With tighter budgets, changing funding conditions and growing financial pressures, understanding the numbers is essential for not-for-profit (NFP) boards. But receiving funding is only the beginning. When grants come with conditions, your NFP needs a clear process for tracking how funds are used and reporting back to funders. Financial reports show where money is coming from, where it is going...

The first quarter of the financial year is more than a checkpoint. It is an opportunity to step back from the day-to-day running of your business and ask: Are we on track for the year ahead? For Australian businesses, including small and service-based enterprises, your profit and loss (P&L) statement can provide an early indication of whether revenue is growing...