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Germeen G
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Приєднався 27 гру 2015
Hi and welcome to my corner of the internet! I am Germeen G. and I have spent the last 10+ years working in Corporate Accounting. I now run my own boutique Accounting Firm that exclusively helps nonprofits migrate to the cloud and manage their financial operations. I am extremely passionate about the nonprofit space and also work with Accountants who want to break into the industry.
Here you can expect to find tips on managing nonprofit finances, behind the scenes of growing an Accounting firm while juggling family life, and how to break into the nonprofit industry.
~If you're a nonprofit that needs Accounting support, book a call at bit.ly/vascheduler
~If you're an Accountant that wants to learn how to work with nonprofits, apply for my Do Good Accounting Program www.visionaryag.com/services
For business inquiries please email:
hello@visionaryag.com
Here you can expect to find tips on managing nonprofit finances, behind the scenes of growing an Accounting firm while juggling family life, and how to break into the nonprofit industry.
~If you're a nonprofit that needs Accounting support, book a call at bit.ly/vascheduler
~If you're an Accountant that wants to learn how to work with nonprofits, apply for my Do Good Accounting Program www.visionaryag.com/services
For business inquiries please email:
hello@visionaryag.com
How to Use QuickBooks Online Projects as a Nonprofit
Struggling to track your nonprofit's grants and initiatives? Learn how to set up and use projects in QuickBooks Online to easier financial management in just minutes!
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Learn how to effectively use QuickBooks projects for nonprofits! In this QuickBooks Online tutorial, Germeen from Visionary Accounting Group demonstrates how to utilize projects in QuickBooks Online to manage grants and track expenses for specific initiatives. Perfect for nonprofits handling traditional or reimbursable grants, this step-by-step guide shows how to set up and use projects in QuickBooks Online. Discover QuickBooks tips and tricks for monitoring income, expenses, and profitability for each project, helping you make informed financial decisions. This intro to projects in QuickBooks Online covers everything from how to set up projects in QuickBooks Online to generating reports. Whether you're renovating a space or managing multiple grants, this QuickBooks Online projects tutorial will help you streamline your nonprofit's financial management. Learn how to use projects in QBO efficiently and take control of your organization's finances. Join the QuickBooks Accounting for Good community for more insights on how to use QuickBooks Online and make the most of its project features!
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00:00 Introduction
00:10 Overview of QuickBooks Online Project
01:02 Using QBO Projects for Grant Management
02:54 Setting Up a Project in QuickBooks Online
05:25 Tracking and Assigning Expenses
08:47 Analyzing Project Profitability
Join the Accounting for Good Membership Community: afgcommunity.my.canva.site/
📧 Join our Email List: bit.ly/49ax543
Learn how to effectively use QuickBooks projects for nonprofits! In this QuickBooks Online tutorial, Germeen from Visionary Accounting Group demonstrates how to utilize projects in QuickBooks Online to manage grants and track expenses for specific initiatives. Perfect for nonprofits handling traditional or reimbursable grants, this step-by-step guide shows how to set up and use projects in QuickBooks Online. Discover QuickBooks tips and tricks for monitoring income, expenses, and profitability for each project, helping you make informed financial decisions. This intro to projects in QuickBooks Online covers everything from how to set up projects in QuickBooks Online to generating reports. Whether you're renovating a space or managing multiple grants, this QuickBooks Online projects tutorial will help you streamline your nonprofit's financial management. Learn how to use projects in QBO efficiently and take control of your organization's finances. Join the QuickBooks Accounting for Good community for more insights on how to use QuickBooks Online and make the most of its project features!
📱Follow Me On Instagram: thevisionaryaccountant
▶️ WATCH MORE:
Quickbooks Features that Keep Your Nonprofit Audit Ready : ua-cam.com/video/8KkGq9VWZRQ/v-deo.html
How to use QuickBooks Online for Grant Management : ua-cam.com/video/ZmQotV462f8/v-deo.html
How to Set Up Quickbooks Online for Nonprofits in 2024 : ua-cam.com/video/fHYsgND9QGg/v-deo.html
00:00 Introduction
00:10 Overview of QuickBooks Online Project
01:02 Using QBO Projects for Grant Management
02:54 Setting Up a Project in QuickBooks Online
05:25 Tracking and Assigning Expenses
08:47 Analyzing Project Profitability
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Very interesting
Thanks for clarifying the key differences between the roles.
Awesome! Thx!
Our organization often receives unconditional donations online in January, but donors want it to count towards the prior year. Am I ok to record those donations at 12/31 as pledge receivables (debit pledge receivable and credit revenue), then clear that out in Jan when funds are actually deposited?
Controller…
Thanks for making this video. You helped me not to make a big mistake.
This video is incredibly helpful. We're starting the new year making sure our small nonprofit is using Quickbooks the most efficient way to reduce all that extra work you talked about. The "clean slate" thing really resonated. Gotta get those stress chemicals down in 2025! Also love that you're in BROOKLYN just like us.
Excellent video, exactly what I needed! New to the non profit world and our books haven't been set up properly. Thank you!
The information is good, but this should not be title how to set up Quickbooks Online. It's all talking, and not showing how to actually set up Quickbooks Online. Perhaps retitle how to structure Quickbooks Online.
I'm SOOO grateful for your video!! Since watching it, I realized I do have a "muddy" set of Chart of Accounts being handed down to me. Do you happen to have an email showing how to clean it up?
