Not for Profit

Successful management of a not-for-profit or social service organization is as demanding as it is detailed. Careful administration of operating expenses and cash flow and meticulous reporting practices are essential to meet regulatory compliance. Both are also important for demonstrating the efficient use of donated and allocated resources to secure future funding.

ERT Group offers tools that help not-for-profit and social services organizations streamline operations, optimize finances, and improve their reporting capabilities can translate into more time focused on providing services and value for their beneficiaries.

Overview:

The Public Sector – Non-Profit Organizations industry comprises companies that are established to provide services to their constituents. The focus is on maximizing the amount of money that goes directly to the recipients, through program services, instead of driving profits.

Industry Issues:

The following questions reflect some of the common issues affecting the non-for-profit and social services organizations:

• Is your competition winning more of the available grants?
• Are you experiencing difficulty in determining the appropriate relationship level with trading partners due to a lack of metrics?
• Unable to plan centrally? Decentralized planning is missing opportunities to optimize decisions across the corporation and extended supply chain?
• Are you having difficulty in tracking of full grant cycle?
• Is forecasting accuracy below desired levels, impacting other business KPI’s adversely?

ERT Group Solutions Benefits:

Provide responsible financial management

• Gain real-time access to financial and member information to enable better decision-making with integrated accounting.
• Integrate data from disparate systems such as finance and programs for a complete view of your organization.
• Automate and streamline critical business processes, including funding and donor management, to reduce costs, decrease errors, and save time.
• Member-based organizations see a major improvement in relationship-building through the use of automated communication tools and processes.
• Increase compliance with regulatory and external audit requirements (for example, SFAS 117 in the United States).

Improve service delivery and increase constituent satisfaction

• Improve case-management abilities through easy access to all case or member information.
• Quickly and accurately respond to requests through a unified view of the constituent or member.
• Improve project-management capabilities by centralizing all project-related information.
• Analyze service-delivery speed and measure organizational performance to increase service effectiveness.
• Execute targeted marketing campaigns that meet the needs of constituents or members.

ERT group utilizes Microsoft Dynamics and SAP Business One to deliver a powerful business management suite specifically focused on the unique needs of these organizations. From commitment management to fund management, these solutions promote accurate and timely reporting, easier access to data, and automated processes that help reduce daily overhead.

Microsoft Dynamics and SAP Business One solutions are helping not-for-profit and social service organizations around the world automate business processes and information-sharing to provide better service to beneficiaries.

Microsoft Dynamics and SAP Business One solutions can help your organization:

• Deploy effective financial management solutions
• Integrate human resource management and payroll systems
• Deliver cost-effective projects on time
• Improve retail management at the point of sale
• Increase productivity and overall constituent satisfaction