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Podcast: The Back Office Conversation Every ED Needs
In this episode of Let's Talk Wilco, we're joined by Sam Smith, Executive Director of the Georgetown Neighborhood Food Project, and Sean Hale, Nonprofit Finance Consultant with Nonprofit CFO, for a candid conversation about what actually belongs in an ED's lane, and what doesn't.
The Overhead Trap: Why A "Cheap" Back Office is Costing Your Mission
As a CFO who has his career in the nonprofit trenches, I am officially declaring a moratorium on the "Overhead Apology." We have spent decades conditioned by watchdog groups and well-meaning but misguided donors to believe that the "best" nonprofits are the ones that starve their own infrastructure.
We’ve been told that every dollar spent on a high-quality accountant, a modern CRM, or an HR professional is a dollar "taken away" from the mission.
I’m here to tell you the opposite.
Staff Morale and Inclusive Back Offices
New Chapter Coaching interviewed me as their newest strategic partner.
Back Office Interns for your Nonprofit? Oh, YES!
VIDEO: A good intern can take your back office from survive to thrive. Check out this quick video for more!

