Lead the Change: High Performance in the Age of Uncertainty for Not-for-Profit Finance Leaders
Explore how not-for-profit finance leaders are navigating an unpredictable landscape, driving strategic change, and leveraging technology to maximise impact, drawing insights from new research by Sage and the Financial Times.
In an increasingly complex regulatory, geopolitical, and economic climate, not-for-profit organisations face unprecedented challenges, from rising demand for services to staffing shortages and funding scarcity. This pressure necessitates a shift from reactive measures to proactive strategic planning and efficiency. This guide, based on research from Sage and the Financial Times, reveals how high-performance finance leaders are evolving their roles to become mission-oriented innovators, embracing digital transformation, and leading their organisations towards greater resilience and impact.
What you'll learn
- Not-for-profit finance leaders are passionate about their mission and increasingly influential beyond traditional finance functions, collaborating more with other departments and driving strategic direction.
- The finance lead role is rapidly transforming across all industries, with CFOs taking on diverse responsibilities from workforce planning to cybersecurity, and becoming more data-driven.
- Digital transformation is critical, with 89% of not-for-profit CFOs believing their tech stack could be improved, especially in automation and error prevention.
- High-performance finance leaders maximise AI and automation, drive decisions with data, extend their influence cross-functionally, and proactively manage compliance.
- To achieve high performance, organisations should involve teams in technology adoption, automate manual tasks, foster cross-functional collaboration, start small with digital initiatives, and expand the CFO's network and communication skills.
Whitepaper: Lead the Change: High Performance in the Age of Uncertainty
This guide from Sage and the Financial Times provides an action plan for not-for-profit finance leaders to drive innovation, fuel sustainable growth, and build robust organisational resilience in a challenging environment.
- Pages:
- 13
- Time:
- 20 min read
- Category:
- Cloud