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Note: the following article is based on an allocation procedure where the actual fringe benefit rate is used rather than a fixed rate. The second pool that is included as part of the basic GMS Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Management System is the Fringe Benefit Pool. As with the Leave Pool discussed in the June 2012 newsletter, [...]

GMS Leave Pool - Part of the basic GMS Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Management System is the Leave Pool. The leave pool is a method of allocating your organization’s leave costs to the appropriate programs. The logic behind using the leave pool is basic accountability. For example, you may have an employee that works on 3 programs [...]

Next month we’ll all gather together for the 30th Annual GMS Summit. Here is some handy information for you to keep in mind. For complete Summit information please visit our website at: https://www.gmsactg.com/summit-overview.html WEATHER AND DRESS – The average daily temperature is typically 81 degrees this time of year in Denver. We encourage you to check the [...]

By Diane H. Leonard, GPC, President/Owner, DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services, LLC In Expanding Your Grant Funder Research, I said “I can hear the objections that follow. ‘We have a grant calendar and we do all of those things you mentioned about grant research. How do we identify “new to us” grant funders?’” Did you miss [...]

<span "font-size:12.0pt;="" font-family:"times="" roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"times="" roman""="">Grant research, in particular grant research focused on expanding an existing grant portfolio, can feel like an insurmountable task. In fact, it can feel like you are on the hunt to find a diamond in the rough. So then, how when faced with such a task can you grow your grant [...]

From sessions to breaks, from wishes to tours, there are so many things being offered to all attendees of the GMS Summit and we don’t want you to miss a thing. The GMS website it a great tool to learn about everything that’s available to you as an attendee. What time is breakfast, when can [...]

I often talk about the 3 R’s of Grant Seeking: Research, Relationships, and wRiting. The point of the 3 R’s of Grant Seeking is that you need to follow the three steps with every potential application whether for a new funding partner or for an existing funding partner. Here are our 5 tips to improve your grant funder [...]

1) Take assessment of your teams experience level.Most organizations have employees with a myriad of experience levels within a specific job function. I can remember my first software company job, I felt like a fish out of water especially since I lead a team of sales representatives who knew a lot more than I did [...]

By Robin Berseth, Events and Technology Director, GMS, Inc. We are happy to announce that the final schedule for the GMS Summit 2015 has been released. The GMS Summit is a financial management conference open to all GMS clients and those interested in GMS. We are excited to share with you, as we celebrate in [...]

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is having an effect on businesses across the country and a nonprofit agency is no exception. One of the main factors determining how your agency will be affected is based on the number of full time equivalent employees your agency employs. To see the IRS definition of a Full Time [...]