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The Ultimate Guide to Accounting Software for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Although the most popular accounting software products- like QuickBooks and SAP- handle the needs of businesses in many industries, nonprofits have a unique business model and accounting standards and require different features and functionality from accounting software. Do You Need Fund Accounting and Award Management Software?

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Maintaining Nonprofit Compliance With Fundraising Software

Greater Giving

If you’ve invested in software to simplify auction management, you’re already taking the right steps to maximize your fundraising event’s success! Activity data As a tax-exempt organization, you technically won’t have to file a tax return. All financial data, from expenditures to revenue and assets.

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Don’t Make These Common Mistakes When Filing Your Form 990

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Your tax-exempt status may keep you from having to file traditional tax returns, but maintaining the designation comes with its own labyrinth of forms, requirements, and deadlines. Here are nine common mistakes Nikita and her team at Tax990 see nonprofits make when filing their form 990s.

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The One Record Myth in K–12 School Software

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The short answer is no, not if you want to use your data in meaningful ways. But what I’d bet you’re really after isn’t one record—it’s complete control over your data—and that IS possible. Schools need specific, purpose-driven software and applications for enrollment, academics, fundraising, accounting, and more.

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Form 990: Essential Information to Know Before Filing

Greater Giving

To preserve your status and make the most of your donations , your nonprofit has to file tax forms on an annual basis. The form that most nonprofits need to file is the IRS Form 990. Organizations that miss the filing deadline face penalty fees and the eventual loss of their 501(c)(3) status. Why is filing Form 990 important?

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Insights your association management software can provide your board of directors

Nimble AMS

When writing these reports, your association management software (AMS) can provide valuable information to make the reporting even easier and more insightful. . Much of the information used in a board report comes from committees and association management software. Not all software options for managing associations are the same.

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27 Recommended Affordable or Free Nonprofit Software Tools

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Software solutions keep the nonprofit sector in motion. That’s just the start—nonprofit software tools come in many varieties, offering support for marketing, event planning, form building, and much more. This guide highlights the top affordable and free nonprofit software solutions to turn to for support.