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NEWSLETTER

August 2023

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Executive Director's Message

A few late summer updates to share …

We had a wonderful BOLD accelerated program last week at P&G, a repeat of a successful pilot in 2022. 45 aspiring board leaders from a variety of business units engaged with our nonprofit subject matter experts as they discussed the joys and responsibilities of nonprofit board membership.

We also got the great news that Horizon Community Funds awarded us a grant to develop a special NKy BOLD cohort – please let me know if you’re interested in partnering with us on the program.

I'm delighted to welcome a new member to the LC team! Hazel Hansen has joined us as Marketing & Membership Coordinator. She will be helping promote programming, events, and the benefits of membership in Leadership Council. Welcome, Hazel!

Thanks to everyone who signed up for this year’s Leaders Circle program – you’ll be hearing from me and your facilitator later this week!

Finally, if you’ve never seen our office at the UC Digital Futures Building, a “grand opening 2.0” is being held on Sept. 23 from 12 – 4:30 pm. RSVP here to attend.

Stay tuned for more fall programming and event announcements!

Beth Benson

Executive Director

Hiring Is Hard! Considering Outsourcing Accounting Services

by Nathan Musgrove, Founding Partner, C.P.A.

Excelsior Accounting Services

Let’s face it – if you haven’t struggled through your own accounting staffing challenges, you at least know someone who has. The number of nonprofit executives I speak with who are struggling to hire and retain quality accounting staff seems to be growing at an exponential rate. Unfortunately for all of us, the problem is only likely to worsen as the accounting profession confronts growing challenges in perception and appeal to new college graduates.

Many executives confronting these obstacles have turned to an increasingly prevalent alternative – outsourcing all or a portion of their organizations’ accounting work to a third-party service provider. As the owner of a firm that does just that, I am not bashful in saying there are many environments in which outsourced accounting services could represent an optimal solution, yielding improvements in quality or cost of your overall accounting footprint – and sometimes both! An outsourced provider can often offer more robust professional expertise, greater nimbleness to better manage periods of staff transition, and the flexibility to grow or contract with you as your company evolves – often a much more palatable alternative to hiring or terminating in-house employees.

Read the full article on our website .

Member Benefits & Cost Savings

Advantage Trust: The AdvantageTrust group purchasing organization (GPO) is offered by Leadership Council to assist your nonprofit in realizing savings on supplies, express shipping, rental cars, copiers, and a wide range of other products. Some members save thousands each year on the products they need the most.

Workforce and Unemployment Solutions:

Leadership Council has partnered with UST since 2007 to help our members better manage their unemployment claims, maintain compliance, and streamline day-to-day operations. UST offers proven ways to reduce costs, increase internal capacity and mitigate risk. With UST, you gain access to a cloud-based suite of comprehensive HR tools and resources exclusively for 501(c)(3) employers.

LC members should sign into the Cost Savings section of our website to learn how to sign up for either of these programs.

BOLD Winter Cohort Registration Open

Upcoming dates for our signature board member training:

BOLD 16: October 26 - December 7, 2023 (registration deadline: 10/12/2023)

Visit BeBOLDCincy.org for complete details.

Don't forget, as an exclusive benefit for LC members, BOLD Board Connections can help connect you with BOLD grads for board or committee positions - share your open board positions here.

Welcome new member!

AmeriCorps Service+

Upcoming Programs

Sept. 20: Comparing Cash and Accrual Accounting Methods for Nonprofit Organizations

Oct. 2-4: Leadership Challenge at Camp Joy

Nov. 28-30: Save the Date for Search Inside Yourself: An Emotional Intelligence Workshop.

Nonprofit Resources

Sept. 9: So You Want to Start a Nonprofit?

Presented by Cincinnati Public Library, experts from the Library and SCORE show you how to define your mission, organize it, and fund it. Registration is encouraged.

Sept. 14-15: Last Chance for Cause Camp

There's still time to register for Nonprofit Hub’s Cause Camp in September in Sandusky, OH. If you register, use the code ElizabethB to get $50 off. Let us know if you're going!

2023 Leadership Council Annual Sponsors

Thanks to these top-level sponsors who support Leadership Council’s work in 2023 – your logo and link could be here too!

Leader Level Sponsors:

Collaborator Level Sponsors:

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