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Here's a question that keeps nonprofit CFOs up at night: "We budgeted $100K for this position. Why does it feel like we're spending $140K?" The answer isn't a mystery—it's just that most organizations only plan for the visible costs (salary, benefits) and miss the dozens of smaller expenses that add up fast. 🤝 Onboarding 😢 Turnover 🎓 Training ⌛ Administrative time 💻 Technology access It's not about spending less. It's about planning for the whole story. On November 12 at 12 pm ET, we're hosting a panel of nonprofit leaders to tackle this exact challenge: understanding and managing the true cost of talent. They'll share real strategies for identifying hidden costs, using data to forecast with confidence, and aligning finance, HR, and leadership around one clear plan. You'll walk away with: ✓ A framework for identifying overlooked expenses ✓ Scenario planning techniques that actually work ✓ Collaboration strategies that eliminate bottlenecks P.S. You can earn 1 CPE credit for attending! Link in the comments to register 👇

Great technology changes organizations. Great technology + trusted partners transforms industries. Since July, we've welcomed 14 new partners to the Martus ecosystem—technology consultants, accounting advisors, and implementation experts who are extending modern financial planning to organizations that need it most. The momentum is real: ✅ 89 partners worldwide (and counting) ✅ 91% YoY growth in VAR ARR through Q3 ✅ Supporting 1,000+ customers across industries ✅ Enhanced cash flow forecasting, personnel budgeting & AI reporting ✅ Integrating with 8+ major ERPs—from Acumatica to Xero Our partner model ensures customers don't just get intuitive software. They gain access to certified experts who deliver quick implementations and long-term success. A huge welcome to our newest partners: Accordant, Acumen Information Systems, Altruas, BCS ProSoft, Breakwater Consulting Partners, BT Partners, BTerrell Group, LLP, Bring IT, CrossCountry Consulting, Exponential Consulting Services, LLC, Han Group LLC, Cherry Bekaert (formerly Kerr Consulting), Practical Software Solutions, and Thinc. Our Chief Revenue Officer, Taylor Macdonald, sums it up best: "The record growth we're seeing at Martus isn't an accident. It's the result of a best-in-class product, a high-performing partner team focused on partner empowerment, and a sales and marketing process that supports our partners every step of the way." — As finance teams accelerate their shift from spreadsheets to automated, collaborative planning, we're positioned to deliver the technology, expertise, and time savings organizations need to thrive. Are you still managing your budget in spreadsheets? Let's change that together. Link to the blog recap and full press release in the comments 👇🏻

Have Netsuite but in search of a better way to budget? Book a time to meet with our team onsite at next week's SuiteWorld: https://lnkd.in/gBPVkz48

Most budget seasons don’t go wrong in the numbers. They go wrong in everything that happens around them. Leadership aligns too late, department heads get a template and no context, version three shows up over email. The approved budget gets filed in March and never opened again. This playbook walks nonprofit finance teams through all nine phases of a budget cycle, from pre-budget readiness and executive alignment through approval, activation, and ongoing reforecasting, so budget season runs on a process instead of a scramble. Each phase lays out what good looks like, what to avoid, and the specific moves to make next, with the email templates and meeting agendas to run them.

Most nonprofits aren't short on financial data. They're short on connection between the systems, departments, and stakeholders that data is supposed to serve. Budgeting lives in one place. Accounting lives in another. Department leads submit requests over email. Board reports get rebuilt by hand every quarter. This guide shows nonprofit finance leaders how to close those gaps across three areas: your tech stack, your departments, and your donor and stakeholder relationships, so your finance function runs on shared, trusted data instead of manual workarounds. It will help you determine whether your organization is ready to make that transition, and what to look for when evaluating your options.

With spreadsheet-based budgeting, teams often deal with: • Too many files, tabs, and formulas • Manual consolidation and reporting • Version control issues • Broken links and spreadsheet errors • Limited visibility for department leaders • Budgeting that depends too heavily on finance Learn how to get out of Excel and budget 50% faster with our comprehensive guide.