Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

To best meet its mission of its life-saving research, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) is committed to organizational pillars of collaboration, openness, accountability, and transparency. One key way these goals are being met is by establishing an enhanced focus on FP&A. LLS deployed the Next FPA Business Planning Cloud to over 400 managers and employees to make corporate performance a central responsibility shared by everyone.

Challenges

Lengthy budgeting and forecasting cycles left little time for analysis Getting beyond transactional accounting into more organization-wide collaboration to support mission

Results

Ease of use improves participation and responsibility for corporate performance with over 400 managers and employees, improving the accuracy and transparency of operational metrics such as chapter-level cash flow, campaign returns, and donor contributions Rolling monthly forecasting informs cash flow trajectory for decision-making for every chapter and the executive leadership team Longer-term planning helping leadership teams evaluate organizational structure changes and strategic investment scenarios