156. Minisode: How Nonprofits Can Navigate the Fiscal Tightrope - Chyla Graham

Meet Chyla. She might be the only CPA you'll ever meet who swings on a trapeze in her spare time. Chyla is a nonprofit operations whisperer - breaking down even the most complex topics into easy relatable nuggets. In this quick minisode, we dive into how to build a strong financial infrastructure for your nonprofit: finding the key steps and jumping off points (just make sure there's a safety net just like any good trapeze artist knows!) and let's get going.

Episode Highlights

• Trapeze and Chyla’s philosophy of business success (2:51)
• A starting place for breaking down the intimidation of talking about financials (4:15)
• Understand and preventing fraud in our organizations (6:17)
• Key steps to building a sound infrastructure at your organization (10:00)
• Common financial mistakes nonprofits make and how to avoid them (13:50)
• Chyla’s One Good Thing: Utilize an App Blocker. (16:15)

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