In the for-profit world, there is a return on investment, or commonly shortened to the ROI. However, in the non-profit world, you have what is called the return on mission or ROM. In many instances, that ROM is achieved or at least it helps to achieve it, by monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) on a dashboard from your business management software solutions, such as accounting software, fundraising software, and/or grant management software. All this information should be readily available in your dashboards to be able to drill down on them and view the real-time information for your non-profit organization.
Sage Intacct recently conducted a survey of nonprofit financial professionals, spanning small to large organizations with both single and multiple entities across a wide range of industries. Below is what your peers shared with us as their biggest pain points as part of the survey, as well as how to overcome them.
