The Blytheco Sage Nonprofit eNews for April 2008

Sage MIP Fund Accounting has received a coveted 2008 Campbell Award from Campbell Rinker, an independent market research firm, for being the most recommended accounting solution among users from nonprofits with annual revenue of $5 million and above, based on the firm’s 2007 Nonprofit Accounting Software Survey of U.S. customers. Campbell Rinker surveyed approximately 2,400 customers of accounting software for nonprofits, from which a selection of qualified product ratings were used in the selection of the awards.

Campbell Rinker’s Nonprofit Accounting Solution Survey gathers information on user satisfaction, pricing preferences, purchasing habits, and organizational scope, and is conducted approximately every two years. Read the complete press release here.

Integrate accounting with fundraising to create a complete non-profit solution

Sage MIP Fund Accounting is built to integrate with other mission-critical solutions your organization needs. When accounting is integrated with development and donor management, using Sage MIP Fund Accounting's integration with Sage Fundraising 50, your nonprofit can increase giving levels while controlling costs and streamlining operations.

Sage Fundraising 50 shares information automatically with Fund Accounting, eliminating the need for duplicate data entry. The built-in interface allows accounting users to review and accept transactions before they are entered in MIP Fund Accounting, ensuring data integrity throughout the system. Donations are automatically linked to corresponding fund accounts, so records are accurate and provide a full audit trail. Flexible, built-in reporting provides instant visibility into system activity.

Sage Fundraising 50 offers: donor acquistion and retention, online fundraising integration, campaign management, event management, credit card and EFT payment capabilities, and reporting tools that ensure transparency to donors and board members.

Sage offers a range of product choices for accounting and fundraising, so you can choose the product that fits your budget, program and staffing needs.

Tips and Tricks

Once you have entered and posted budget transactions for the current year, you will want to use the information on reports for tracking and comparison purposes.

In order for the amounts you entered to appear on your reports, you will need to make sure the date range in Report Setup is correct. To do so:
* Open the selected report.
* Access the Options tab of the report.
* Review the Date Range fields for the Total Budget and make sure they are for the current year.