We’re happy to share some news from Carla Feagan, our Channel Sales Manager based in Edmonton, Canada.  Carla’s daughter was asked to sing the Canadian national anthem at an anti-bullying event held at Rexall Place in Edmonton last week.  Carla’s daughter did a great job!   About a quarter of the arena was filled with screaming school kids ranging from 3rd to 7th grade.  Local TV stations covered the event and despite this being  the first time she has ever sang in front of more than 15-20 people, and having a camera in front of her, she never missed a beat, or note!

The event, hosted by the Edmonton Rush Lacrosse Club, was called “Rise Up Against Bullying” and promoted by 92.5 JOE FM.  It was designed to, “engage youth with an interactive and exciting approach to bullying prevention … Empowering them with the important facts and knowledge that they can use moving forward towards their peers.”

Listen and watch for yourself (singing begins about 1:28):

Congrats to Carla and her daughter. We see a budding recording star in the future, as well as a possible performance from Carla herself, assuming it’s in the blood!

Jennifer Bonenfant, Director of the U. Va. Fund, shares how Serenic Navigator has enabled the fund to maximize efficiencies in order to better accomplish the organization’s mission.

The U.Va. Fund, a program of the University of Virginia Alumni Association, provides financial and endowment services to the University of Virginia community. They service over 3,100 accounts with consolidated assets exceeding $400 million and consolidated annual support exceeding $30 million. Clients of the U.Va Fund include departments of the university, student organizations, scholarship programs, trusts, international student projects, research, and humanities global initiatives.

Serenic  Navigator has helped the U.Va. Fund with:

• Integrating many processes that were previously separate functions (payroll, fixed assets, budget, gift processing)
• Reporting – they electronically distribute by email 600+ reports monthly
• Connectivity – they have users at different locations as well as users requiring remote access
• Eliminating duplicate manual entry work
• Streamlining operations, thereby maintaining appropriate workloads and low staff turnover

We’ve had a great partnership with the U. Va. Fund, giving them the flexibility to grow and develop new resources for the UVa community.  Thank you, Jennifer, for sharing your story!

As CFO of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Brad Wilson needs to be on top his finances. He tells us how Serenic Software helps him do just that in the video below.

Brad Wilson, CFO, discusses how Serenic Navigator has enabled the Archdiocese of Atlanta to better accomplish its mission.  Their challenges included the need for increased financial transparency and tighter safeguarding of assets.  Serenic Navigator has helped them increase efficiencies with an integrated accounting software solution that allows them to implement the concept of “key it once, key it right.”  They have eliminated the duplicate keying and related errors of multiple subsystems and can drill down to research questions in real time.  The integrated Deposit and Loan solution has allowed them to reallocate resources to programs.

Visit our site for more information on how Serenic can help your organization. To view the testimonial video, click HERE.

Jim Ingram, CEO/Finance Director at Medair, shares how Serenic Navigator helps them live their core values of accountability and integrity. Based in Switzerland, Medair has complex fund accounting needs with over 120 grants and funds. As an international NGO, they need to be able to segregate grant money by fund and do multi-currency. Serenic Navigator has provided more timely and accurate reporting on these grants to their funders, and better cash management.

“Finance is about timing and accuracy… you need the right software to do that.” – Jim Ingram.

Access the video here: http://www.youtube.com/user/SerenicSoftware#p/a/u/0/qw0SQBKyLrc

If you’re a nonprofit interested in the benefits of moving your fund accounting to the cloud, you should check out our new demo videos and Navigator Online success kit. Navigator Online is a subscription-based SaaS (software as a service) version of Serenic’s award-winning financial management system. The kit includes a new whitepaper, fact sheet, FAQ, and videos regarding cloud-based accounting specifically built for small to mid-sized nonprofits.

Currently, we have the following short demo videos showing the benefits and features of Serenic Navigator Online.

• Usability Features – Serenic Navigator Online is designed to help you complete your work easily and efficiently. There are several useful features, including Role Centers, drag-and-drop attachment of files to records, notes and notifications, and direct export of information to Microsoft Excel.
• Installation and Implementation – Serenic Navigator Online is a streaming application – when the installation is done, you’ll have an icon on your desktop and the program will look and behave like any other on your computer. Once installed, you will start configuring the system for your organization – determining how to structure your data, what features to use, and how much information you import from your old system.
• Commitments and Encumbrances – Serenic Navigator Online supports commitment and encumbrance accounting, allowing you to track “pre-expenditures” and obligations while also controlling your spending against your budget.
• Purchasing Features and Controls – Serenic Navigator Online is designed to help you complete your purchases easily and efficiently, while also giving you the ability to restrict what is posted to your General Ledger and control spending against your budget.

Check it out when you have the chance by visiting:
http://www.serenic.com/nfp/navigatoronline.aspx

We’re excited to be featured on last week’s video blog: “Tech Tips with Matt Rothman.”  The video blog is a fun way to see what IT experts are saying about our nonprofit financial and operational software!

The video guest, Rob Kaplan of Watkins IT, talks with Matt about how nonprofits have different accounting challenges and why Serenic is a must-have when addressing nonprofit financial needs.  Other topics of discussion include grant management, how Serenic has built upon Microsoft Dynamics NAV, and of course—the NFL Playoffs.  Thanks, Rob and Matt, for giving Serenic a great shout-out—and we’re sorry that the J-E-T-S lost

Check it out!

Tech-Tips with Matt Rothman on Serenic

Hope you’re all enjoying the Monday before the Holidays!  We wanted to share a quick introduction video about Serenic Software, and how we help nonprofits, NGOs and the public sector more efficiently manage their finances.

Enjoy the background music

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