Original Broadcast Date: March 26th, 2026
Protecting your nonprofit: A practical guide to payment workflows and governance helps organizations improve financial oversight. It helps lower fraud risk. It also boosts efficiency. By focusing on better processes and controls, nonprofits can operate with greater confidence and accountability.
Summary:
Nonprofits face growing pressure to improve financial oversight, prevent fraud, and boost efficiency, even with limited resources. In this webinar, in partnership with Plooto, we explore practical approaches tailored for Canadian nonprofit leaders. Specifically, we look at how stronger payment workflows and improved governance can protect your organization. In addition, we highlight how these improvements can free up time for more mission-focused work.
Learning Objectives
After watching this webinar, you will be able to:
- Identify key financial risks in nonprofit organizations and how to mitigate them.
- Understand the role of internal controls in strengthening financial oversight.
- Apply best practices for transparency and governance.
- Recognize the importance of segregation of duties in reducing risk.
- Evaluate common inefficiencies in manual financial processes.
- Explain how automation can improve accuracy and save time.
- Strengthen accountability while building stakeholder trust.
- Explore tools and approaches to improve financial management.
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Why this matters for nonprofits
Managing financial operations in a nonprofit environment comes with unique challenges. Limited resources, increasing compliance requirements, and growing expectations for transparency make it essential to have strong systems in place. Without clear payment workflows and governance practices, organizations may face higher risks of errors, delays, and even fraud.
However, by improving how payments are managed and approved, nonprofits can strengthen internal controls and ensure greater accountability. Well-designed workflows not only reduce risk but also create consistency across teams. In addition, stronger governance practices help boards and leadership maintain better visibility into financial activities.
As a result, organizations can make more informed decisions, build trust with donors and stakeholders, and operate more efficiently. Ultimately, investing in better payment workflows and governance helps nonprofits spend more time on their mission.
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