12 Days to Better Internal Controls
With the holiday season upon us, we are reminded just how much can be accomplished in 12 days (cue catchy 12 Days of Christmas holiday tune). There’s no better time than now to relook at your organization’s internal controls. We’ve broken up the daunting task of updating and maintaining proper internal controls into our own, …
Drowning in Year-End To-Dos?
I know there’s a lot you need to do at year end, closing the books, planning for next year – not to mention reviewing budgets, preparing for your audit, pulling together your annual report, and that’s just getting started! On top of it all, the holidays mean you have to contend with vacation and holiday …
Recruitment Strategies for Nonprofits
The nonprofit sector is growing faster than the for-profit sector, financial and public support has been at an all-time high, and hiring for nonprofits continues to grow, according to PNP Staffing Group’s 2015-2016 Nonprofit Salaries & Staffing Report. More than half of Abila’s Nonprofit Finance Study respondents reported that growth is extremely important to them. …
Customer Success Story: Mariposa Community Health Center
When it comes to doing business effectively, technology is one of the biggest assets in which a nonprofit organization can invest. Staff members gain valuable time back into their busy schedules and nonprofits perform at their best when data is streamlined and easily accessible.
Here are three benefits your organization can gain by implementing true fund …
Trends in Nonprofit Accounting – Connecting to the Mission
Often the most essential element to a nonprofit organization’s overall success is the mission. What is the organization’s purpose and why does it exist? The mission says it all, and organizations that have a clear and relateable mission can bring immense value to their constituents and the community they serve. Some agencies will have their mission …
Don’t Let Accounting Nightmares Keep You Up at Night
We’re getting close to Halloween! Pretty soon all the ghosts, ghouls, and goblins will make an appearance in their quest for candy. It’s a fun time of year for kids (and adult kids) of all ages. But what about the real horrors you encounter every day? Not the things that go bump in the night, …
Nonprofit Accounting Tales of Terror
We all know nonprofit accounting can be frightening at times, particularly when your accounting system has one foot in the grave. From auditor boogeymen creeping down hallways, to beastly balance sheets that have minds of their own, to recurring transaction nightmares. YIKES!
But nonprofit accounting doesn’t have to be all double, double, toil, and trouble. You …
Has Your Nonprofit Considered Moving to the Cloud?
Cloud computing seems to be all over the news these days. According to a recent story from Forbes, since 2009, cloud computing spending has been reported to grow 4.5 times the rate of IT spending, and is expected to grow more than six times the amount of IT spending from 2015 through 2020. But what …
Signs You’ve Outgrown Your Financial Software
A lot of nonprofits start out using off-the-shelf commercial software for their accounting needs. It’s fast, affordable, and easy to set up – but as your nonprofit grows and gains multiple funding sources that generic software isn’t able to meet your special tracking and reporting needs.
Many of our current customers moved over from financial …
Is Your Nonprofit Planning for Growth?
Did you know 80 percent of nonprofit finance professionals expect their organizations will grow either “very much” or “somewhat” in the coming year? And a whopping 98 percent says growth is important to their organization, per the recent Nonprofit Research Study: Managing Growth.
Here’s how respondents say they plan to grow …
The number one strategy is …