NPSP’s Accounting Subledger (ASL) is a fantastic new addition to the Salesforce.org suite of products. The Growth Edition of this product can generate Credits and Debits needed by accounting systems. However, out of the box, ASL does not have any reports that show account balances which can be very useful when reconciling and ensuring accuracy. Let’s fix that!

Foglight recently implemented NPSP and Accounting Subledger (ASL) for a customer who migrated from Tessitura. One of the challenges we faced with the ASL portion of the project is getting ASL to generate Ledger Entries for pledges that were migrated from Tessitura, without generating Ledger Entries for the other gifts that are complete.

“Revenue is not cash and cash is not revenue.” This concept blew my mind when I was first introduced to accounting and it’s one of the things that can make accounting feel like a dark art, especially for non-profits managing several restricted funds. Enter Salesforce.org’s new Accounting Subledger (ASL) product.

One of our service offerings is working with cultural and arts organizations that want to migrate to Salesforce from systems like Tessitura and Raiser’s Edge. A challenge we’ve repeatedly noticed with these projects is with integrating their Ticketing & Admissions system with their new CRM system in a way that adds value beyond just synchronizing data. Accounting processes and integration add additional complexities!

If your inbox is like mine, this kind of message has become all too familiar. This is a challenging time, but we’ll persevere and grow from it.

Foglight Solutions is here to help our clients and partners. Largely, our operations haven’t changed. As a small company, we don’t have an office so our entire team works from home. We expect little disruption in our availability or capacity. That said, we are following local advisories from our officials for physical distancing and all travel has been suspended. So while this means we can’t meet with our clients face-to-face, we are still working and are fully able to do our jobs remotely. We remain committed to serving our clients and partners.

Today marks Foglight Solutions’ third anniversary, and while the globe’s current events are consuming much of our focus, we’d still like to share a heartfelt ‘thank you’ to our wonderful clients and partners. We’ve enjoyed getting to know you and collaborating to address some of your biggest business and technology challenges. Thank you for trusting Foglight Solutions to serve your Salesforce needs.