| 1> | | | | 2. Grant object in Great Plains is |
| Grant Management is often required for | | | | associated with Grant dimension in AA. Grant |
| non-for-profit organization, where you are | | | | Management reporting deploys Analytical |
| distributing grants on behalf of donors to qualified | | | | Accounting queries. Query result could be sent |
| grant recipients. Microsoft Business Solutions | | | | to MS Excel |
| specially recommends Dynamics GP ERP for | | | | |
| Grant Management and Commitments | | | | 3. Grant Sponsors. These are |
| In this small publication we will come across Grant | | | | extensions to Great Plains customers. You can |
| Management Module functionality, implementation | | | | change grant fund from Grant Sponsor screen |
| and possible customization. Great Plains should fit | | | | automatically, if required |
| to all spectra of charities and funds: from small | | | | |
| fund, ran by individual enthusiast to large scale | | | | 4. Multicurrency setup. It is required for |
| nation-wide fund: | | | | Analytical Accounting and so — for Grant |
| | | | | Management module. If you do not really use |
| 1. Analytical Accounting. AA is the | | | | multicurrency, set it up just for US Dollar (or your |
| platform for Grant Management Module. | | | | local country respected currency) |
| However, you could expect that GM deploys only | | | | |
| fraction of Analytical Accounting features: | | | | 5. Commitments. Just to give you |
| dimensions, Accounting Class, which enables | | | | several hints. Non-for-profit organization often |
| tracking in GL, Receivable Management, Payable | | | | goes beyond the typical Purchase Order |
| Management, POP, Sales Order Processing and | | | | Processing, where you have to show amounts, |
| Inventory Control modules | | | | committed to future purchases for trustees |
| | | | | review. |