The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits

A Step-by-Step Guide for Managers and Boards

By Bill La Touche, Jim Halpin, Murray Dropkin | Publisher: Wiley

About the book

This best-selling nuts-and-bolts workbook, now in its second edition, has become the gold standard for nonprofit managers and boards who must work through the budget cycle. The book offers practical tools and guidance for completing each step of the budgeting process. Designed to be comprehensive and easy to use, The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits provides everything budgeters and nonfinancial managers need to prepare, approve, and implement their own budgets.

Includes new chapters on Zero-Based and Capital Budgeting as well as an accompanying website with spreadsheets, worksheets and a new budget-building software, the CMS Nonprofit Budget Builder, designed to help you implement the concepts in the book. The software includes an expandable standard chart of accounts (COA) and will aid in building, organizing, tracking and planning budgets. 

Editions of The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits

Paperback
ISBN 9780787996031
EBook
ISBN 9780787998370
EBook
ISBN 9781118047545

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This best-selling nuts-and-bolts workbook, now in its second edition, has become the gold standard for nonprofit managers and boards who must work through the budget cycle. The book offers practical tools and guidance for completing each step of the budgeting process. Designed to be comprehensive and easy to use, The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits provides everything budgeters and nonfinancial managers need to prepare, approve, and implement their own budgets.

Includes new chapters on Zero-Based and Capital Budgeting as well as an accompanying website with spreadsheets, worksheets and a new budget-building software, the CMS Nonprofit Budget Builder, designed to help you implement the concepts in the book. The software includes an expandable standard chart of accounts (COA) and will aid in building, organizing, tracking and planning budgets. 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits about?

This best-selling nuts-and-bolts workbook, now in its second edition, has become the gold standard for nonprofit managers and boards who must work through the budget cycle. The book offers practical tools and guidance for completing each step of the budgeting process. Designed to be comprehensive and easy to use, The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits provides everything budgeters and nonfinancial managers need to prepare, approve, and implement their own budgets.

Includes new chapters on Zero-Based and Capital Budgeting as well as an accompanying website with spreadsheets, worksheets and a new budget-building software, the CMS Nonprofit Budget Builder, designed to help you implement the concepts in the book. The software includes an expandable standard chart of accounts (COA) and will aid in building, organizing, tracking and planning budgets. 

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits?

Economics, Finance, Business and Management > Business and Management > Ownership and organization of enterprises > Non-profitmaking organizations

Where can I read a sample of The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780787996031

Is The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?

Yes it is a part of series The Jossey-Bass Nonprofit Guidebook Series

Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits?

Bill La Touche, Jim Halpin, Murray Dropkin

Who is the Publisher of the book The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits?

Wiley

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits is available as paperback(ISBN 9780787996031) and ebook(ISBN 9780787998370) and ebook(ISBN 9781118047545)

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