The Management Systems Division of Halt, Buzas & Powell offers a full range of management systems services and accounting software options. The main focus of this practice is to help you achieve your business objectives through the use of cost-effective, high-quality accounting and financial management systems. We ensure that your systems maximize production and provide ample information to support your revenue, financial management, human resource and training objectives. 

We have over 18 years of experience and expertise working with not-for-profits and businesses from a variety of industries.  Among the management systems services that Halt, Buzas & Powell offers are:

• Reviews and analyses of current business practices and problems
• Requirements definitions for proposed or desired systems
• Hardware/software purchases and vendor negotiations on clients' behalf
• System installation and set-up, including networks
• System conversions, including data conversion, testing and new user training
• Post-implementation support, customization,  and on-going user training

As both a Microsoft Certified Partner and Sage Software Partner, we are authorized resellers of leading fundraising and financial and accounting software, including:

• The non-profit software Sage Fundraising 50 and MIP Fund Accounting Pro
• The award-winning Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly Microsoft Business Solutions–Great Plains)
• Training for the accounting software packages Peachtree and QuickBooks

HB&P management system professionals specialize in the craft of system project management.  For special projects and new system conversions where your organization is not fully staffed or lack specific expertise, we can offer you a cost-effective solution with our project management and training services.

MBS Dynamics GP (formerly Microsoft Business Solutions–Great Plains)

Microsoft Dynamics GP is a comprehensive business-management solution built on the highly scalable and affordable platform of Microsoft technologies. It offers a cost-effective solution for managing and integrating finances, e-commerce, supply chain, manufacturing, project accounting, field service, customer relationships, and human resources.

Microsoft Dynamics GP works with and like other Microsoft products that are well known throughout businesses worldwide. That means people across your organization can use skills and products that they already know—like a web browser, Microsoft Office System products, and Microsoft SQL Server—to access and communicate information managed within the system.

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Sage Software Nonprofit Solutions

Designed around your organization, your budget, and your mission.

HB&P provides tools from Sage Software that give you the insights you need in order to make more effective management decisions. These tools give you access to fund accounting and fundraising solutions tailored to the needs of not-for-profit organizations—rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. No matter how big or small your organization is, and no matter what type of organization you manage, you'll find an appropriate, cost-effective solution.

Quality and experience drive HB&P’s partnership with Sage Software

We have selected Sage Software for our clients because the company has been serving the not-for-profit community for 20 years. They provide the highest quality accounting and development software and provide superb support and service. They are serving over 7,000 organizations, including the American Lung Association, the American Red Cross, Easter Seals, Goodwill Industries, the Salvation Army and the United Way.

Sage MIP Fund Accounting

Recently voted as Best Overall Nonprofit Accounting Software by financial managers nationwide, Sage MIP Fund Accounting software is the preferred nonprofit financial management solution to plan and manage budgets, maximize grants, and produce accurate customized reports in minutes.

Sage MIP Fund Accounting software addresses the specific nonprofit financial management needs of organizations that need to track and report on multiple funds across multiple budget periods to meet their reporting requirements and demonstrate accountability. It enables you to:

• Demonstrate financial responsibility with detailed financial and analytic reports
• Cut hours or days off your reporting cycle by easily creating reports within the
• system, instead of manipulating data with external spreadsheets
• Customize the chart of accounts to quickly and easily access data for more efficient tracking and reporting
• Boost productivity and reduce errors with transaction entry tools including memorized transactions, preset distributions, entry defaults and automatic interfund balancing entries
• Maintain a clear, complete audit trail, making it easy for auditors to verify accuracy

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Sage Fundraising 50 (formerly Paradigm)

Easy-to-use fundraising software for every nonprofit, from small, single-user organizations to the largest higher-education institutions, Sage Fundraising software offers the tools to help your organization thrive and grow.

Built for ease of use and affordability, Sage Fundraising 50 (formerly Paradigm) offers supreme value for growing organizations that need a fundraising workhorse — an abundance of core features in a straightforward, integrated system.

This affordable fundraising solution is easy to learn, understand, and use effectively. A complete set of core fundraising and development program tools — with no-per-module extra costs — to help you reach new ground in donor acquisition, fundraising results, and operational efficiency. Features include:

• Donor acquisition and development
• Online gift processing
• Management of events, volunteers and members
• Streamlined gift processing
• Integrated communications
• Flexible built-in reporting
• Customization for your needs

Sage Fundraising 50 is an excellent option for nonprofits that need integrated and affordable volunteer management software and event management software.

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