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We are happy to share this 3 part blog series as written by Steve Rizzo and featured on success.com. We are delighted that Mr. Rizzo will make a special appearance as the official keynote speaker of the GMS Summit 2017. Registration for the 2017 Summit will open on December 1, 2016. Please visit the summit website HERE to [...]

We are happy to share this 3 part blog series as written by Steve Rizzo and featured on success.com. We are delighted that Mr. Rizzo will make a special appearance as the official keynote speaker of the GMS Summit 2017. Registration for the 2017 Summit will open on December 1, 2016. Please visit the summit website HERE to [...]

Have you recently received a new computer and are now entering Loan Activity in your Grants Management Systems Revolving Loan Software and notice the Paid Thru Date and Next Payment Due Dates are appearing as invalid dates?  This can be easily remedied.  This indicates that your “Short date” is not set correctly within Windows.  Go [...]

When entering Loan Activity into your Grants Management Systems Revolving Loan Software, pay particular attention to the accuracy of the Next Payment Due field.  The date that is entered here determines the delinquency status of your loan.  It is used to determine if a late fee should be collected from the payment entered.  It is [...]

Are your reports taking a bit longer to appear on the screen than they previously have?  Does your software seem to be a little slower when you switch from one task to another?  Did someone exit the software in a non-standard manner?  When you are ready to make a backup of your database, is it [...]

​ ​One of the most important things you can do with regards to your data is to make regular backups.  You never know when something may happen to it.  Many things can go wrong such as it can become corrupted, mistakenly deleted, or the computer may get a virus, crash, or even be stolen or [...]

An unknown author said “Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in”. As a software company that serves nonprofit organizations who give to and serve their communities 24/7, we get excited when [...]

A special component of the GMS Summit is to give back to the communities in which we are gathering (Corporate Social Responsibility). This aligns with our efforts of going green and caring for our planet. When conferences take place in communities around the United States, not only do attendees bring in a positive impact by [...]

In the last blog we addressed the reports you could be providing to your Board of Directors. Now, we will be focusing on information you should be providing your Program Managers/Directors. Although you can’t expect your program staff to be fiscal people or completely understand the chart of accounts structure to the extent a member [...]

In addition to the obvious goal of having your nonprofit accounting software provide you with timely and accurate information, another just as important goal is to distribute this information in a format that is both easy for the recipient to understand as well as help them do their job or provide you with the service [...]