MIP Accounting teams do not usually think of themselves as automation teams. They are trying to close the month, keep grants straight, pay vendors on time, and answer the same set of questions from program staff and leadership without rebuilding the numbers from scratch each week. In that environment, the...
4 Quick Excel Fixes for Frustrating MIP Export Problems
MIP Accounting has been around long enough that most teams have a love hate relationship with its exports. The data is reliable, but it does not always arrive in a shape you can use immediately. You pull a vendor list, a transaction register, a budget report, and suddenly you are...
Designing a Future-Proof MIP Accounting Chart of Accounts: A Nonprofit CFO’s Guide
If your MIP Accounting chart of accounts feels like it grew “organically,” you are not alone. Many nonprofits and governments implement MIP quickly to solve an immediate need, then spend years layering codes and segments on top of that original structure. The result? Reports are hard to read, new grants...