goals, develop your business model, and get your big idea off the ground.
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Lending
Propel Nonprofits makes loans to a wide range of nonprofits of different sizes and fields of service to strengthen and expand programs, manage cash flow, and finance real estate projects. Our lending team determines the best approach to meet your needs, and sticks with you to address challenges.
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Strategic Consulting
As a leader, you want to make sure your organization has a shared vision for the future, and the strategy to get there. Propel Nonprofits’ consultants are experienced at providing strategic planning, board development, and other strategic services to organizations
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Leaders Circles®
We work with leaders, both experienced or emerging, to help them access their best thinking, build productive relationships, and navigate change effectively through Leaders Circles®.
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Trainings
Our trainings provide you with the competence, confidence, and capability you need. We offer a comprehensive curriculum on a variety of financial management and board governance topics.
Attend a Training
Boards in Times of Uncertainty
This webinar highlights the critical actions nonprofit boards can take in a time of ongoing uncertainty when the ability to adapt is more important than ever before.
Fundamentals of Nonprofit Budgeting
Learn to use budgeting as another tool for you to tell the story of your organization’s plans, priorities, and aspirations. Propel’s 10-step budgeting process will also highlight ways to engage your board as well as staff across the organization.
Calculating True Program Costs
This workshop includes hands-on learning labs with practical exercises that will help you identify your program costs and develop realistic budgets. You will leave this workshop with tools to help you calculate program costs and move your organization to greater financial sustainability.
Resources
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Template
Template to record your board meeting minutes, created for your convenience and to remind you of legal recommendations related to…
Balance Sheet Cheat Sheet
The Propel Nonprofits Balance Sheet Cheat Sheet highlights six key measures that are useful for all types of nonprofits.
Emergency Succession Plan Template
This 2-part template was designed by Propel Nonprofits’ to serve as a narrative guide to help nonprofit leaders craft an…
Aurora St. Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation
“During the transition, it has been helpful to have a resource for finance and governance. I can’t tell you how much it has helped me to have a partner that I can be honest with about the challenges we are facing; it’s been rewarding to engage other leaders, and I look forward to building on that experience through the financial leadership cohort."