Streamlined Decision Making

Enhance transparency with this top-down budgeting approach that facilitates clear communication of your financial goals and expectations to stakeholders.

Strategic Alignment Across the Organization

Enable your organization to align all financial resources with strategic goals, prioritize key initiatives and overall sustained growth.

Efficient Resource Allocation and Fund Management

Allocate funds and all other resources at the account-level with prior year data so your template provides a holistic view of areas needing increased funds and management for maximum impact.

Frequently Asked Questions

A. Yes. This Top-Down Budgeting template is totally free and yours to keep forever.
A. Use this template to plan your expenses and allocate your funds at a high-level based on your prior year actuals for maximum impact to plan for your future processes.
A. Since the Template was specifically designed for Excel, we don’t recommend that you open the Template in Google Sheets. The formulas and formatting may not work in Google Sheets.
A. Nope. All you need is Microsoft Excel.
A. We’re happy you asked. Vena is the only Native Excel Complete Planning platform. Over 1,200 organizations of all sizes power their Plan To Grow™ with Vena.

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