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The Raiser's Edge
®
/The Financial Edge
™
Integration
Making the Connection between
Development and Finance
Five Benefits of an Integrated System
K-12
Schools benefit enormously from integrating their internal fundraising and financial systems. With
an improvement in accountability, efficiency, auditing processes, and internal communication,
organizations with an integrated solution are better prepared for the demands of today's private school
sector.
1. Expanding Fundraising and Grant Capabilities
Now more than ever, major donors, grantors, and private funders come with a variety of donor imposed
restrictions and reporting requirements. These limitations consume valuable resources and create an
overwhelming workload for your accounting department. Connecting your development and finance
systems simplifies reporting for even the most complex income and expense allocation, even across
multiple programs, projects, and fiscal years. This enables your staff to pursue additional funding
opportunities without constraining your accounting department.
2. Increasing Accountability and Transparency
Fusion between accounting and development offices streamlines operations, improves constituent
services, and reduces departmental overhead costs. With both departments gaining access to important
information, your organization can better demonstrate accountability to investors.
3. Efficiency and Data Integrity
An integrated system allows you to post directly to your accounting software, eliminating the need for
imports and reducing duplicate data entry.
4. Maintaining Tight Audit Trails
Linking gifts in development to account balances in accounting makes reconciliation simple and
straightforward. An integrated solution allows you see source transactions by drilling down from a
project in your accounting system directly to the constituent's gift record in your fundraising system.
"With its integration into
fundraising and executive
decision support systems,
The Financial Edge is a first-rate
accounting solution that was
created for, and has served well,
the nonprofit sector."
—Accounting Today
