ntrol. Some organizations have several missions, and each mission should be budgeted in order to meet the goal of the mission. For example, if a mission is to provide mental health services for children, that mission (or program in a sense) should be budgeted separate from the general organization budget. That would give you access to more money from other organizations or government agencies in which to carry out the mission. The budget should take into account the relevant revenues and expenditures associated with the mission. Projecting expenditures based on available revenues is a strategy many non-profit organization use. It is common for an organization to start the budgeting process with expenditures first, then work their way back later to match revenues to the expenditures. This is probably the most exciting part of the process and will keep administrators up late at night attempting to secure funds, especially near the end of the fiscal year. Each year, barring a major change in services or objectives of an organization, it is expected that an organization's budget will increase. Partly due to the cost of providing services and expansion of services, but mainly due to inflation and incremental increases in expenses such as salaries. Establishing executing and monitoring a reporting and control system in the final step in the budgeting process. This is crucial because these results make up the budget for the upcoming year. Wrong information or results in the reporting and control process could cost an organization thousands of needed dollars and put them in financial jeopardy. It also allows the administrators to analyze the services of the organization relative to the stated mission objectives to ascertain whether or not they have accomplished their goals at a minimum cost and if expected revenues were attained. No organization can run on hope and human kindness alone. It takes money to run a non-profit organization. It is, in...
