With over 70 programs that serve individuals, families, seniors, and children, The Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF) provides critical resources that bring food, refuge, health care, education and emergency assistance to 300,000 Chicagoans of all faiths and two million Jews around the world.
“We first met the folks JUF at a Chicago Lunch and Learn that we hosted,” says Director of Sales Andrew Harleman, “They also attended the Chicago INNOVATE and following that chance to interact with other JMT clients and meeting with the JMT team, became a client.”
Tom brings over 15 years of experience with software solutions for not-for-profit and public sector organizations as part of Micro Information Products, Sage and nFocus Software. Tom’s extensive industry and operational experience allow him to guide the overall execution of all aspects of JMT’s business including Marketing, Sales, Delivery and Support.
In addition to his experience in professional services, sales, and business development with software solutions, Tom was Director of Product Management for Sage Software, where he was responsible for new product development for all of their nonprofit accounting and fundraising solutions. Under Thornton’s leadership, Sage MIP Fund Accounting received three consecutive Campbell Awards recognizing MIP’s extremely high user satisfaction.
For the first time in over 20 years, there will be considerable changes in the way nonprofit organizations are required to prepare and present financial statements. On August 18th, 2016, The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting standards Update (ASU) 2016-14, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958), Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities. The goal…
Nonprofit organizations face increased demands for services from their communities. But when it comes to internal needs, traditionally they have been tasked to minimize overhead costs. And unfortunately, the area that suffers the most is the investment in systems. This puts significant strain on their finance teams, as many now have corporate cards, shifting from…
Dashboards provide a window into your organization’s performance and financial health. With the increased emphasis on outcomes—defined as a change in skill, knowledge, attitude, behavior, condition, or status—nonprofits must demonstrate the progress of those outcomes in a visual, understandable way. An article in Nonprofit Quarterly notes that a dashboard must: Align definitions of success across…
Many nonprofits walk a razor-edge financially. Nonprofits address society’s most difficult issues, compete for limited funding and struggle to find and keep qualified staff to run their organization. A new report by Oliver Wyman, SeaChange Capital Partners, and GuideStar, which examines the finances of more than 219,000 U.S. nonprofits, reveals sobering realities: Around 50% have…
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We are thrilled to welcome Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago to the JMT family of clients.
