How to Find Spreadsheet Bottlenecks in Nonprofit Budgets in 7 Steps
When your budget cycle drags on for weeks (or months, in some cases) and department heads dread opening shared files, ...
Read More1 min read
Megan Alba
May 13, 2025
Let’s be honest—most finance professionals don’t show up to conferences looking for swag or happy hour selfies.
You’re there because you have a job to do.
A budget to manage.
A board to report to.
A thousand tasks waiting back at the office.
But here’s the hard part: between overstuffed agendas, vendor overload, and the pressure to “make it worth it,” walking the expo floor can feel like an exhausting time-suck—especially when you don’t have a big team or a booth.
So what’s the smarter play?
👉 Download Making Conferences Count: A Field Guide for Nonprofit and SMB Finance Teams —a guide built for real-world finance teams trying to cut through the noise and help you bring something valuable home.
You’re stepping into a space that wasn’t exactly built for finance leaders. Sessions often lean toward marketing. Vendor pitches can feel one-size-fits-all. And more often than not, you find yourself at booths that have little to do with the challenges you're actually facing.
This guide helps you flip the script.
Inside, you'll find:
No fluff. No filler. Just practical ways to walk in with intention—and walk out with progress.
You’re managing year-end close, streamlining reporting, and keeping your org financially afloat. You shouldn’t have to guess which sessions or tools might help.
This guide shows you how to:
Let’s be clear: this isn’t about showing up louder. It’s about showing up smarter.
So whether you’re walking into a conference next week or planning for the next fiscal year, grab the guide and make your attendance count.
📘 Download the free guide now - Then get ready to do more than collect lanyards.
When your budget cycle drags on for weeks (or months, in some cases) and department heads dread opening shared files, ...
Nonprofit finance leaders face a constant balancing act: tracking restricted funds, coordinating across departments, ...
You’ve seen the looks. The glazed-over eyes. The polite nods. The “Can we circle back to that?” deflection when you ...
I've come to believe that uncertainty, handled well, can be a gift. Not because it's easy, but because it forces you to ...
Church board reports should do more than show what happened financially. They should help leaders understand why it ...
GREENVILLE, S.C., July 15, 2026 — Martus Solutions today announced that founder Bill Cox is transitioning from his role ...
Martus Solutions LLC (“Martus”) collects information you submit in this form and certain information about your device and use of this page. We use that information to respond to your request, schedule and personalize any demonstrations, manage our sales relationships, operate and improve our website, protect security, conduct analytics, and market our services.
Certain online identifiers and website activity may be shared with advertising and analytics partners for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Martus does not intend to collect sensitive personal information through this form. Do not enter account passwords, government identification numbers, financial account information, precise geolocation, or other sensitive personal information into any field.