I have just started work for a not for profit environmental charity. We have multiple projects at any time (currently 19) which all have independant funding as well as their own costs. Does anyone know of a suitable accounting software which can cope with these projects when they appear on the company books as balance sheet items and not just profit and loss items?
I would be grateful for any input.
Thanks
Margaret Radcliffe
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Quickbooks is very reasonably priced and as a former Community Accountant, I would have no hesitation in recommending it for the reasons stated below by another contributor.
project software for charities
Hi Margaret
I have worked with several charities in the past and am familiar with the issues that a charity organisation typically faces.
I currently work for a Microsoft Great Plains reseller and have also sold Sun Systems. Both of these prodcuts are used fairly extensively within the charity marketplace.
They are both mid-range solutions however Great Plains do offer a 25% discount to all UK registered charities.
If you want to have a chat about how Great Plains (and Sun for that matter) could help you with your Project accounting requirements, I would be delighted to help.
My contact details are below, we also have a stand and are running seminars at the upcoming Softworld exhibition. The Project Seminar is in Seminar Room C9 at 15:00. You can find us on Stand 108 which is near the Great Plains stand.
Good Luck
Nick Richards
Glotel Plc
[email protected]
01483 563399
Successful in VSO sector
Hi
I work as a finance specialist in the charity sector, advising on accounting systems & setting them up free of charge for small organisations. The best system I have come across at the budget end is Kubernesis Accounts, costing about £400 and coping with all charity requirements such as project budgeting/accounting/reporting, restricted and unrestricted funds, multi income streams etc. It even prints your reports for you. Their customer support is very good. This system is easy to use - good for non-accountants.
You can email Kubernesis at [email protected] or Tel. York 01904 788885
project software for charities
Hi Margaret
Have you thought about coding the projects within the general ledger to enable tracking of restricted/non restricted income and expenditure.
Depending upon volume of transactions you could always use MS Excel.
Does your accounting package have any form of project costing module?
What software are you using and how much do you want to spend on the new project software? Have you asked any charities in a similar field how they cope with this?
Rgds
Bryan