For not-for-profits
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You know your programs and your funders. The fourth sheet answers the questions underneath, for you, your board and your funders.
Questions like:
- How many people did we help this month, and how many couldn't we reach?ImpactExample →
- When do calls for help come in, and are we there to answer?DemandExample →
- How many volunteer hours go into each program?PeopleExample →
- What does each program really cost?MoneyExample →
- How many months of runway do we have?MoneyExample →
- What does it cost to raise a dollar?MoneyExample →
- Which funding is worth chasing?MoneyExample →
- What does the board need to see?GovernanceExample →
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What each question looks like, answered.
Built on sample data for an invented community services charity, with every number's workings, 24 months of history, and Excel, PDF and PowerPoint downloads.
Featured: What does each program really cost?
What does it cost to raise a dollar?
Each dollar raised cost 20¢ in September, and 15¢ a dollar this financial year to date.
Open the report →What does each program really cost?
Housing support costs $54,094 in full in September: $22,894 more than its grant spending, once its share of shared costs is added.
Open the report →How many months of runway do we have?
2.0 months of spending in unrestricted cash, against a 3.0 months reserves target.
Open the report →Which funding is worth chasing?
Grants cost 9¢ to raise each dollar in September; fundraising events 41¢.
Open the report →What does the board need to see?
A $10,380 surplus in September, 2.0 months of runway, and 2 grants ending within 6 months.
Open the report →How many people did we help this month, and how many couldn't we reach?
548 people helped in September; 94 couldn't be reached (85.4% reached, target 90.0%).
Open the report →When do calls for help come in, and are we there to answer?
809 calls in September: 83.3% answered while staffed (target 90.0%); 52.7% came outside staffed hours.
Open the report →How many volunteer hours go into each program?
919.5 h of volunteer time in September, from 60 volunteers; most went to Youth outreach.
Open the report →
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