I'm new to the Blackbaud software and new to non-profit accounting. Is there anyone willing to explain to me what is the best utilization of Class, Project, and Grant classifications within Blackbaud? Currently class is just showing restricted, unrestricted, temporarily restricted. Projects are sometimes...

Dana- You need to create a new fund called temporarily restricted fund 02 but continue to use the whatever code you have attributed to net assets. I'm not sure why your auditors wouldn't want you to create a new fund since it sounds like an account that should be temporarily restricted and GAAP...

I need help from someone with experience in using separate account classes. Our org. has only one fund - a general operating fund - 01. When I set up Blackbaud in 2004, I created three separate net asset accounts, 01-30100-00 - Unrestricted net assets, 01-30101-00 - Unrestricted net assets, designated...