Tag: Technology

January 2014 Meeting

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Sneakerware:  Best Financial Systems Integration Strategy for Nonprofits?

David Orlinoff, founder and principal of Concord Financial Organization (CFO), which provides interim financial management and related consulting services, primarily to nonprofits, gave a brief presentation and led a discussion on the on the integration or non-integration of financial systems and what it means for your agency. David has over 35 years of experience as a financial executive and has served about 60 nonprofits as a consultant or interim chief financial officer. He is also the board president of Third Sector New England and a member of the Audit Committee of United Way.

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November 2013 Meeting

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Financial Controls in an Electronic Age – Tips and Warnings

Nonprofits are continually pushed to do more with less. Technology has helped nonprofits keep up with these demands as it has enabled processes and procedures that create increased efficiency and effectiveness. However, the day-to-day processing of invoices and managing of receipts and authorizations in this digital environment require controls to limit risk when so much is easily reproducible, editable, etc. Chris Bertoncini, Director of Financial Consulting Practice, and Karen Hagerty, Senior Consultant, Financial Consulting Practice, at Insource Services Inc., presented some practices that Insource uses in its work acting as the finance and accounting department for numerous nonprofit organizations, as well as some best practices that Insource staff has observed at both nonprofit organizations and for profit companies.

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