The joy of multiple programs is multiple funders each with their own reporting requirements including level of detail, frequency, templates, portals, and restrictions. As the Director of Finance for a mid sized not-for-profit, I had over thirty programs funded by over a dozen major sponsors to contend with, and sometimes even the same funder has different requirements for each of their programs. Unfortunately, there are situations where certain funders assume they are the only program we are running; probably because they themselves despite having multiple deliverers, are only running one program. The result of this can sometimes lead to angst and increases administration costs of program delivery. Before we get into the details of funder reporting, let’s have a discussion on why we are reporting in the first place. When you tender a requirement for a contracted good or service, regardless if you are a for profit business or not, you review the bids for value for money...