Aishat

The Nonprofit Bookkeeper

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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.

Author

Aishat

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Business

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Latest episode

Jun 28, 2026

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Episodes

2026 Small Charities Week – Day 7: What Financially Resilient Small Charities Do Differently 28.06.2026

🎁 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 Crossword & Colouring Book Or explore the glossary-style guide: Charity Finance from A - Z What makes a fin...

2026 Small Charities Week – Day 6: The Financial Conversations Small Charity Boards Avoid 26.06.2026

🎁 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 Crossword & Colouring Book Or explore the glossary-style guide: Charity Finance from A - Z Most trustees do...

2026 Small Charities Week: Day 5 - How Small Charities Can Build Reserves Without Feeling Guilty 26.06.2026

🎁 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 explore the glossary-style guide: Charity Finance from A - Z Most charity leaders agree that reserves...

2026 Small Charities Week: Day 4 - Restricted Funds: Looking Beyond the Bank Balance 25.06.2026

🎁 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 Crossword & Colouring Book Or explore the glossary-style guide: Charity Finance from A - Z Many charity lea...

2026 Small Charities Week: Day 3 - When One Person Is Holding All the Financial Knowledge 23.06.2026

🎁 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 glossary-style guide: Charity Finance from A - Z Many small charities rely heavily on one trusted individua...

2026 Small Charities Week – Day 2: Cashflow Pressure Doesn't Always Mean Failure 22.06.2026

🎁 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 glossary-style guide: Charity Finance from A - Z Cashflow is one of the most common sources of stress f...

2026 Small Charity Week – Day 1: Strong Finance Without a Big Finance Team 21.06.2026

🎁 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 Crossword & Colouring Book Or explore the glossary-style guide: Charity Finance from A - Z Small charities...

What Trustees Should Expect From Management Accounts. And What They Shouldn't 09.06.2026

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 explores what management accounts are really designed to do, why they matter for good governance, and how...

Reporting by Activity: Does Your Reporting Reflect How You Operate? 12.05.2026

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 explores a question many charities are quietly wrestling with as discussions around the updated Charity SO...

Where Are Your Reserves, Really? Looking Beyond the Headline Figure 14.04.2026

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 months of expenditure, which can feel reassuring — but the reality is often more nuanced. A charit...

Two Years In: Reflections on Governance, Finance and Decision-Making 26.03.2026

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 emerged through conversations with trustees, CEOs and charity leaders. Across organisations of different s...

Why Reserves Don’t Appear on the Face of Charity Accounts 10.03.2026

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 final accounts: “Why aren’t the reserves shown on the face of the accounts?” It’s a fair question, and...

Two Numbers, Two Stories: Cash vs Surplus 10.02.2026

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 tackles one of the most common (and costly) misunderstandings in charity finance: confusing cash with surpl...

Budgets Aren’t Control Tools. They’re Navigation Tools 20.01.2026

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 finance: the budget. Too often, boards treat budgets as fixed rules; something to stick to perfectly or ap...

SORP 2026: What Trustees of Small Charities Need to Know 16.12.2025

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 accounting update, its biggest implications for small charities are about clarity, explanation, and good governa...

Financial Accountability and Legacy: Leaving the Charity Stronger Than You Found It (Money Matters for Boards) 07.11.2025

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 by exploring what financial stewardship truly means - legacy. It’s not just about clean audits or bala...

Restricted, Unrestricted and Reserves: What Trustees Need to Get Right (Money Matters for Boards) 06.11.2025

🎁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 Trustee Week series, Money Matters for Boards! So far, we’ve explored how money connects to mission, how to r...

Budgets That Tell the Right Story: Shaping the Numbers Behind Your Mission (Money Matters for Boards) 05.11.2025

🎁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 for Boards, the Trustees’ Week series on The Nonprofit Bookkeeper. In this episode, Aishat moves from...

Trustees and the Numbers: How to Stay on Top Without Getting Lost (Money Matters for Boards) 04.11.2025

🎁 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 http://expenseplus.co.uk/r/AI-BANC In this hands-on episode of The Nonprofit Bookkeeper, Aishat takes trust...

Money and Mission: Why Finance Is Everyone’s Responsibility (Money Matters for Boards) 03.11.2025

🎁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 Matters for Boards - short solo episodes designed to help trustees lead with confidence, clarity, and cal...

Not Broke, Just Boxed In: What to Do When All Your Funds Are Restricted 28.10.2025

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 this episode, Aishat breaks down the real challenge behind restricted funds and the feeling of being cas...

We Can’t Keep Guessing: Why Real-Time Numbers Matter for Small Charities 22.09.2025

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” instead of clear, up-to-date numbers. In this episode, Aishat explores why real-time finance isn’t a luxur...

Values-Based Budgeting for Nonprofits: Reflecting Your Community Needs, Not Just Your Funders 09.09.2025

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 your nonprofit budget; not just as a financial plan, but as a statement of your values. Too many commu...

Is your charity built to last or just built to deliver the next project? 25.08.2025

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 community-led charities that are constantly delivering but rarely have space to breathe. With honest questions...

Income that Fits: What Works (and Doesn’t) for Community-Based Charities 11.08.2025

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 hear about all the time (trading, donations, venue hire, partnerships) and frankly talking about what...

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