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Audrey Blackburn

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President at Blackburn Consulting, Accounting and Tax
Advance, North Carolina, 27006

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Company Name
Blackburn Consulting, Accounting and Tax
Company Logo
Blackburn Consulting, Accounting and Tax Company Logo by Audrey Blackburn in Advance NC
Position
President
Short Description
25+ yr experience in nonprofit accounting. I enjoy working with women led nonprofit organizations to help them move from a place of scarcity to one of abundance.
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Location
5116 US-158
Ste 102
Advance, North Carolina, 27006
United States
Size of Organization Staff
2-5 People

About Me and My Work

What kinds of projects, tasks, or challenges do you typically partner with nonprofits on?
Projects: Data Transfer or creation and setup of new accounting file in any QuickBooks product. We work with the clients to set up the data file to track the items that are necessary for the nonprofit to report their financial information accurately and to track grants and donations.

Controller - Currently, we work with many nonprofits functioning as their controller. Overseeing all accounting functions and serving as a key member of management in decision making and completing the mission of the organization.

Advising - With extensive nonprofit accounting background along with various other skills we have the ability to understand all areas on the nonprofit and to take the vision and drill down into the details needed to take action and make it possible. We work with the staff and the board to strengthen the nonprofit in areas of finances, fundraising, grants, budgeting, operations and administration.
Why would someone choose to work with you?
I personally hold a Master of Accountancy as well as 30+ years of nonprofit accounting experience. Having worked as a nonprofit financial employee for many of those years I understand the views of the staff and the Board. Typically, I serve as a bridge between the two and can help facilitate the goals and the actions to reach those goals.

I don't talk "accounting speak" but plain language when working with my clients. This gives them an ease in understanding all things financial even though it is not their area of expertise. I love nonprofits and the unique challenges they present. Working with them is a different challenge than for-profit businesses and it is one I enjoy.

There are several clients we work with that we have been working with over 9 years. The ability to start with a client when they are smaller and assist them as they grow and develop into a much larger organization is exciting. Several of our nonprofits started anywhere from $100,000-$300,000 in annual revenue and now are well over $2 million in revenue with various grants and fundraising sources. We have been able to serve them well at all levels of growth.
Key words and additional details
Controller, Bookkeeper, Finance Director, Business Administrator, CFO, Budgeting, Strategic Planning, Business Consulting, Nonprofit Consulting, Coaching, Training. Speaker, Tax Preparation, 990