Fund accounting software provides innovative and comprehensive management solutions for a variety of organization types, including non-profit corporations and governmental organizations. If you need to manage expenses, billing and human resources for your organization, fund accounting software can make it easy.

If you need to do your accounting on the go or provide multiple people with quick access to the fund accounting software, look for a fund accounting software provider that sells web-based solutions. Web-based applications can be accessed from any computer and the data is stored online rather than on your hard drive.

When trying to find fund accounting software, try the following options:

1. Look for fund accounting software suites that provide multipurpose functions;

2. Get fund accounting software designed for your specific organization;

3. Try web-based applications for expanded access or portability.

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Find fund accounting software that does it all

Fund accounting software programs fulfill a variety of purposes, including not just expense management, but also management of fund-raising, investments, billing and human resources. You can use these programs independently or together as a suite of programs for fund accounting.

I recommend: Serenic Navigator sells an extended suite for managing investments, donors and human resources. Also, from AccuFund, try the complete fund accounting software list of individual programs and accounting suites for municipalities, nonprofits or government organizations.

Use specialized fund accounting software for your organization's needs

Non-profits, municipalities and government organizations and institutions require different functions from fund accounting software, so look for a fund accounting software provider that caters to your organization type. Specialized software can help you manage specific types of investments and donations that apply to your organization.

I recommend: Sage non-profit software for accounting can be combined with fund-raising software for complete non-profit solutions, and you can see a demo online for more information. RedWing CenterPoint, on the other hand, is a fund accounting software program designed specifically for municipalities.

Expand your access and productivity with web-based fund accounting software

If you need your fund accounting software to work for you anytime, anywhere, a web-based application may be the best solution. Web-based systems allow you to store data online and access it from any computer, and expand access to multiple employees at multiple computers if necessary.

I recommend: The 4gov SaaS web-based program is widely used by well-known organizations, and SunGard offers the web-based application eFinancePLUS. A complete fund accounting software list also is available from SunGard if you want to compare the web-based features to those of other financial software programs.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  When using web-based fund accounting software, information from your organization may be more susceptible to hacking and data theft. Find out what security measures are used when you gather fund accounting software information to decide what product is right for your organization before you buy.