Daily MIP tips that save time, cut errors, and make month end calm.
If you use MIP Fund Accounting, you have a lot on your plate. Close never stops. Grants need clean reports. Boards want answers fast. We built MIPster the Tipster™ to help you win the day.
MIPster the Tipster™ is our new daily series of short, practical tips for MIP users. Plain talk. Clear steps. Real examples. You watch or read a tip, you use it, you move on. No fluff.
Why we built it
Because the same “quick questions” come up again and again. Because small fixes add up. Because accounting software can be boring, but learning it does not have to be. And because month end comes every 30 days.
We have lived MIP for 25 years. We train teams. We implement. We clean up messy charts and workflows. We know where people get stuck. MIPster the Tipster™ shares the shortcuts we use every day.
What you get
- One bite-size “Tip of the Day” you can act on right now
- A simple test to know when to use a feature and when not to
- Copy-and-paste steps you can follow with your team
- Links to deeper how-tos when you want more
Who it is for
- Nonprofit and public sector finance teams using MIP
- Controllers, CFOs, AP managers, grant managers, auditors who live in the data
- New staff who need wins fast and veterans who want cleaner, faster close
Who it is not for
- Teams that do not use MIP
- Folks who prefer hand entry, paper checks, and guesswork
Topics you will see first
- Claim on Cash vs Due To/Due From
- Fast approvals and signers that match your policy
- Clean vendor records and fewer duplicates
- One-click reports for donors, boards, and auditors
- Month-end close checklists that stick
- Coding right the first time
- Common setup mistakes and how to fix them
- When to automate AP, and how AvidPay fits with MIP
How it works
- New tips go into our library daily
- Each tip takes about a minute to use
- You can share tips with your team and save your favorites for close week
Bookmark the library here:
https://mcgoverncg.com/mipster-the-tipster/
A quick sample tip
Claim on Cash vs Due To/Due From trips up many teams. Here is the simple rule.
Use Claim on Cash when many funds share one bank account. MIP tracks each fund’s claim on that cash.
Use Due To/Due From when funds owe each other. One fund pays a cost for another, so one fund records a receivable and the other records a payable. Get this right and your reports tell the truth.
Why listen to us
We are McGovern Consulting Group. We focus on MIP Fund Accounting training and implementation. That is it. Our clients know we do not push tools that do not fit. We pick partners with real ROI and tight MIP integrations. We teach what we use in the field, and we keep it simple so your team can win.
Start today
- Open the library and pick one tip: https://mcgoverncg.com/mipster-the-tipster/
- Use it on a live record.
- Share it with your team.
- Want hands-on help or a custom plan. Book time with our MIP team: https://mcgoverncg.com/schedule/
Want free training outside the daily tips. Visit our training hub: https://www.freemipfundaccountingtraining.com/
TLDR: MIPster the Tipster™ gives you one quick MIP tip every day so you close faster, report cleaner, and stress less. Start here: https://mcgoverncg.com/mipster-the-tipster/
PS: Don’t trip. Just ask the Tip.
