Understanding Overhead: So It's Not Over Your Head

Webinar • Thursday, November 06, 2025 • 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET

Understanding overhead is vital to strong financial management for every organization. In this presentation, we will debunk the overhead myth and discuss what is an appropriate administrative ratio to maintain for nonprofit organizations. To develop more effective financial analysis, we will demonstrate the importance of reasonable and consistent cost allocations, as well as how revenue diversification can play a part in the overhead process.

Relive the most valuable moments from the Nonprofit Legal, Finance & Grants Conference! This session, now available as a webinar, delivers expert-led insights, practical guidance, and key takeaways to help nonprofits master cost allocation, ensure compliance, and strengthen financial sustainability.


YOUR EXPERT:

Harriet “Hatsy” Cutshall Harriet “Hatsy” Cutshall

Harriet (Hatsy) S. Cutshall, CPA, joined YPTC in 2011 and is currently the Director of YPTC’s Government Awards Management Department. Hatsy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the College of William and Mary and later a certificate in Accounting from the University of Virginia.

Her prior experience includes serving as a Market Leader in Washington, DC, Phoenix and New England where she has worked with dozens of clients receiving federal funding from several different agencies. In addition to being a founding member of YPTC’s Federal Awards Management Group, she has cohosted a number of webinars on how to apply for and manage federal funding and was a key presenter for several of YPTC’s “Staying Afloat” webinars during the height of the COVID pandemic.

Prior to YPTC, Hatsy served as Director of Finance and Administration for the Rural Community Assistance Partnership, and as CFO for the American Society of Appraisers, and for America Abroad Media. She is a member of the Massachusetts Society of CPA’s Nonprofit Accounting and Auditing Committee and served on the Greater Washington Society of CPA’s Nonprofit Symposium planning committee. She is a presenter for the AICPA Not-for-Profit Industry Conference and the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN) Conferences.


Delivery Method: Group Live

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