About the League of Conservation Voters
Since its founding in 1969, the League of Conservation Voters has fought to protect our planet and strengthen our democracy. The nonprofit organization works to pass strong environmental laws, hold elected officials accountable, and back pro-environment political candidates. Through grassroots mobilization, policy advocacy, voter education, and electoral campaigns, LCV champions clean energy, environmental protection, and sustainable communities—especially for historically underrepresented populations.
As Senior Vice President of Finance at LCV, Titi Sonekan oversees the organization’s financial operations, ensuring fiscal responsibility and strategic financial planning to support LCV’s mission and programs.
The Challenge: Budgeting on Over 20 Programs Across the Organizations
- Budgeting was handled manually using Excel forover 20 programs
- Teams worked in silos, sharing multiple versions of spreadsheets back and forth
- No centralized platform meant Titi lacked real-time insight into progress or status
- Manual processes introduced risks of errors, inefficiency, and data loss
- The finance team repeated this process four times a year, multiplying the strain
When Titi stepped into her role at the League of Conservation Voters, one thing quickly became clear: the budgeting system wasn’t just outdated—it was actively holding the organization back.
At the time, LCV relied heavily on Excel spreadsheets for all aspects of budgeting. On the surface, that might sound manageable. But with over 20 programs across the organizations, each with their own set of numbers, timelines, and contributors, the spreadsheet-based approach eventually spiraled into chaos.
Titi found herself trying to track dozens of disconnected files, each representing a different piece of the budget puzzle. These spreadsheets were emailed back and forth, edited in silos, and pieced together manually at the end of the process. There was no single source of truth, no version control, and no easy way to see who had completed their portion or what stage any department was in.
Worse still, the fragmented nature of the process meant she had virtually no real-time visibility, rendering her unable to check the status of the budget mid-cycle. She couldn’t see where things were lagging or who had missed a deadline. Everything was reactive.
“They didn’t know the status of the budget. They didn’t know who had completed the budget. Everything was a mess,” Titi recalls. “I said to myself, ‘There’s no way I’m going to be using spreadsheets.’”
It wasn’t just inefficient: it was risky. Manual inputs introduced the potential for human error. Formulas could break. Stakeholders were left out of the loop. And with such a rigorous budgeting cadence—four full cycles per year—this wasn’t just a one-time frustration. It was a recurring operational headache.
Titi knew that if LCV was going to keep scaling its impact, they’d need to treat their budgeting process with the same strategic discipline as their programs. That meant ditching spreadsheets for good.
The Solution: A Familiar Ally in Euna Budget
- Flexible layouts and visibility into budget status
- Simple, user-friendly, and highly customizable platform
- Seamless integration enables daily reporting
- Centralization removes confusion and improves accountability
Titi had used Euna Budget in a previous role, and she knew it could be a game-changer for LCV. She pushed hard to bring it onboard, and the payoff was almost immediate.
“The budgeting layout is very simple,” she says. “I love the fact that you can have as many types of layouts as you want. The flexibility is great.”
What she loves most, though, is the transparency. With Euna Budget, she’s able to get real-time snapshots of the organization’s financial position. “I can see where we are in terms of the bottom line and if we’re getting close to what I expect or not”, she explains.
And because everything is centralized, there’s no second-guessing where data came from or who entered it. “With Euna Budget, you can see who entered what,” she says.“You can go back and see the history. So there’s no issue of ‘I didn’t put that there.’”
Custom field capture, seamless integration with their other finance tools, and the ability to generate daily reports have made Euna Budget a powerful hub for LCV’s entire financial operation.
The Results: Simplicity, Speed, and Strategic Clarity
- Significant time savings across the finance team
- User-friendly experience earns rave reviews from budget managers
- Real-time financial reporting enables better planning and agility
- Responsive support team offers rapid solutions when needed
The biggest benefit? Time—lots of it.
“It’s a lifesaver,” Titi says. “It saves us time, and it’s so easy to use and flexible. Our budget managers love the simplicity.”
Thanks to Euna Budget’s streamlined workflows, LCV can now produce regular financial reports with ease and agility. That helps the entire organization stay aligned and focused on its mission—whether that’s pushing for clean energy laws, educating voters, or supporting environmental champions.
And when questions come up? Euna Budget’s customer success team is always ready with a fast, friendly response.
“There’s a very rapid response when you send a question,” she explains. “BOOM—in a few minutes, you get someone reaching out to guide you, which is really cool.”
And when asked what she would say about Euna Budget to a colleague in the market for a system upgrade?
“It’s a good product. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to save money and time. It’s been great.”