The CFO Friend Newsletter
Twice-monthly notes on money decisions for the people running things → nonprofit leaders, small business owners, and the financially-responsible-by-accident among us.
Plain language. No glossary. Just decisions.
WHAT YOU'LL GET
What you'll get in your inbox:
Real talk for accidental CFOs For anyone who didn't go to school for finance but suddenly has to make money decisions that matter — for a nonprofit, a business, a side hustle, or your household budget. The numbers are different. The skills are the same.
AI + your money What's actually changing in finance and accounting because of AI — and what's just hype. All in plain English, from someone working in responsible AI every day.
The CEO of your life Because before you can run a P&L for a business, you need to run one for yourself. Personal finance reframed as executive decision-making for the most important organization you'll ever lead: you.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Who reads this newsletter?
If any of these sound like you, you're in the right place:
You got promoted into a leadership role and suddenly have to make sense of a P&L
You run a nonprofit, but nobody taught you how to read your financials
You're a small business owner managing your first real budget
You're the financial decision-maker in your household and nobody handed you a manual
You followed me on TikTok for financial literacy and want something deeper, twice a month
You don't need a finance degree. You just need someone who will explain things like a friend instead of a textbook.
That's what I'm here for.
THE ARCHIVE
Want to know what you'd be signing up for? Read a recent issue first.
Issue #3 — The three numbers every accidental CFO should know
Cash flow, runway, and your largest expense category — explained for nonprofits, businesses, and households.
Read this issue →
Issue #2 — You're an accidental CFO. (Yes, you.)
Who this newsletter is for, and what to expect going forward.
Read this issue →
Issue #1 — Did Financial Literacy Month actually teach you anything?
The difference between vocabulary and decision-making, plus what I've been up to. Read this issue →
ABOUT THE WRITER
Who's writing this?
I'm Bee Nance. I'm a fractional CFO who works with mission-driven organizations and the writer behind Your CFO Friend.
Before this, I was the accidental CFO of my own life — figuring out budgets, runway, and financial decisions without a roadmap. I've since spent years translating finance for nonprofit leaders, small business owners, and anyone who suddenly found themselves responsible for money decisions they didn't sign up to make.
I currently work full-time at Partnership on AI, a nonprofit shaping responsible AI practices, and I'm a member of Cohort 9 of the Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women: Black in Business program at NYU Stern.
My day job pays the bills. This newsletter is how I do the work I really care about: making financial clarity accessible to the people who need it most.
