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Those of you in the fiscal department of a not-for-profit organization are aware that in most circumstances an annual or bi-annual independent audit is required as a result of OMB Circulars and/or specific funding sources. Unfortunately the term “Audit” seems to have a negative meaning associated with it. Of course there are times when an [...]

According to studies done by the top four international accounting firms, nonprofit organizations have an error rate approximately 60% higher than that of for-profit entities. However, some good news in these studies is that over 70% of these errors are basic mistakes such as bookkeeping and recording errors. Three examples of common errors and their [...]

Anyone who is involved with a not-for-profit organization is very aware that discretionary or un-tethered money is a valuable commodity. It is one of the most important commodities when you run across necessary expenses that “no-one will pay for”. You also know that any time there is a change in the administration in Washington D. [...]

As I write this blog I find myself second guessing the title. Should the word “Practical” be replaced by “Realistic”? Personally, I view “Practical” as meaning more sensible or useful. “Realistic” is pretty literal….. what is actually going on? During budget preparation and management you never want to lose sight of the real world and [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]