{"id":10023,"date":"2021-01-20T15:22:09","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T20:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=10023"},"modified":"2026-02-12T04:53:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:53:53","slug":"return-on-mission-7-nonprofits-transform-finance-and-expand-social-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/return-on-mission-7-nonprofits-transform-finance-and-expand-social-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Return on mission: 7 nonprofits transform finance and expand social impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/category\/strategy-legal-operations\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Strategy, Legal &amp; Operations<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tReturn on mission: 7 nonprofits transform finance and expand social impact\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-01-20T15:22:09-05:00\">January 20, 2021<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Return on mission: 7 nonprofits transform finance and expand social impact\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/return-on-mission-7-nonprofits-transform-finance-and-expand-social-impact\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/author\/joan-benson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Joan-Benson-350x350.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"joan-benson\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Joan Benson<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When the subject of nonprofit digital finance transformation comes up, many professionals think of benefits like more accurate, shareable financial reports and data integration. These are indeed important benefits of finance transformation, but the real reason every nonprofit organization should pursue digital financial management is stewardship. When nonprofits leverage financial technology to its full benefit, they are able to make a bigger impact in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Sage Intacct, our goal is to help nonprofit organizations gain greater visibility and control over financial management, so they can enjoy a greater return on mission. Social impact is really what it\u2019s all about. How many more people could you serve if your organization were more efficient? How far could you expand programs if you were able to direct every donated dollar to its most impactful purpose? When nonprofits pursue digital financial transformation, success can be measured in terms of tangible benefits on your mission \u2014 impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta gated-content\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">4 Steps to Greater Nonprofit Stewardship with Digital Finance Transformation<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-e0ad7947-9726-4a61-ac8b-1dd670f16162\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Download<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1307905824-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"Woman operating tab\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1307905824-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A true cloud financial management solution contributes to a higher return on mission through a multitude of improvements, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enhanced efficiency and productivity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faster consolidations and closes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Better cash management and stronger internal controls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete visibility and transparency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comprehensive fund accounting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With the all-important connection between financial stewardship and return on mission in mind, let\u2019s look at how seven noprofits translated digital finance transformation into expanded social impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-optimized-expenses-allow-for-greater-allocation-to-mission\"><strong>Optimized expenses allow for greater allocation to mission<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When nonprofit finance leaders can reliably track and analyze expenses, they can often find ways to reduce costs and free up funds. In order to achieve this, it\u2019s important to have a financial management system that allows you to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Easily input (or import) expense transactions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify and categorize expenses in a way that\u2019s meaningful for the organization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Track expenses across the organization and program-by-program, in real-time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compare budget-to-actuals in real-time and share that information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyze trends with visibility into both the big picture and drill down into details<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vitamin Angels<\/strong> provides critical nutritional support to mothers and children around the world. Using Sage Intacct, the finance team was able to tag different expenses with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/sage-business-cloud\/intacct\/product-capabilities\/extended-capabilities\/financial-reporting\/multi-dimensional-system\/\n\">Dimensions<\/a> for improved reporting and analysis. As a result, the finance team identified $200,000 in logistical savings available in the organization\u2019s programs in Nigeria. Now, the organization can deliver vitamins to an additional 800,000 undernourished pregnant women and children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Case Study &#8211; Vitamin Angels<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The public health nonprofit scales its mission using Sage software, opening up new avenues of long-term funding through increased confidence in the figures<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/success-stories\/vitamin-angels\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"cta-id-18536\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-button-location=\"cta_box\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Download<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_1250646838_c2222-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"Doctor monitoring baby&#039;s heart\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_1250646838_c2222-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/success-stories\/bay-county-medical-care-facility\/\">Bay County Medical Facility<\/a> in Michigan is a government owned and operated skilled nursing facility. Sage Intacct provided departments with the real-time financial performance data needed to increase accountability for budget and expenses, driving real results for the facility. As a result, Bay County Medical was able to reduce spending and overtime expenses while increasing efficiency\u2014leading to a 50% improvement in gross margin. This enabled the facility to fund capital improvements needed to grow from 80 beds to over 200 beds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Case Study &#8211; Bay County Medical Care Facility<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Government-owned nursing facility improves reporting accuracy and brings accounting practices to the next level with Sage Intacct<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/success-stories\/bay-county-medical-care-facility\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"cta-id-18420\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-button-location=\"cta_box\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Download<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1210334452-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"Crippled woman working as secretary\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1210334452-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-better-cash-flow-and-revenue-growth-allow-mission-expansion\"><strong>Better cash flow and revenue growth allow mission expansion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When nonprofit organizations focus on delivering the greatest possible social impact, poor financial management can put expansion plans on hold. Money shouldn\u2019t be what stands between your team and furthering your mission. Having real-time financial information allows you to reduce uncertainty, increase financial agility and respond to unanticipated events. Staying on top of financial management leads to better cash flow, so you can support growth and expansion of your programs and projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation was able to move three struggling entities back into the black after using Sage Intacct <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/sage-business-cloud\/intacct\/industry\/nonprofit\/\n\">nonprofit accounting software<\/a> to improve cash flow by $500,000 and gross margins by 20%. The improved stewardship made possible by having a cloud financial management system directly led to nearly $7M growth in value for the organization. These results have allowed HTEDC to accelerate return on investment in a number of their projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Customer Success Story &#8211; Hopi Tribe<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corp opts for Sage Intacct, improving management of