The smartphone revolution has brought with it apps for accounting for nonprofits that can make your work life faster, more productive, and efficient. There are apps for everything from the local weather to daily inspirational readings. But for accounting for nonprofits, there are certain apps that you’ll want to add to your smartphone that provide a lot of information with the touch of a button.
Notability
Noteworthy is like a doodling pen and an online notebook all in one. With Noteworthy, you can take notes by typing or add drawings to your notes. It’s flexible and great for creative types who want to brainstorm via their smartphones or add to notes during meetings.
Notability may be downloaded for Apple devices from Ginger Labs.
Evernote
Evernote for Android and iOS is how many accountants are going paperless these days. It’s a great place to store, organize, and record notes. These notes can be videos, photos snapped with your smartphone of documents, handwritten notes, or typed notes – Evernote can handle it. It collects, stores and organizes the information in ways that are natural and intuitive, so you can easily find it again. A great tool for organizing much of your work and projects.
You can download Evernote from many online sources.
TripIt
Travel frequently for business? TripIt is the app for you. TripIt lets you organize air, car rental, hotel and other information into a simple itinerary and keep it all in one place. You can even include maps to help you find conferences, hotels, and client offices. The pro version includes details on baggage claim at airports, flight status, and other useful tools.
Download TripIt today.
Tallie
Accounting for nonprofits may include preparing expense reports. Tallie is an app that makes it easier and faster to repair expense reports. Log expenses in on your smartphone and Tallies does the rest.
Find Tallie for iOS and Android on your favorite appstore.
Need to keep up with the latest business journals, world needs, or industry-specific news? Flipboard is an app that creates a unique “magazine” subscription for you. It scours the internet for topics related to your inputs and builds custom magazines based on your interests. It can also follow specific journals and pull information into your account so it’s all in one place.
Download Flipboard today.
Social Media Apps
Interacting with your members, donors and constituents via social media has never been easier. Download and use the Twitter, Facebook or Instagram apps. With a few taps you can respond to inquiries, share images, and update people about important events – all from your smartphone.
There are hundreds of apps online today and more to come. As apps become more sophisticated, they provide us with even more tools to grow our businesses. Download these or other apps from your favorite appstore and make your smartphone your new personal assistant.
Beck & Company
If you struggle with your accounting for nonprofits, Beck & Company can help. We are a CPA and business advisory firm dedicated to the nonprofit sector. Our many years of experience can help you update your financial compliance or handle all types of accounting for nonprofits. Please contact Beck & Company today for further details.