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The Nonprofit Bookkeeper

by Aishat

The Nonprofit Bookkeeper shines a light on purpose-driven organisations — from charities and social enterprises to impact-led businesses. Hosted by Aishat, a finance and operations expert, this show blends practical financial tips, real-life stories, and strategic guidance for founders, funders, and changemakers. Expect solo episodes, expert guests, and honest conversations about money, mission, and making a difference.

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Episodes

  1. When the Budget Stops Being True: Why reporting against budget isn't always enough

    A budget may have been perfectly reasonable when it was approved, but what happens when the assumptions behind it no longer reflect reality? In this episode, Aishat explores why reporting against the original budget isn't always enough to support good financial decisions. We unpack the difference...

  2. The Decisions Behind the Numbers

    Pick up a copy of my newly published interactive, activity-based resource designed to help build confidence with charity finance terminology:: Charity Finance A–Z: A Creative Crossword & Colouring Book Or explore the glossary-style guide: Charity Finance from A - Z The numbers may be accurate…

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  3. 2026 Small Charities Week – Day 7: What Financially Resilient Small Charities Do Differently

    🎁 Resource update: This download has been retired. Visit BAnC Services for our latest charity finance resources. Pick up a copy of my newly published interactive, activity-based resource designed to help build confidence with charity finance terminology:: Charity Finance A–Z: A Creative…

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  4. 2026 Small Charities Week – Day 6: The Financial Conversations Small Charity Boards Avoid

    🎁 Resource update: This download has been retired. Visit BAnC Services for our latest charity finance resources. Pick up a copy of my newly published interactive, activity-based resource designed to help build confidence with charity finance terminology:: Charity Finance A–Z: A Creative…

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  5. 2026 Small Charities Week: Day 5 - How Small Charities Can Build Reserves Without Feeling Guilty

    🎁 Download your free Day 5 resource: Building Reserves: A Small Charity Action Plan here Pick up a copy of my newly published interactive, activity-based resource designed to help build confidence with charity finance terminology:: Charity Finance A–Z: A Creative Crossword & Colouring Book Or...

  6. 2026 Small Charities Week: Day 4 - Restricted Funds: Looking Beyond the Bank Balance

    🎁 Resource update: This download has been retired. Visit BAnC Services for our latest charity finance resources. Pick up a copy of my newly published interactive, activity-based resource designed to help build confidence with charity finance terminology:: Charity Finance A–Z: A Creative…

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  7. 2026 Small Charities Week: Day 3 - When One Person Is Holding All the Financial Knowledge

    🎁 Download your free Day 3 resource: Finance Resilience Checklist here Pick up a copy of my newly published interactive, activity-based resource designed to help build confidence with charity finance terminology:: Charity Finance A–Z: A Creative Crossword & Colouring Book Or explore the...

  8. 2026 Small Charities Week – Day 2: Cashflow Pressure Doesn't Always Mean Failure

    🎁 Download your free Day 2 resource: Cashflow Warning Signs Checklist here Pick up a copy of my newly published interactive, activity-based resource designed to help build confidence with charity finance terminology:: Charity Finance A–Z: A Creative Crossword & Colouring Book Or explore the...

  9. 2026 Small Charity Week – Day 1: Strong Finance Without a Big Finance Team

    🎁 Resource update: This download has been retired. Visit BAnC Services for our latest charity finance resources. Pick up a copy of my newly published interactive, activity-based resource designed to help build confidence with charity finance terminology:: Charity Finance A–Z: A Creative…

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  10. What Trustees Should Expect From Management Accounts. And What They Shouldn't

    Pick up a copy of my newly published interactive, activity-based resource designed to help build confidence with charity finance terminology:: Charity Finance A–Z: A Creative Crossword & Colouring Book Or explore the glossary-style guide: Charity Finance from A - Z In this episode, Aishat…

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  11. Reporting by Activity: Does Your Reporting Reflect How You Operate?

    Pick up a copy of my newly published interactive, activity-based resource designed to help build confidence with charity finance terminology:: Charity Finance A–Z: A Creative Crossword & Colouring Book Or explore the glossary-style guide: Charity Finance from A - Z In this episode, Aishat…

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  12. Where Are Your Reserves, Really? Looking Beyond the Headline Figure

    Pick up a copy of my newly published interactive, activity-based resource designed to help build confidence with charity finance terminology:: Charity Finance A–Z: A Creative Crossword & Colouring Book Or explore the glossary-style guide: Charity Finance from A - Z Reserves are often expressed as...

