Why Nonprofits Thrive with Salesforce NPSP and Accounting Seed

The strain of donation management and overall nonprofit accounting is over. Salesforce’s Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) coupled with Accounting Seed gives you a single platform to spearhead your entire nonprofit mission. Get ready to streamline your entire financial process from donation to ledger.

How NPSP Helps Nonprofits Save Time and Boost Mission Results

Besides the constant push for funding, you’re probably in a struggle to maximize as much time for your mission as possible. A lot of your time constraints can be caused by the IT solutions your nonprofit uses. A 2018 report found that 7.5% of nonprofits reported outdated or ineffective technology to be among their greatest roadblocks to growth. Manual labor and unconnected applications continue to bog organizations down. This is especially problematic for nonprofits who already juggle multiple regulations and business components to achieve milestones.

Being able to track, organize, and optimize the variables powering your nonprofit leads to growth and greater outreach for your mission. This is where NPSP comes in. You have the platform to run and track your entire operation in real-time. The use of Nonprofit Cloud in NPSP has helped nonprofits achieve over a 24% donor retention and over 89% improvement in achieving mission objectives!

Instead of scrambling to manage different components of the nonprofit in different solutions, all your data and tools are in one location through NPSP. This means no more data re-entry. No more time wasted looking for information you need. Start a process in one tool on NPSP and resume the work in the appropriate, connected app. This includes your nonprofit’s accounting system.

Salesforce Community and Support

Salesforce’s Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) is more than just a software solution, it’s backed by an active global community and a wealth of resources designed to help nonprofits thrive. Whether you’re new to NPSP or looking to expand your use of it, you’ll find strong support at every step.

NPSP Community

Salesforce’s Power of Us Hub is an online forum where nonprofit users can share experiences, ask questions, and collaborate on solutions. With thousands of active members, it’s a great place to get peer advice and learn from real-world use cases.

Access Hands-On Learning

Salesforce Trailhead offers free, guided learning paths specific to nonprofits, including modules on fundraising, donor management, and configuring NPSP. These self-paced resources are ideal for both beginners and seasoned admins looking to deepen their skills.

Tap into Additional Support

Salesforce provides a variety of support tiers, including dedicated nonprofit support services. You can also explore nonprofit-specific webinars, case studies, and events to stay informed on best practices and platform updates.

Extend NPSP with Accounting Seed

For nonprofits using Salesforce, Accounting Seed offers native accounting functionality that seamlessly integrates with NPSP. From managing donations to automating grant tracking and financial reporting, Accounting Seed helps nonprofits streamline operations and make more informed financial decisions, all within the Salesforce ecosystem.

Native Salesforce Accounting Frees You to Thrive on NPSP

Whenever you’re on the Salesforce Platform©, choose an accounting solution that is natively connected to Salesforce for your nonprofit organization. Accounting Seed’s connection to Salesforce’s Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) gives you faster, more accurate control of your organization’s donations. From fundraising to program initiatives and more, the combination of the NPSP with Accounting Seed creates the world’s most flexible, scalable business management platform for nonprofits.

Our nonprofit customers enjoy lightning-fast, fully automated, real-time, donation management and accounting with no duplicate or inconsistent data. Accounting Seed powers your nonprofit’s cause to the next level. Our solution works with NPSP to minimize the time spent on managing the books while also giving your faster, actionable data to enhance your mission.

Comparing Other Tools for Nonprofits

While the Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) is a popular choice for nonprofit organizations, it’s not the only solution available, either within Salesforce’s ecosystem or beyond it. Understanding the differences between these options can help your organization choose the right fit based on size, budget, and functionality needs.

NPSP vs. Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud

NPSP is an open-source, flexible framework built on the Salesforce platform, tailored specifically to donor and constituent relationship management. In contrast, Nonprofit Cloud is a broader, more integrated solution that includes out-of-the-box tools for program management, grantmaking, outcomes tracking, and case management. While Nonprofit Cloud offers more built-in functionality, it often comes with a higher cost and is better suited for large or complex nonprofits with advanced needs and implementation resources.

NPSP vs. Other CRMs and Donor Management Tools

Outside of Salesforce, platforms like Blackbaud, Bloomerang, and NeonCRM also serve nonprofit financial and donor management needs. These tools may offer lower-cost entry points or preconfigured nonprofit workflows, but they typically lack the customization, scalability, and integration capabilities of Salesforce-based solutions. For growing nonprofits or those seeking deeper automation and reporting capabilities, NPSP’s flexibility often proves to be a long-term advantage.

Choosing the Right Fit

Smaller nonprofits or those just starting may find NPSP to be a more accessible entry point into the Salesforce ecosystem, especially with the support of the Power of Us program. Larger organizations with complex programmatic needs may benefit more from the advanced features of Nonprofit Cloud or a hybrid approach.
Ultimately, selecting the right solution depends on your organization’s goals, resources, and long-term vision. With its strong ecosystem and adaptability, NPSP remains a trusted choice for nonprofits looking to scale confidently.

NPSP and Accounting Seed’s Shared Features

Using an accounting tool catered to the specifics of Nonprofit accounting is critical. You need precise functionality that helps you manage finances the way that makes sense for your organization’s initiatives. What’s the point of having a system that makes you work harder than necessary to organize your finances, process reconciliations, and comply with reporting standards? There is none.

NPSP’s native connection to Accounting Seed enables you to manage your accounting with a single click. All your transactions go into our general ledger without the pain of re-entering data. You now have a streamlined way to manage your finances that gives you less stress and more time to dedicate to outreach. Let’s look at the three core connection feature points and their benefits:

General Ledger

All of the donations, funds, fund allocation data, and more you’ve started within NPSP connects to the Accounting Seed general ledger automatically. Accounting Seed’s flexible Chart of Accounts gives you total control over how you report and organize your entity’s finances.

Banking

Clear batch bank transactions and facilitate quick reconciliations through minimal data entry, all on a single platform in the same way your donations are settled by your bank.

Financial Reporting

Our nonprofit customers enjoy real-time, customizable financial and management reports that keep them on track to achieve goals or pivot strategies to reach key benchmarks. Breeze through 990s and other tax reports with our drill-down and audit trail features.

What Can You Expect with Accounting Seed’s NPSP Connection

With Accounting Seed’s emphasis on flexibility, automation, and specific nonprofit accounting capabilities, you can expect smoother, more accurate financial management. Here are just a few things in store for your nonprofit with Accounting Seed and NPSP.

• Automated donation management and general ledger accounting in a single platform.
• Effortless automated workflows from back to front office.
• No more spreadsheets and manual reentry/recalculations!
• Seamless, accurate flow of your nonprofit’s critical accounting data in real-time.
• A flexible, easy to control system to handle your nonprofit’s tax accounting.