Scenario planning, financial stewardship, revenue diversification, and board-ready reporting are among the approaches nonprofit leaders are using to strengthen organizational resilience.
Nonprofit finance leaders are navigating funding streams that shift faster than annual budgets can keep pace, while boards and funders are placing greater emphasis on transparency, sustainability, and financial stewardship. At the Nonprofit Legal, Finance, and Grants Conference this October, AAFCPAs’ Courtney McFarland, CPA, MSA, Partner, and Lauren M. Duplin, CPA, Nonprofit Partner, Outsourced Accounting & Fractional CFO, will lead a discussion on the strategies organizations are using to strengthen financial resilience in a changing environment.
Drawing on decades of experience advising nonprofits, Courtney and Lauren will share practical approaches that finance leaders can apply immediately. Courtney brings advanced expertise in Uniform Guidance audits and complex compliance requirements, while Lauren helps organizations strengthen financial leadership through fractional CFO advisory services informed by her background in both nonprofit audit and finance operations. Together, they’ll explore scenario-based budgeting, board-ready financial dashboards, and strategies for building a more resilient revenue model so organizations can make better-informed decisions as conditions change.
What: Modern Nonprofit Financial Leadership
When: October 7, 2026, 9:40 – 10:55 AM ET
Where: Nonprofit Legal, Finance, and Grants Conference, Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
The Nonprofit Legal, Finance, and Grants Conference draws professionals from across the sector for two days built around one shared goal: giving nonprofit leaders the tools to protect their organizations’ missions. Sessions qualify for CLE, CPE/GPCI, and CAE credit, making the trip to Capitol Hill worthwhile for attendees managing continuing education requirements alongside their day-to-day responsibilities.
AAFCPAs advises clients across the country on the financial complexities unique to mission-driven organizations, and this session reflects that ongoing commitment. Nonprofit leaders attending will leave with a clearer framework for the conversations happening in their own boardrooms this fall.
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AAFCPAs has worked alongside mission-driven organizations since 1973, helping leaders navigate the financial, operational, and governance decisions that shape long-term organizational success. Our nonprofit team brings together auditors, tax specialists, consulting CFOs, technology advisors, automation architects, and cybersecurity professionals who understand the realities of managing complex funding structures, stewarding donor and grant resources, supporting board oversight, and planning for sustainable growth. That breadth of experience allows us to advise organizations through opportunities and challenges that rarely fit neatly within a single discipline, from financial reporting and compliance to strategic planning, systems modernization, and operational improvement. AAFCPAs is a Certified B Corporation™ and donates 10 percent of our net income annually to nonprofit organizations whose work strengthens communities, expands opportunity, and improves lives.
These insights were contributed by Courtney McFarland, CPA, MSA, 340B Apexus Certified Expert™, Partner and Lauren M. Duplin, CPA, Nonprofit Partner, Outsourced Accounting & Fractional CFO.
Questions? Reach out to our authors directly or your AAFCPAs partner.
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