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Abila/MIP as everyday help in non-profit accounting
Updated June 13, 2023

Abila/MIP as everyday help in non-profit accounting

Yelena Novik | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with MIP Fund Accounting

MIP is used mostly in the accounting department, where we have a few users. It is also installed in one of biggest programs located separately from admin. But at this place it is not used much for now. Probably in the future MIP will be used there and in another programs as well.
  • Compared to QuickBooks MIP gives much more detailed options for coding.
  • The ability to code a transaction in details gives an opportunity to run different reports with detailed criteria.
  • I absolutely like service where I can enter my question online on the website and someone will contact me shortly.
  • Most problems resolve quickly over the phone and sometimes with the MIP professional going though the problem on the employee's computer.
  • I like reports that can be run in order to see the data entered in MIP.
  • Any info that looks like hidden could be found by running report with specific criteria, which is extremely valuable.
  • I specifically like a criterion where I can enter a word or two for the transaction description and find info I am looking for.
  • I would improve the look of the customer statement. For instance in QuickBooks there was number on the invoice and the number of the payment/check made that applied to the invoice and then the balance was shown after each payment made. With MIP, the invoice and payment is shown under the same invoice number with no balance after each payment, but with the balance at the end of the statement.
  • I would make the font bigger not only on the screen where I can click on ctrl+ to make it bigger, but also inside the session.
  • When printing checks, it shows the check number, then how many checks are going to be printed. If you are already on this screen and would like to change something, you can't. There should be an option to cancel printing checks.
  • If I enter a manual receivable invoice, it doesn't look like a receivable invoice in the group, it can only be printed as an un-posted or posted session report. Manual invoices are not included into historical invoices to be printed again.
  • We moved to MIP from QuickBooks. So I can say that MIP gives us much more options for coding for identifying Fund, GL Code, Program, Source, and Client.
  • Reports are incredible and incomparable to the QuickBooks
  • Would be nice to have Customer Statement seeing before the printing. Right now the only way to see Customer Statement is to print it or save it.
MIP impacts overall performance. Reports are the best thing that could be found in MIP. With multiple Funds, Programs and Codes Report is extremely important. There could be a mistake done with some coding or transaction description, but having so many criteria, Report gives an opportunity to get right information anyway.
MIP Fund Accounting is a great accounting software. People who learned MIP Fund Accounting, feel themselves confident and knowledgeable. What could be more important at the job as being knowledgeable, confident and do your job quickly and efficiently? In addition, it is important at the audit and to find mistakes quickly and fix them.
Again, as mentioned above MIP gives an opportunity differentiate funds and programs and source and it's great. It creates order and understanding in the system as well as helps code, run reports, and analyze data. Our organization definitely achieved this benefit, using MIP from year 2007. At first everybody compared the MIP to QuickBooks and the last one was simpler and more understandable. But learning MIP Fund Accounting through the years, it was obvious that the move to MIP was very right and on time.
We are non-profit organization. We provide housing for underserved people and social services for homeless population with mental illnesses. We have a few different programs, specifically for properties that belong to the organization. It is extremely important that we can identify the funds for different programs, and the program itself and the source. MIP gives such possibility.

Do you think MIP Fund Accounting delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with MIP Fund Accounting's feature set?

Yes

Did MIP Fund Accounting live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of MIP Fund Accounting go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy MIP Fund Accounting again?

Yes

I really like MIP and can see many positive and helpful things it offers in comparison to QuickBooks. As I haven't worked with other accounting software this is the only comparison I can make and it's definitely positive.

Would be nice to have info in the bigger phone. I mean in all the screens as on some screens I can do it by pressing ctr+ but on most screens it is impossible to increase font.

MIP Fund Accounting Feature Ratings

Integrating MIP Fund Accounting

We did not integrate MIP Fund Accounting to other systems, though I believe it would not be difficult as MIP is great and logical software.
We do not integrate MIP Fund Accounting that successfully use for more than 15 years just with different names of this software to other systems.
We did not integrate MIP Fund Accounting to other systems.
We did not integrate MIP Fund Accounting to other systems.
I cannot give an advice as we did not integrate MIP Fund Accounting to other systems.