Most financial books are lumbering, two-dimensional tomes that are heavy on details but light on insight. This popular, practical book comprehensively covers all elements of running a nonprofit in both an informative and a readable fashion. It serves as a trustworthy introduction for new nonprofit executives, board members, and students. It is also an excellent refresher and reference for those who have been around the nonprofit sector for a while. It is well written, concise, thought provoking, and above all eminently and immediately helpful. The book takes the reader through all the steps of the financial aspects of analysis, accounting, and operations for nonprofit organizations. A major new section covers Business Planning, the topic top of mind for nonprofits as they now look to grow in the wake of the recession of the late 2000s.  New coverage includes when to use business planning, establishing a business plan, financial components of a business plan, competitor staffing analysis, new structural options, and features many new examples and tools. Existing sections will be thoroughly updated and revised and includes throughout the new edition more of what readers like:  vignettes, case studies, and examples to bring to life the books content and many ready-to-use and customizable resources including worksheets, forms, and Excel templates for dozens of tasks, calculations, and analyses.