Amy McPherson | CEO & Founding Partner
I have worked in nonprofit finance for almost 25 years. I have an MBA from Columbia University.
I love working with the folks on the front line of nonprofit organizations. It is very rewarding to help build capacity in organizations so they can focus on their mission feeling empowered and supported by their financial information.
I feel fortunate to have such a shared sense of purpose with my AFC team members and our nonprofit partners which keeps me motivated every day.
Sometimes it's a challenge to balance our four core values, all of which matter deeply. I think transparency is the key to making the other three values work. Transparency allows all stakeholders to understand the information they are seeing in a deeper way than just looking at numbers. At AFC, we have shifted our internal focus to transparency, which has made accomplishing the other three goals easier.
When I'm not advising for change I'm playing outside. I am a member of an adult horse-back riding team and yoga-lover.
Learn more about my professional experiences here.
At AFC, we are building a model of a great place to work that also does great work.
Amy McPherson | CEO & Founding Partner
I have worked in nonprofit finance for almost 25 years. I have an MBA from Columbia University.
I love working with the folks on the front line of nonprofit organizations. It is very rewarding to help build capacity in organizations so they can focus on their mission feeling empowered and supported by their financial information.
I feel fortunate to have such a shared sense of purpose with my AFC team members and our nonprofit partners which keeps me motivated every day.
Sometimes it's a challenge to balance our four core values, all of which matter deeply. I think transparency is the key to making the other three values work. Transparency allows all stakeholders to understand the information they are seeing in a deeper way than just looking at numbers. At AFC, we have shifted our internal focus to transparency, which has made accomplishing the other three goals easier.
When I'm not advising for change I'm playing outside. I am a member of an adult horse-back riding team and yoga-lover.
Learn more about my professional experiences here.
At AFC, we are building a model of a great place to work that also does great work.
Amy McPherson | CEO & Founding Partner
I have worked in nonprofit finance for almost 25 years. I have an MBA from Columbia University.
I love working with the folks on the front line of nonprofit organizations. It is very rewarding to help build capacity in organizations so they can focus on their mission feeling empowered and supported by their financial information.
I feel fortunate to have such a shared sense of purpose with my AFC team members and our nonprofit partners which keeps me motivated every day.
Sometimes it's a challenge to balance our four core values, all of which matter deeply. I think transparency is the key to making the other three values work. Transparency allows all stakeholders to understand the information they are seeing in a deeper way than just looking at numbers. At AFC, we have shifted our internal focus to transparency, which has made accomplishing the other three goals easier.
When I'm not advising for change I'm playing outside. I am a member of an adult horse-back riding team and yoga-lover.
Learn more about my professional experiences here.
At AFC, we are building a model of a great place to work that also does great work.
At AFC, we are building a model of a great place to work that also does great work.
Amy McPherson | CEO & Founding Partner
I have worked in nonprofit finance for almost 25 years. I have an MBA from Columbia University.
I love working with the folks on the front line of nonprofit organizations. It is very rewarding to help build capacity in organizations so they can focus on their mission feeling empowered and supported by their financial information.
I feel fortunate to have such a shared sense of purpose with my AFC team members and our nonprofit partners which keeps me motivated every day.
Sometimes it's a challenge to balance our four core values, all of which matter deeply. I think transparency is the key to making the other three values work. Transparency allows all stakeholders to understand the information they are seeing in a deeper way than just looking at numbers. At AFC, we have shifted our internal focus to transparency, which has made accomplishing the other three goals easier.
When I'm not advising for change I'm playing outside. I am a member of an adult horse-back riding team and yoga-lover.
Learn more about my professional experiences here.
Budget Process Management
Budgeting is a foundational financial management process that helps your organization plan for and manage its resources to deliver its mission.
We specialize in creating a collaborative space where teams are invited to engage in the budgeting process without judgment of their prior budgeting experience or financial knowledge. With this empowering approach, teams understand and share accountability for the resources needed to deliver their programs throughout the year.
We help you design a budgeting process including roles, timeline, and a tool that helps your organization meet its goals. Our partnership will add capacity around training and communication throughout the process which creates professional development opportunities for your teams around this important skill. Finally, we help you prepare a budget presentation for your staff and Board that tells your financial story in a meaningful way.
To learn more about our budgeting services and whether they are right for you, take the short quiz below.
TESTIMONIAL
"As our organization grew in size, we wanted to change our budget process to provide more transparency of process to leaders in the organization and create opportunities for robust conversations around our organizational priorities with those leaders. AFC guided us through that process which built budgeting capacity in our leaders, created space for leaders to share their vision for their programs, and built trust amongst the team as we had to decide together on what we were or were not able to include in our budget. As a result of the process, we entered into the new fiscal year with a consensus around a budget that reflected the values of our leadership team and organization."
Jessica Presher, Chief Operating Officer
Miriam's Kitchen, Washington DC