  13. Two Years In: Reflections on Governance, Finance and Decision-Making

    Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC This episode marks two years of the podcast with a quiet reflection on what has...

  14. Why Reserves Don’t Appear on the Face of Charity Accounts

    Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC In this episode, I respond to a question I hear often in boardrooms when presenting...

  15. Two Numbers, Two Stories: Cash vs Surplus

    Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC “We’ve got money in the bank, so why are you saying we’re tight?” This episode...

  16. Budgets Aren’t Control Tools. They’re Navigation Tools

    Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC In this episode, Aishat reframes one of the most misunderstood tools in charity...

  17. SORP 2026: What Trustees of Small Charities Need to Know

    Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC SORP 2026 is now published, and while it’s often described as a technical…

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  18. Financial Accountability and Legacy: Leaving the Charity Stronger Than You Found It (Money Matters for Boards)

    Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC In this final episode of our special Trustees Week series, Aishat wraps up the week...

  19. Restricted, Unrestricted and Reserves: What Trustees Need to Get Right (Money Matters for Boards)

    🎁Download: Your Trustees Fund and Reserves Explainer Pack Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC It’s Day 4 of our…

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  20. Budgets That Tell the Right Story: Shaping the Numbers Behind Your Mission (Money Matters for Boards)

    🎁Download: The Trustee's Budget Review Checklist Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC Welcome to Day 3 of Money Matters...

  21. Trustees and the Numbers: How to Stay on Top Without Getting Lost (Money Matters for Boards)

    🎁 Resource update: This download has been retired. Visit BAnC Services for our latest charity finance resources. Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link...

  22. Money and Mission: Why Finance Is Everyone’s Responsibility (Money Matters for Boards)

    🎁Download your free Money and Mission One Pager Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC This week the focus is on Money...

  23. Not Broke, Just Boxed In: What to Do When All Your Funds Are Restricted

    Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC You’ve got money in the bank — but you can’t touch most of it. Sound familiar? In...

  24. We Can’t Keep Guessing: Why Real-Time Numbers Matter for Small Charities

    Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC Too many small charities make decisions with phrases like “We think we’re okay”...

  25. Values-Based Budgeting for Nonprofits: Reflecting Your Community Needs, Not Just Your Funders

    Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC In this episode of The Nonprofit Bookkeeper, Aishat breaks down the hidden power of...

  26. Is your charity built to last or just built to deliver the next project?

    Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC In this solo episode, Aishat shares a powerful sustainability check-in for...

  27. Income that Fits: What Works (and Doesn’t) for Community-Based Charities

    Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC In this episode of The Nonprofit Bookkeeper, I’m breaking down the income models we...

  28. Audit Panic? How to Be Ready Even If You're a One-Person Finance Team

    🎁Download Audit Prep Checklist for Small Charities Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC We’re more than halfway through...

  29. 3 Numbers Every Charity CEO Should Track Monthly

    🎁Download The Charity CEO's Finance Cheat Sheet Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC Feeling unsure when you look at…

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  30. Confession of a Nonprofit Bookkeeper: The Quiet Wins, the Messy Bits, and What I’ve Learned

    🎁Only available till 27 June is this week’s free #SmallCharityWeek resources Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC In…

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  31. The Treasurer Isn’t Enough: Shared Financial Responsibility for Charity Boards

    Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC It’s easy to breathe a sigh of relief when there’s a treasurer on the board…

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  32. How to Talk Finance with Non-Finance People

    🎁 Resource update: This download has been retired. Visit BAnC Services for our latest charity finance resources. Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link...

  33. Ethical FX for Charities: Transforming International Payments with Robert Hayward of GoodFX

    Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC In this insightful episode, Aishat engages with Rob Hayward, the visionary behind...

  34. Budgeting Through a Funding Crisis: How to Lead with Clarity When the Money’s Tight

    🎁 Resource update: This download has been retired. Visit BAnC Services for our latest charity finance resources. Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link...

  35. Why Financial Planning Is Non-Negotiable for Nonprofits Right Now

    Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC In this episode of The Nonprofit Bookkeeper, Aisha breaks down why financial…

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  36. HR Lessons for Every Leader: Recruitment, Retention & AI in a Changing Workforce (with Christhannah Luten & Trish Hewitt)

    Grab your copy of my book Charity Finance from A - Z Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC In this episode, Aishat sits down - Christhannah Luten and Trish Hewitt - who bring...

