There’s never been more accounting software or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems than there are today, with several claiming nonprofit expertise. However, QuickBooks has become the most popular accounting software for nonprofits without even trying. Why then are so many nonprofits moving away from QuickBooks? Is it because QuickBooks...
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QuickBooks is an amazing tool for managing businesses and even nonprofits in the early stages of their organizational development. It’s well known. It’s easy. And it works. But when your church or nonprofit begins to grow and take on more and more complexity in reporting requirements, fund accounting, and...
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We all know that financial management for nonprofits continues to be a challenge that is often underestimated. I have typically found that financial management is viewed in the simplest format, primarily with outdated reports and other information that provide very little real visibility as to the reality of an...
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Whenever you upgrade hardware, whether it is on the desktop or in the data center, there are bound to be some software changes that go along with it. In some cases, your hardware upgrades may coincide with an OS upgrade, such as moving from Windows Vista to Windows 7....
Read More In the article “4 Reasons CFOs Should Care about Integrated Reporting”, Bob Laux, Senior Director of Financial Accounting and Reporting at Microsoft, discusses key reasons why integrated reporting is so important for organizations. Below is a summary of the four key points. Communicating vs. Complying Organizations often look at...
Read More CFO Magazine recently published an online article entitled “How Low Cost Is That Low-Cost Cloud?” The article examines how to compare the costs of a cloud-based system vs. traditional software and hardware systems. Choosing the most efficient IT cost-reducing method is often “clouded” by the misconception that Cloud systems...
Read More Microsoft Dynamics SL and Sage MIP Fund Accounting are both award winning accounting software packages for nonprofit organizations. But how do the products stack up against each other? Here’s a comparison of the two solutions in five key areas: Table Driven Chart of Accounts Microsoft Dynamics SL and Sage...
Read More Microsoft Dynamics includes many features that facilitate and integrate business processes, but there are always tips and tricks to help you accomplish your task a little faster and easier. In this 2 part series we will go over some free add-ons and tools that work with Dynamics to optimize your...
Read More Microsoft Dynamics includes many features that facilitate and integrate business processes, but there are always tips and tricks to help you accomplish your task a little faster/ easier. In this 2 part series we will go over some free add-ons and tools that work with Dynamics to optimize your...
Read More A new solution implementation is a process where there is a goal orientated team approach – the end user at the client site and the implementation group for set up services. But it all needs to begin with a vision from the end user- not just for the future,...
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