From Open Knowledge Foundation

Some projects and activities involve the keeping of budgets to record expenditure and receipt of resources -- especially money.

In particular, projects or activities that receive or spend funds will be expected to prepare and maintain a budget.

Budgets are focused on planning and are forward looking -- what actually occurs will usually be documented in the Foundation's central accounting system (though projects may wish to do basic reconciliation against actual receipts and expenditure themselves).

Budget System

• Use spreadsheet system -- usually google docs
• Template Spreadsheet (Gdocs)
  • Make a copy of this spreadhsheet for your specific project
  • Update it
  • Notify a Foundation Coordinator about the existence of this spreadsheet (and ensure they have access to it)