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How did you fix your NACHA formatting problem?
We’re really hoping to get NACHA working smoothly. While we are able to successfully upload our NACHA files to the bank, there is a formatting issue that’s causing a troublesome delay in the funds being transfered to the recipients. The bank's ACH department is having to manually push the payments through. I understand the…
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ACH through Bank of America
Does anyone else issue ACH grants through their Bank of America checking account? We have found that if the grant recipient also has a BoA checking account there are major limitations! For one grantee ACH was not permitted by BoA but we could send a wire for a $30 fee. For another grantee, there was a limit of $25,000…
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Donations Postmarked before End of Year
What are your common practices for inputting donations that have been postmarked before the end of the year, but are not deposited to the bank until the New Year?
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ACH Payments
We are in the process of having all of our grants paid ACH and are looking to have our scholarship payments paid ACH as well but I did hear that some colleges and universities still prefer check. Has anyone been successful in getting colleges and universities to make the switch to ACH? Also, are there any community…
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Looking for a conditional formatted check template example for multiple signers
We are moving to using the check approver option and need to update my check template to be formatted between one signature for under 5K and two required if check is over 5K. I'm not familiar with writing code for conditional formatting. Help, please!
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Does anyone else have challenges with unidentified stock gifts?
We routinely get stock gifts into our Schwab account with no additional information. We have a process for sharing stock transfer information with donors but once someone has that information it's easy for them to send other gifts and frequently we receive stocks with no indication who it's from or for which fund it's…
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How often do you cut grant checks?
We only cut grant checks twice a month, it has been that way forever.
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Recording a spendable to Deferred Revenue account
Hi, I'm trying to find a way to record a funds 2024 spendable to another fund as Deferred Revenue. We've been granted XXX dollars from this year to spend on an IT upgrade that will happen in 2025. To keep our budget balanced, I would like to defer the revenue until next year when the expense will take place. Any…
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Corporate credit card policy and forms
Hello, Does anyone have a general credit card policy and credit card use agreement they could share? Thank you.
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Tips for creating and forecasting a managed funds budget
As we all strive to effectively manage and grow our funds to support our mission and community, I’m interested in learning more about best practices for creating and forecasting a managed funds budget. Specifically, I’d like to hear from you on the following points: Revenue Projections: How do you estimate investment…
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Annual transfer of Operating Net Income to a Reserve Fund?
Wondering if anyone else has worked out the mechanics behind this kind of a transaction. Essentially we have an 'Operating Reserve' and each year the Net Income (with a few adjustments for fixed asset acquisitions and depreciation) is intended to be rolled into that Operating Reserve. The way we are set up now we have the…
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Cryptocurrency Donations
Hello! Does anyone take Cryptocurrency donations? We recently received our first one through Engiven and I'm just wondering what the process for the audit was like. Also, We did not treat this gift like a gift of stock, it was entered like a normal ACH gift. However, we were not sure how to enter it and account for the…
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Charting Projected Giving/Workflows
Hi Compass, I'm wondering how others are understanding and charting their projected giving. We're currently struggling to understand what our next year looks like in terms of paying out installments, and how heavy our reporting workflows will be because there isn't a straightforward way to track estimated/anticipated…
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Chart of Accounts
Are there guidelines and best practices on how to set up and maintain your nonprofit's chart of accounts? How does the structure of your chart of accounts impact your ability to plan and understand your budget - as well as create and analyze your financial statements? Join us on our webinar to learn more.
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Negative Spendable Balance after posting grants and scholarships
Hi everyone, Our foundation has recently discovered that we are having some grants and scholarships post thru the system without flagging us that the spendable balance will go negative. It is not consistent and we have tried various scenarios to reproduce the problem. We've reached out to support and it has been escalated…
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Job Opportunity: Financial Administrator
We are a new Foundant client just starting implementation. We are located in Ontario Canada and are seeking a part time financial/accounting person. We estimate that the role will require about 10 hours per week and would be virtual as our operations after covid have moved on line. Please reply to ; John Mayes, Treasurer,…
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What is the best way to enter stock donations if you do not sell the stock?
We received several shares of different stock from a donor and our investment manager decided not to sell some of the stock. If I enter the information in public securities, I have to then "sell" the stock in CSuite. Should I only enter what was sold and then enter the other portion as "other payment?" This is the first…
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GIFTVII Matching Gift procedures for CSuite
This topic came up in a Foundant meet-up discussion yesterday. If anyone has any procedures for how they processed the match in CSuite for GIFT 7 that might be useful for people to utilize for GIFT 8, please share! I have procedures I can share once I'm able to review and clean them up a bit.
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New Opening for Finance Director in San Diego
What We Do For over 40 years, Rancho Santa Fe Foundation (RSFF) has provided a high level of service by developing personal relationships with our donors and providing exceptional stewardship of the funds invested with us to ensure great community impact for North County San Diego. With nearly $150 million in assets under…