  37. Season 2: Where Purpose Meets the Numbers

    In this trailer, Aishat shares what’s coming up in the new season — from practical episodes on financial management and nonprofit governance to conversations with social entrepreneurs, mission-led founders, and impact-driven organisations doing good in the world and making money. You’ll hear: ✅...

  38. Podcast Anniversary Special: Reflections, Guest Highlights & My Upcoming Charity Finance Book”

    Grab a copy of my book Charity Finance from A-Z - https://www.bancservices.co.uk/books-by-aishat/ Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC In this episode, I reflect on a full...

  39. The Ripple Effect of Government Aid Cuts on Charities—Why Reserves & Income Diversification Are More Critical Than Ever

    Sign up for our 5-Day Nonprofit Finance Challenge & Giveaway: https://www.bancservices.co.uk/5-day-challenge/ Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC In this episode, Aishat...

  40. Unlocking Financial Health for Nonprofits: The 5-Day Non-Profit Challenge & Giveaway

    Sign-up for the 5-Day Nonprofit Finance Challenge & Giveaway: https://www.bancservices.co.uk/5-day-challenge/ Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC In this episode Aishat, in...

  41. Managing Exchange Rates in International NGOs: How WAER (Weighted Average Exchange Rate) Simplifies Accounting

    Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC In this episode, Aishat discusses her experience at the Problem Solving for Painful Payments Roundtable, focusing on key accounting...

  42. Financial Management Pitfalls Every Charity Should Avoid with Sam Lewis, Founder and Director at ExpensePlus

    Check out ExpensePlus and sign up for a month's free trial and 10% off your first year's subscription, using my referral link http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC In this insightful guest episode Aishat sits down with Sam, Founder and Director at ExpensePlus, an accounting software created...

  43. Stress-Free Audits: How to Prepare Without Breaking a Sweat

    In this episode, Aishat tackles one of the most anxiety-inducing tasks for charities: the annual audit. But don’t worry, it doesn’t have to be stressful! With a decade of experience leading finance teams through clean audits, Aishat shares practical tips and strategies to help you prepare for…

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  44. Charity Funds Demystified: Getting Everyone on the Same Page

    In this episode, Aishat dives into a crucial topic for anyone managing charity finances: understanding fund types. Starting with the basics of restricted and unrestricted funds, she unpacks common terms like designated funds, ringfenced funds, and general funds, explaining what they mean and how...

  45. Charity Fraud Awareness: Protecting Funds, Trust, and Impact

    In this special episode, Aishat explores what charity fraud is, the common risks charities face, and actionable steps to prevent it. With a focus on small charities, Aishat explains why these organizations are particularly vulnerable to fraud and offers practical tips to safeguard resources,...

  46. Is There a Place for a Negative Budget as a Financial Planning Tool in Charities?

    In this episode, Aishat explores the concept of a negative budget and how it can be used strategically by charities to drive growth and meet community needs. While many charities strive for balanced or surplus budgets, sometimes running a planned deficit can help organizations invest in their...

  47. Money Matters: Paying Directors in Social Enterprises – Guidelines, Best Practices, and How It Works

    In this episode, we tackle an important yet often misunderstood topic: How can directors of social enterprises be paid legally and ethically? Aishat breaks down the key legal guidelines governing director payments, discusses best practices for handling both directorial salaries and payments for...

  48. Money Matters: Charity Governance and Financial Accountability – The Naomi Campbell Case Study

    In this episode of the Nonprofit Bookkeeper, host Aishat discusses the implications of trustee payments in light of the disqualification of Naomi Campbell and Bianca Helmick from being charity trustees or holding senior management positions in a charity for a combined period of 14 years. The...

  49. Beyond Grant Funding: Sustainable Revenue Streams for Social Enterprises

    In this episode of The Nonprofit Bookkeeper, Aishat discusses the critical need for social enterprises to diversify their funding sources beyond grant reliance. She explores various alternative revenue streams, including earned income, membership models, crowdfunding, and corporate partnerships,...

  50. Money Matters: Can Charities Compensate Their Trustees?

    In this episode of the Nonprofit Bookkeeper, Aishat discusses the complexities surrounding payments to trustees in UK charities. She explains the legal framework that allows for such payments under certain conditions, the importance of transparency, and the potential risks involved. The...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Nonprofit Bookkeeper shines a light on purpose-driven organisations — from charities and social enterprises to impact-led businesses.

Hosted by Aishat, a finance and operations expert, this show blends practical financial tips, real-life stories, and strategic guidance for founders, funders, and changemakers.

Expect solo episodes, expert guests, and honest conversations about money, mission, and making a difference.

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