Nonprofit organizations are far more likely to use Cloud computing technology now than they were even just a few short years ago. The Cloud enables your organization to have a flexible and mobile work environment, and that’s leading to higher employee satisfaction and productivity. The Cloud is an important way to better connect staff and improve interaction with nonprofit constituents.
Over the past several weeks, we have looked at the need for your nonprofit to consider updating to a financial reporting solution in the Cloud, what being Cloud-based means, the important features offered through Cloud solutions, and how the Cloud is beneficial in addressing many challenges that organizations face all the time. To learn more about these benefits that solve issues for nonprofits through Cloud solutions, visit here.
The Cloud offers so many benefits to nonprofits including driving cost efficiencies. It also encourages a flexible and mobile environment for staff to work in that gives them the access, experience, and richness they want. Not only that, but Cloud computing increases productivity, satisfaction, and flexibility that keep staff happy even with the endless demands they face as a nonprofit.
Ultimately, these staff benefits of using the Cloud funnel down to allowing them to engage more with the people and purpose behind your nonprofit mission. That is what we, the Beck and Company Certified Public Accountants and Business Advisors, ultimately desire for your nonprofit and will do what it takes to help you achieve engagement and success as an organization. For starters, you’ll need a Cloud computing system that offers these benefits and consultations to help you understand, implement, and best use it. We offer technology consulting services for this purpose. In addition, we desire to partner with you and help with the financial and accounting aspects of your organization in order to help you stay focused on its mission. Therefore, we would be happy to conduct your nonprofit financial audits to give you the information you need to keep accounting practices functioning as they should be to further your success.
Now, let’s take a closer look at how your organization can maximize success in Cloud transformation initiatives that lead to engagement with nonprofit constituents across the board (staff, people benefitting from your nonprofit services, Board of Director members, etc.):
- Make the transformation and transition to the Cloud a continuous process. Cloud computing adoption should not be viewed as another project but instead as a journey that spans from strategy through execution.
- Drive the transition to Cloud computing from the top down. Directors and board members should manage the decisions and processes that make up the transformation/transition and guide strategic decisions that are then shared with the staff and ultimately benefit those the nonprofit reaches.
- Focus on strong leadership and engagement. Organizational alignment is important to managing the change. Focus on getting buy-in from staff and support of constituents.
- Collaborate. Nonprofit staff and IT consultants should collaborate to help embed change into every aspect of an organization. Cloud transformations are successful when everyone is working side by side.
- Measure success. Develop realistic and measurable outcomes for Cloud initiatives that are linked to organizational goals.
Contact us here at Beck and Company CPAs to find out more about the Cloud computing opportunities that await you and how they work through our technology consulting services. In addition, Beck and Company CPAs want to partner with you as accountants to help you get your nonprofit finances in order by conducting a financial nonprofit audit on your organization’s behalf. We want to help you engage as a nonprofit with all of your constituents, and Cloud computing plus financial audits can help you do just that!