Category: "Cloud Technology"
April 27, 2015
The Value of IndependenceThere are a lot of choices in the marketplace. The dizzying array of consumer choices and relentless marketing bombard us with claims and statements that make it hard to discern fact from fiction. As a consumer, it is difficult to make a truly educated choice. This is true in the business application marketplace and it…
March 3, 2015
Fairly Comparing the Cost of Cloud Applications to Traditional SoftwareAs a nonprofit, comparing a subscription-based (SaaS) cloud application for finance or donor management to similar traditional installed client/server application can be confusing. It is easy, but misleading, to focus on licensing alone as the basis of comparison. In fact, this is not an apples-to-apples comparison since many of the costs associated with applications installed…
February 24, 2015
Why Guaranteed, Fixed-Price Projects are Ideal for NonprofitsHow much is that? Are you sure? Consultants, CPAs, attorneys and other professionals have long relied on time & materials billing as a cornerstone of project costing. When a client approaches with a problem, they estimate the number of hours they will likely need to complete the work and then multiply that by the…
January 26, 2015
Is Purchasing Cloud Accounting Solutions an Example of Mass Hysteria?Let me start off by saying that there is no single product, technology, licensing model or business process that is the exact right fit for every nonprofit organization. It is incumbent upon every organization evaluating their business systems to do proper due diligence and evaluate all of the appropriate factors that impact the potential success…
December 17, 2014
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Financial ConfidenceWe all know the story of the “Wizard of Oz” and Dorothy’s journey to follow the yellow brick road in order to reach Emerald City. She chose the path of the unknown and despite all obstacles, the path took her where she needed to be. Like Dorothy’s journey, it is frightening to many nonprofits to…
April 23, 2013
What if you didn’t have a server room?That’s the question we asked ourselves at JMT a few years ago when we were deciding whether that next big investment in servers and other infrastructure upgrades was the right path. For many businesses and nonprofits, costs related to IT infrastructure, personnel, outside services and all of the other expenses necessary to keep your critical…
November 8, 2011
What Every Nonprofit Should Understand About Cloud ComputingCompared to other sectors, nonprofits have a technology gap. A recent Johns Hopkins University study surveyed the root causes of the nonprofit technology gap and identified lack of money, lack of time and lack of expertise as the top three challenges. What is interesting is that Cloud Computing addresses all three of the challenges faced…
August 14, 2011
Intacct Named One of CRN’s “25 Cloud Vendors You Need to Know”At JMT Consulting Group we are very excited about Intacct and we offer its nonprofit solution that allows organizations to take advantage of the many benefits of cloud computing. Recently, Intacct was named one of the 25 Cloud Vendors You Need to Know by CRN. This list is a who’s who of cloud computing and…
May 9, 2011
Why I Moved Our Business to Cloud Computing and Why It Might Be the Right Move for your NonprofitBy Jacqueline M. Tiso, Founder and CEO of JMT Consulting Group As does every leader in a firm, I have to keep watch on how the numbers are doing. Specifically – how is the money coming in and what is it going out for. Probably the strongest message any business leader has heard over the…
April 20, 2011
Technology Working in Favor of NonprofitsHave you ever postponed investing in a new accounting system for your nonprofit because of the cost to buy or add new servers? Or maybe your organization doesn’t have a large (any) IT department to support replacing or upgrading to a better accounting solution and so you’ve made due with the system that you have…
February 2, 2011
Admit it – You Hate Expense ReportsEven though there is wonderful motivation for finally sitting down, collecting those receipts, and filling out your expense reports (namely getting reimbursed), we all hate doing it. I know I do. RestEasy Expense is a cloud-based application that really does take the pain out of the expense reimbursement process. And, it is integrated with…
December 10, 2010
Charter Schools Financial Reporting: It’s Time to Graduate from SpreadsheetsCharter Schools have many challenges in the course of the academic year; worrying about audits and grant reporting shouldn’t be one of them. But if your school relies on spreadsheets to manage grants, or information must be consolidated from multiple school locations, there is a large margin for error – errors that, if severe enough,…
