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We convene, train, and support the next generation
of candidates and campaign staff.
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Campaign Cash Tracker Guide
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Throughout the campaign, having an accurate understanding of your finances is critical. Every day there are more decisions to make, and each has its budget implications. Money is moving into the campaign and out of the campaign quickly.

The cash tracker template is an easy-to-use tool to keep track of checks and invoices before they are deposited or paid.

Having an accurate, up-to-the-minute look at your cash on hand will help you make decisions quickly without second-guessing your available funds.
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How It Works
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After copying this document and saving it to your google drive, use the cash tracker tab to enter totals from your bank and ActBlue Accounts.

Then use the sections below for Checks not deposited, Invoices paid, and invoices not paid to track incoming and outgoing funds.

You can find the definitions for each category can be found in row 18.
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Copying This Workbook
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< File
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<Rename & select your personal Google Drive
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Navigating Cells in This Workbook
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Blue cells can be edited to update
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Navigating Tabs in This Workbook
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Cash TrackerTrack your campaign's current Cash On Hand which is calculated by taking your current funds and adding Checks In Hand and subtracting Invoices Paid. This also tracks Invoices in hand, but that is not included in Cash On Hand calculations.
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Helpful Tips in the Doc
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On the Cash Tracker Tab rows 18 has helpful language that defines the data that should be entered in each set of columns. You may have to use the +/- toggle on the left unhide these rows if they are hidden from view.
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