The value of ‘connection to the mission’ for one not-for-profit CFO

Calvin Harris, CPA, the CFO of the National Urban League, is the Journal of Accountancy podcast guest for a two-part conversation this week. In this first part, Harris explains why the National Urban League was well positioned to receive an increase in donations at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, what the organization did with that revenue, and how he approaches retention and development of employees.

Also, get caught up on recent JofA coverage of not-for-profits’ focus on technology investment and learn more about research showing why CFOs “should learn to let go.”