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3 Signs Your Organization Needs a Nonprofit Accounting System

Blackbaud

When your nonprofit is just getting started, your budget for an accounting system is likely very close to $0. Is your accounting software not working for your organization? And this data rolls up into your organizational budget to give you a holistic view of your finances. Think Bigger!

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How to Develop Your Nonprofit Operating Reserves

Blackbaud

Find the Right Number for Your Nonprofit Operating Reserves The Nonprofit Operating Reserves Initiative (NORI) Workgroup suggests that the minimum operating reserve ratio at the lowest point during the year should be 25 percent, or about three months of the annual operating expense budget. However, this is not a universal benchmark.

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Does your nonprofit mission statement drive donations?

Candid

from 2016–2018 and added a number of financial metrics to the spreadsheet. The Moderating Effect of Mission Statement Polarity on Performance , we used a package in the statistical software R Studio to measure the emotional polarity of the 200 mission statements. We also downloaded their IRS Form 990s?from For our first project,?

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Windows XP Will Be Supported by Third-Party Anti-Virus … Sort Of

Tech Soup

The recent news is that several third-party anti-virus software makers will continue supporting Windows XP, but how well will they work? Most anti-virus software makers have announced that they will support Windows XP beyond the XPocalypse. BitDefender: January 2016. Norman and Qihoo: until at least January 2016.

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7 Things Foundations Might Not Know About TechSoup

Tech Soup

The savings to them is so substantial that it frees up operating budgets for other things. Microsoft Office 2016 (for PC or Mac). For example, DocuSign is available to nonprofit foundations with operating budgets under $1 million. Nearly 4,000 Foundations Are Already Using TechSoup. Symantec Norton Small Business Security Suite.

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Getting Your Paws On Office 365

Tech Soup

According to Tech Impact, on average, organizations spend 67 percent of their IT budgets on maintenance. Because you're spending less time and money on upgrades and other day-to-day maintenance, Office 365 allows you to focus more of your IT budget on growth and investment. Friday, September 16, 2016 in Toronto.

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PCs for People Brings More Great Refurbished Computers to Nonprofits through TechSoup

Tech Soup

Plus, in 2016, it created a new community initiative to distribute computers and Mobile Beacon Internet to low-income people. Through this service, we are able to procure high-quality computer equipment and leverage industry-leading refurbishing software to produce thousands of computers far below market cost.