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Best Practices for a Stress-Free Fund Accounting System Implementation

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Implementing a robust and modern fund accounting system can save your team time, make reporting faster, and give you more opportunity to focus on impactful work. But introducing a new fund accounting system can be a sizable undertaking—even when you know it will be worth it. Mindset matters. Understanding the Timeline.

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Beyond the Audit: 6 Best Practices to Build and Strengthen Your Relationship with Your Audit Firm

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Audit firms have now, however, transitioned to long-term partners, particularly for nonprofits contemplating transformative system or operational changes. Nonprofits would sometimes modify or overhaul their systems and controls without engaging their auditors.

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5 Questions to Ask Your Fund Accounting Vendor

sgEngage

When your nonprofit is looking to change its financial system, it would be nice to have a crystal ball. Ask your fund accounting vendor these questions to help you get a full picture of their capabilities and whether they meet the needs of your organization, both now and in the future. How does your system manage restricted funds?

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Six key tips to improve data security practices at your association

Nimble AMS

Strong d ata security practices are vital for the integrity of your association. To keep your association’s data secure, you’ll want to avoid certain practices and implement others. Take steps to train each employee about your data practices, making all responsible for the maintenance of your records.

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Demographics via Candid: A data-driven approach to encourage equitable funding practices

Candid

Pledges were made to reduce barriers, shift power, and engage in more equitable funding practices. While well-intentioned, this places a burden on nonprofits that are responding to multiple demographic requests, with different questions and formats, from various funders. Partnering to advance equitable funding practices.

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Why practicing data hygiene can benefit your association staff and members

Nimble AMS

Practicing good data habits grants your staff access to important member information and eliminates unnecessary roadblocks. Still have questions about the importance of data hygiene? Stark needed to take a closer look to review the analytics in the system. How do you practice good data hygiene at your association?

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Q&A: Fundraising Best Practices When Connecting With Diverse Audiences

Bloomerang

It’s important for nonprofit leaders to learn how to incorporate fair and good fundraising best practices when connecting with diverse audiences. In this webinar follow-up, Kristal Frazier answers your pressing questions on DEI donor best practices. Question: How can we add NTEE codes on the IRS file or Candid?