What if you have multiple funders for a particular project?
New fan here! Thank you so much for such helpful content. What would you say for using custom fields for functional expenses instead of classes?
Thank you! ☺
This is a great channel. We took an exisiting church ministry and transformed it into a 501c3 and have to start an accounting system. This video is so helpful. That last nugget is really helpful, create this in a spreadsheet first. Thank you!
Thank you for breaking this down!
You may have answered this...but which donor management software options do you recommend? Do any interface with QB so the totals of the donations can be imported to QB?
Excellent brief instructions for how to set up locations, projects, and classes. But, did you do a more indepth video on how to actually do this? Also, what are "jobs" used for as related to QBO? Lastly, did you do a video on how to run donor receipts? I am using QB Premier for nonprofits now but it is going away. i will need to setup our organization on QB online now. Which QBO should I purchase from Techsoup to do the accounting for our small nonproift?
thanks. Very helpful video
Thank you so much. This is so helpful
Hi Germeen. Do you have a video on stock donations and posting of the sell of the stocks?
Germeen- Do you have a recommendation for Time and Effort Reporting (time sheets and activity reports) to comply with 2 CFR 200?
How much does it cost to have you set it up for our booster club? Just bought quickbooks online through techsoup.
In a Statement of Financial Position for our organization, I don't want to see the "Equity" heading under Assets. This is not relevant for our organization unless am missing something completely? When is "Equity" relevant?
@@61pratima nope you’re not missing anything. QBO allows you to change the heading to “Net Assets” that’s what we do when setting up the account.
@@germeeng700 Thank you for your response. I couldn't figure out a way to change that heading? You mean change the Account name (Equity to Net Assets)? It appears to be an account which can not be edited?
good job
I thank God I found you! New subscriber 👋🏽
Don’t tie your Functional Expenses into your COA. You end up with duplicate accounts. Stop crowding the financials. The purpose of Functional Expenses: where do they fall? Not only the category, but are these functional expenses making money? Too many users under Functional Expenses. Natural general categories. A statement of activities needs to be streamlined. Keep it simple and clear. Maximize the QBO software use. Run your reports in different ways. Use classes to track Functional Expenses: administrative, programs with sub-classes for each individual program, i.e., gala, fundraising. Now you can run your statement of activity by "class."
SO HELPFUL!!!!!!!
Thank you for this!! It was very informative and helpful
What are your thoughts about using Classes to tract Restricted Funds?
@@rethinkdaily9321 I prefer not to because the best way to track functional expenses and report on it is by using classes. If we use classes to track restrictions how will we then in a simple way track functions?
I actually structure the COA to have a levels with Level 1 being functional categories, Level 2 being programs (etc.) Level 3 being the expense detail lines. being Functional categories. So you find the functional better at the class. Is there a function of location that is different than class? I’ve not used Location before.
I have learned so much from you. This video could not have been better explained. Thank you Germeen.
@@MartinHernandez-t6g you’re so welcome!
@germeeng700 awesome methodology! Thank you! Can you please explain how to use the beginning sub account?
Thank you for an amazing video ❤
Guide
This channel is fantastic and so helpful. Thank you.
Very insightful ❤
This was helpful! Thank you. 😊
I work for a non profit that manages 3 low income housing properties. How do I set up QBO so I can have financials stmt that are separated by properties.
Makes perfect sense. One problem: QuickBooks Online Essentials doesn't offer Classes, so the only option is to use Tags OR to overload the Account group. The difficulty with that, is tags aren't shown once a transaction Category has been added, making that an opaque grouping. One can run reports, yes, but there's no guarantee that someone didn't omit to tag an item. What would you suggest in that case? A flat structure where everything is an Account? I'm not impressed with QB.
Thank you, very insightful video...
Good job
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🖥 Join the Accounting for Good Membership Community: If you are a new or first-time nonprofit Executive Director, you need to be equipped with the tools to build a financially sustainable and compliant organization. Our community is bridging that gap - afgcommunity.my.canva.site/
🖥 Join the Accounting for Good Membership Community: If you are a new or first-time nonprofit Executive Director, you need to be equipped with the tools to build a financially sustainable and compliant organization. Our community is bridging that gap - afgcommunity.my.canva.site/
Love your videos! Question - if I"m listing the volunteer as the "vendor" on the reimbursement transaction, how can I accurately track what we've paid actual vendor, since that transaction won' t be tied to the actual vendor's name in QBO? A journal entry?
Germeen- Thank you so much for your informative videos. I work for a small nonprofit. We've outgrown our current accounting set-up. I've learned a great deal about QuickBooks watching you setup videos. I really appreciate the 360 degree view of the challenges and how to approach making an informed decision. I check out your website and have seen that you are not accepting new clients. I'm disappointed. I'm interested in the Guide you discussed in this video. I plan to keep watching. Keep the videos coming!
Thank you so much! I know QB but not in NPO. I was also handed an existing QB that is using corporation terms. This makes so much sense. I watch this and your other videos. I have enough to start the process of conversion. I am so excited!
Hy So encouraging
Can you recommend a free bookkeeping course.
@@marjn1030 no I can’t and remember free doesn’t always mean good. Sorry I couldn’t be of more help.
Thanks for the info. I am very interested in your services for our non profit organization