Start with what you have
Tools to think
it through.
Gather your numbers. Test your plan. Share the case.
01 / Test your plan
Free financial model
Enter your numbers. See a 36-month forecast of income, costs, and cash. Compare base, downside, and upside scenarios.
View the P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet. Then build a case summary or a deck with your results.
No email needed to view your forecast. Model downloads ask for your name and email. Online saving is optional and paid.
Where is my work saved?
Your draft stays in this browser unless you sign in and choose to save it online. Export a copy before switching devices or clearing browser data. The model’s scope notes explain which balances and accounting treatments need separate work.
02 / Gather your inputs
Start with the
numbers you have.
Mark estimates and gaps. Skip what doesn’t apply.
Finance
- Latest balance sheet, trailing 12 months of monthly results, current budget, and chart of accounts.
- Receivable and payable aging, payroll detail, debt schedules, and cash you can use for this plan.
- Grant agreements, donor restrictions, funding conditions, and evidence that awards are earned or unconditional. Include conditional awards, payment terms, and committed versus prospective funding.
- Shared-cost allocation, startup costs, capital purchases, useful lives, and any required reserves.
Program & operations
- Activities, expected participation or volume, evidence of demand, and seasonal changes.
- Staff and volunteer roles, pay and benefits, available hours, workload, hiring dates, and training.
- Space, supplies, technology, supervision, permits, and other delivery costs.
- Existing capacity, limits on delivery, and what needs to happen before work starts.
Revenue & leadership
- Fees, sales, memberships, donations, grants, and contracts. Expected amounts, payment dates, unpaid amounts, and renewal dates.
- Approval deadline, person responsible, alternatives, and rules for proceeding or stopping.
- For each key number: amount, period, source, person responsible, confidence, and date to check.
03 / Share your case
Blank PowerPoint template
Use it when you’re ready to ask your board, funders, or team for a decision. Add your recommendation, numbers, and evidence.
Make it your own.
Edit the slides, prompts, and tables in PowerPoint.
What’s in the deck?
- Recommendation. The proposed action, who benefits, the approval needed, and the alternative of continuing as you are.
- Cash and break-even. Funding required, when cash is needed, and the expected break-even month.
- Three-year financial statements. Separate tables for the statement of activities, cash flow, and balance sheet.
- Assumptions and scenarios. Revenue, staffing, expenses, and how the forecast changes with lower income, higher costs, or later payments.
- Supporting evidence and research. Sources, findings, dates, and information that still needs checking.
- Conditions and next steps. Approval conditions, responsible people, a review date, and reasons to change or stop the plan.
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