Category: "Industry News"
November 17, 2016
How Nonprofits Optimize Giving Tuesday with the Right TechnologyWith bellies full and coupon clippings in hand, shoppers of America step it into high gear as soon as Thanksgiving dinner ends. There’s Black Friday, Small-Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, then (our personal favorite) Giving Tuesday. While the other days may focus on great deals for your Christmas list (while boosting the economy), Giving Tuesday isn’t…
August 30, 2016
Fundware: Death of a Giant or Evolution of Cloud Computing?Although it was no surprise to anyone familiar with Fundware and its history over the past 15 years, I was still saddened to hear the announcement from Blackbaud that it was discontinuing support. This is pretty much as official as you can get when it comes to the end-of-life for software. When I started…
March 24, 2016
JMT Congratulates Clients Awarded NYN Media Front-Line HeroesBy Sam Murphy, JMT Marketing Associate JMT Consulting Group would like to congratulate several of its client organizations on nurturing some of New York Nonprofit Media’s new Frontline Heroes. This is an exciting achievement for the individuals in these organizations, as they have exhibited the traits of the “Front-Line Hero”: commitment, leadership, innovation–true behind-the-scenes human service practitioners. In…
February 12, 2016
Celebrating 25 Years of Service to NonprofitsThis is a very special week for me as it marks JMT’s 25th year. I can actually remember as if it was yesterday how it all started. It was September, 1990 and I was sitting at home enjoying being an at-home mom when I got a call from one of the nonprofits I had worked…
July 7, 2015
The State of the Nonprofit Sector: NFF Releases 2015 Survey ResultsThe Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) launched its initial ‘State of the Sector’ survey in 2008, when economic crisis threatened the viability of many organizations. The last few years have seen some stabilization and recovery for nonprofit organizations and nonprofits are adding jobs and finding time and resources to focus on strategic initiatives. But as…
March 10, 2015
Once Again: Can A Mission-Driven Nonprofit Be Blindsided?Strange to say, a nonprofit organization and Board can become too dedicated to its mission! Such overzealousness can cause them to overlook opportunities for strategic change. For example: Nonprofit boards and their organizations offering mental heath counseling services are aware that new pharmaceutical therapies will certainly reduce the need for face-to-face counseling. They need…
February 4, 2015
JMT Launches Exciting New GrantPatterson, N.Y., January 20, 2015 – JMT Consulting Group (https://jmtconsulting.com/), a premier provider of technology and services to the nonprofit sector, announces the availability of Accelerate grants towards the purchase of Abila MIP Fund Accounting software. “Our goal is to empower growing nonprofits with fund accounting software so that they can improve their organization’s financial functions,” says JMT…
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…
July 15, 2013
Sage Nonprofit Solutions is Now AbilaAs many of you may have seen through email communications and press reports, Sage Nonprofit Solutions has completed the next step in their transition to being an independent company. The company that produces the products known as Sage 100 Fund Accounting (aka “MIP”), Sage Fundraising 50, Millennium and Sage Grant Management will now be known…
February 19, 2013
Independence from Sage for Sage Nonprofit SolutionsThe Sage Nonprofit Organization is Being Kept Intact Last week the news broke that Sage Group PLC, the UK-based company that owns Sage North America and many software brands worldwide, was planning to sell Sage Nonprofit Solutions along with a number of other products as part of its stated goal to become more focused on…
January 10, 2013
Happy Birthday JMT!Yesterday was a momentous day for JMT…it was our 22nd birthday! I know you would usually think of it as an anniversary, but for some reason I always think of it as a birthday rather than an anniversary as it really was the birth of JMT. And where I couldn’t care less about my…
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…
