Not-for-Profit Accounting Made Easy

A hands-on guide to the ins and outs of nonprofit accounting

Not-for-Profit Accounting Made Easy, Second Edition equips you with the tools you need to run the financial and accounting operations within your nonprofit organization. Even if you do not have a professional understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting, this handy guide makes it all clear with complex accounting rules explained in terms nonaccountants can easily understand in order to help you better fulfill your managerial and fiduciary duties. Always practical and never overtechnical, this helpful guide conforms to FASB and AICPA standards and:
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Discusses federal single audit and its impact on nonprofits
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Offers examples of various types of split-interest agreements
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Shows you how to read and understand a nonprofit financial statement
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Explains financial accounting and reporting standards
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Helps you become conversant in the rules and principles of accounting
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Updates board members, executive directors, and other senior managers on the accounting basics they should know for day-to-day operations
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Features tables, exhibits, and charts that illustrate the content in a simple and easy-to-understand manner


Suitable for fundraising managers and executives--as well as anyone who needs to read and understand a nonprofit financial statement--this is the ultimate not-an-accountant's guide to nonprofit accounting.

• The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits: A Step-by-Step Guide for Managers and Boards (The Jossey-Bass Nonprofit Guidebook Series 5)
• The Nonprofit Board Answer Book: A Practical Guide for Board Members and Chief Executives
• Not Your Parents' Offering Plate: A New Vision for Financial Stewardship
• Streetsmart Financial Basics for Nonprofit Managers (Wiley Nonprofit Law, Finance and Management Series)
• Financial Leadership for Nonprofit Executives: Guiding Your Organization to Long-Term Success
• Human Resources Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations: A Strategic Approach (Essential Texts for Nonprofit and Public Leadership and Management Book 43)
• Parish Finance: Best Practices in Church Management
• Governmental Accounting Made Easy
• Nonprofit Financial Planning Made Easy
• Nonprofit Accounting & Financial Statements : Overview for Board, Management, and Staff