
Set up the free trial of Aplos for nonprofits, compare pricing with QuickBooks Online, and practice nonprofit data entry from the dashboard and setup prompts.
Set up funds and tags in a not-for-profit accounting workflow, including restricted and unrestricted funds. Allocate contributions and expenses by program tags to produce program-level and restricted reports.
Learn to set up fund raising purposes in a not-for-profit accounting workflow, linking donations, contributions, and pledges to general or restricted funds.
Showcases recording a non-cash office space donation in a not-for-profit using Aplos, increasing revenue and rent expense while enabling donor tracking and reporting.
Record a cash donation for a not-for-profit, posting it as unrestricted contributions to revenue, then deposit batches to align with bank reconciliation and the income statement by fund.
Explore how pledges are recorded in a not-for-profit system, distinguishing pledges from contributions, using restricted and time-restricted funds, and tracking via accounts receivable and pledges reports.
Learn how to record a government education grant in a not-for-profit using fund accounting, handling restricted versus unrestricted contributions and generating balance sheet and income statements by fund.
Record salaries expense in a not for profit accounting system using a register and journal entry, and perform end of period adjustments for payroll with fund reporting.
Record a donor pledge restricted for a construction project, apply a present-value discount, and classify it as restricted revenue and a discounted contribution receivable.
Record and manage not-for-profit property plant and equipment purchases and donations using journal entries, depreciation, and asset accounts to keep balance sheets and fund reports accurate.
Record month-end expenses in a not-for-profit, allocate to unrestricted and restricted categories, set up expense accounts, and prepare income statements and balance sheets.
Record month-end expenses in Aplos not for profit accounting software, including utilities and supplies, by entering transactions, managing accounts payable, and reviewing fund-based balance sheet and income statement reports.
Explain month-end adjusting entries in a not-for-profit organization using Aplos, covering uncollected pledges allowances, depreciation adjustments, and the related journal entries and accounts.
Allocate nonprofit expenses by nature and function using tag-based reports, applying a 40/20/20/20 allocation to education, community service, admin, and fundraising.
Learn how to allocate not-for-profit expenses by category and function using tags, generating unrestricted expense reports by program, admin, and fundraising with income statements by fund.
Record a journal entry to release restricted net assets, moving funds from donor restrictions to unrestricted, and reflect the change on the statement of activities and net position.
Explore the closing entries for not-for-profit accounting, using fund accounting to close income into restricted and unrestricted net assets and report by fund.
Format and customize the statement of activities for not-for-profit organizations, save internal worksheet versions, and generate external reports using date ranges, totals, and subaccounts.
Generate, analyze, and export a statement of activities for not-for-profit accounting in Aplos, including internal and external reports, printing, and Excel export options, and saving it as a PDA file.
Learn to generate and export a not for profit expenses report by nature and function in Excel, including restricted and unrestricted categories, program versus admin and fundraising.
Generate and analyze a restricted net asset detail report in Aplos not for profit accounting, export to Excel, and review restricted versus unrestricted net assets on the balance sheet.
Explore the format of the statement of financial position for not-for-profit organizations, detailing assets, liabilities, and net assets by restrictions, with fund-by-fund reporting options and standard balance sheets.
Generate and export a not-for-profit statement of financial position, or balance sheet, in aplos, with fund and fund-detail formats, and format for Excel and printing.
Explore not-for-profit accounting by posting journal entries to a worksheet, managing contributions and donor-restricted net assets, pledges, grants, salaries, depreciation, and present-value calculations.
Learn to allocate not-for-profit expenses to programs and support services using 40 percent and 20 percent shares, prepare journal entries, and reflect restricted grants in the statement of activities.
Close out nonprofit activities by applying closing entries to net assets with and without donor restrictions. Use trial balances and expense allocations by category to prepare post-closing financial statements.
Learn to prepare the statement of financial position for a not-for-profit, using middle trial balances, closing entries, and distinguishing net assets with and without donor restrictions.
analyze the not-for-profit statement of activities by allocating expenses to categories, separating contributions with and without donor restrictions, and linking to the balance sheet through net assets.
Explore how not-for-profit organizations prepare the statement of cash flows, using the direct method and its indirect reconciliation, with operating, investing, and financing activities on an accrual-to-cash basis.
Breaks out not for profit expenses by nature and function, detailing program services and support, with allocations to public health, education, and fundraising for clearer financial statements.
Learners will understand how to set up Aplos, software specifically designed for Not for Profit Organizations.
The course will show how to use free resources to optimize learning.
We will demonstrate the use of funds and tags to generate Not for Profit reports.
The course will demonstrate how to enter and track restricted resources.
We will enter month end adjusting entries.
Learners will see how to allocate expenses to programs and administrative categories.
We will record net assets released from restriction.
The course will show how to generate, analyze, memorize, & export to Excel financial reports.