operations, pricing, and forecasting with real-time data powered by Sage Intacct<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/success-stories\/hopi-tribe-economic-development-corporation\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"cta-id-18441\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-button-location=\"cta_box\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Download<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1314040262-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"Two female co-workers talking with food in their hands\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1314040262-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Excellent stewardship is essential to a rapidly-growing church like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/success-stories\/sandals-church\/\n\">Sandals Church<\/a>. After modernizing its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/sage-business-cloud\/intacct\/industry\/nonprofit\/\n\/churches-faith-based-organizations\">church accounting software<\/a> with Sage Intacct, the management team enjoyed better visibility, tighter financial control, and improved transparency for church members. Since implementing Sage Intacct, donations have grown by 25%. Careful stewardship of those funds enabled Sandals Church to extend its mission impact by opening six new campuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/success-stories\/sandals-church\/\n\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/f.hubspotusercontent30.net\/hubfs\/5357183\/sandals-church.jpg\" alt=\"This Picture Shows Sandals Church\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-productivity-and-efficiency-gains-translate-into-real-world-impact\"><strong>Productivity and efficiency gains translate into real-world impact<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Too often, the nonprofit finance team stays too busy with data entry, spreadsheets, and reporting to act as a strategic partner to the organization. Inefficient, manual accounting processes slow the flow of data. With cloud financial management software, you can stop re-entering data into different systems and use integration to share data instead. Real-time data improves the quality of reporting and shortens closes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By saving 65% of the time they used to spend on AP processing, Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma was able to free up the time equivalent of half a full time employee. That translated to $25,000 in improved cash flow for the organization. Because they are able to provide about four meals for every dollar of donations received, this small improvement to cash flow allowed the food bank to serve an additional 100,000 meals per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta gated-content\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This nonprofit deployed Sage Intacct and cut AP processing by 65%. It saved $25,000 &#8211; equivalent to 100,000 meals. <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-2708539e-82ad-4b2c-9577-47033e72b995\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Download<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1296818594-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1296818594-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/success-stories\/room-to-read\/\">Room to Read<\/a> streamlined consolidations across 25 global entities and 19 currencies with Sage Intacct. Switching to the Dimension-based database enabled the finance team to consolidate their chart of accounts from 56,000 to just 100 accounts. By being able to produce reporting faster, the organization was able to boost productivity for both worldwide field operations and the global finance teams by 25%. These productivity gains equated to about $300,000 in saved labor costs\u2014enough money to transform the lives of an additional 100,000 children per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Case Study &#8211; Room to Read<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Nonprofit uses Sage software to build the financial infrastructure to support its rapid expansion<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/success-stories\/room-to-read\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"cta-id-18516\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-button-location=\"cta_box\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Download<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_309242828_c2222-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"Teacher reading to children\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_309242828_c2222-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-increased-visibility-enhances-decision-making-and-stewardship\"><strong>Increased visibility enhances decision making and stewardship<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital finance transformation gives nonprofit finance leaders the ability to analyze trends, monitor key performance indicators, and view real-time financial performance dashboards. Increased visibility enables organizations to spot trends and make adjustments to operating plans that lead to improved stewardship decisions. Not only can better decision making increase the impact of your mission, but Sage Intacct\u2019s ability to track outcome metrics provides direct measurements of that social impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/success-stories\/remote-area-medical\/\">Remote Area Medical <\/a>delivers no-cost health care to thousands of people around the world, using mobile medical clinics. As the reach of its mission grew, financial leaders needed better visibility into location-specific spending. Sage Intacct delivered real-time visibility into each clinic\u2019s costs for improved decision making, enabling RAM to expand medical programs to more patients globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Case Study &#8211; Remote Area Medical<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Improved financial visibility using Sage software boosts donations annually, increasing the nonprofit\u2019s capacity to treat people in need.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/success-stories\/remote-area-medical\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"cta-id-18512\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-button-location=\"cta_box\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Download<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_221314549_c2222-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"Doctor talking with patient\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_221314549_c2222-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Caring for more patients\u2026 providing food and nutritional support to more people\u2026 enhancing the care and education of children. These are real-world social impacts made possible when nonprofit organizations run efficiently and can rely on real-time visibility into financial and operational performance. Nonprofit digital finance transformation helps organizations develop the stewardship to achieve and expand their missions. For more information about how nonprofit finance leaders can become partners in expanding social impact, download our eBook, 4 Steps to Greater Nonprofit Stewardship with Digital Finance Transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta gated-content\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">4 Steps to Greater Nonprofit Stewardship with Digital Finance Transformation<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-e0ad7947-9726-4a61-ac8b-1dd670f16162\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Download<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1307905824-1440x810.jpg\" 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class=\"card-post__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-post__meta-text\"><span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-10T10:25:03-04:00\">June 10, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-post__meta-text\"><span class=\"reading-time\">19 min read<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"card-post__title h5\">\n\t\t\tWhat is an order management system?\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-6 col-lg-3 card-grid__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article\n\t\tclass=\"card-post related-post related-post-2 post-28210 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-growth-customers category-strategy-legal-operations tag-boss-your-business tag-business-intelligence tag-business-strategy tag-distribution 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sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 250px, (min-width: 30em) 100vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-post__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-post__meta-text\"><span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-02T11:22:21-04:00\">June 2, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-post__meta-text\"><span class=\"reading-time\">19 min read<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"card-post__title h5\">\n\t\t\tOrder processing explained: Steps, systems and best practices\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-6 col-lg-3 card-grid__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article\n\t\tclass=\"card-post related-post related-post-3 post-28775 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry 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