Calxa Blog
The latest updates and news on product and educational thoughts.
Mitigating Risk for Specialist NDIS Accommodation
With the release of the Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Policy Framework, the NDIA clearly set the parameters for these services.Here is how Specialist Disability Accommodation Providers can manage their financial risk. While the sector welcomes this...
Storytelling with Numbers
Storytelling with Numbers explores the foundations of financial reporting. Is Reporting storytelling or is Storytelling reporting? You are forgiven if you have a position either way. Delivering financials can be the mother of all stories. It is just that it uses...
Social Impact: Calxa Customers Save $12 million each Year
In 2016, we did an exercise to see what Calxa's social impact was valued by using ACNC returns. This data was included in the More than Charity report released by VCOSS, the Victorian Council of Social Services. Importantly, it revealed that Victorian community sector...
Building Budgets Back to Front
Building your budgets back to front means starting with a blank piece of paper and budget for a desired net profit. Many of us start from last year’s results. Taking a shortcut with our budgets by extrapolating from last year’s results will generally give you a fairly...
Automation: the Rockstar
Everything cloud is very trendy and fashionable these days but that’s not the reason we’ve been adding online capabilities to Calxa. The focus with Calxa Online are Automated Workflows, Triggers and Collaboration. Having your data online has real benefits that can...
The Importance of Cash Reserves
The arrival of the pandemic in 2020 brought home to all of us the importance of having cash reserves. Whether you are a sole trader, a small or medium business or a not-for-profit organisation, there’s nothing better than a healthy bank balance in times of crisis....
Leisure Networks Thrives Under NDIS
Strong Leadership saw NDIS as an Opportunity AFL fans will undoubtedly be familiar with Simonds Stadium in Geelong, home to the Cats. What you may not know is that it’s also home to Leisure Networks, one of our inspirational customers. They are a growing...
Charities Spend too much Time Reporting
The Victorian Council of Social Services (VCOSS) has just released a report into community sector charities in Victoria. "More than a Charity", the report in question, documents the hours spent on reporting to various branches of government each year by finance staff....
Strategic Board Decisions
Strategic board decisions are what can make or break an organisation. Good governance is the key. It is defined as “pertaining to the direction, control and accountability of an organisation”. Key Strategic Board Decisions While not every small or medium...
Collaboration feeds NFP Tech Ecosystem
MYOB and Add-On Partners have put their heads together to deliver a tech ecosystem for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Providers. The collaboration feeds a NFP tech ecosystem to support organisations transitioning to the NDIS. This week, Accounting...
While You Were Sleeping
Automatic Accounting Data Updates and New Reports & Charts Stage one of our next and very exciting automation starts with this high-point of our August release. It will be our latest feature giving you the ability to pre-plan your organisation updates. ...
Counsellor or Consultant?
Which one are you? So, you have reviewed the way that you service your clients, and you may well continue with the tried and tested method of charging by the hour, or you may have changed your model to a more value or fixed price arrangement. Either way, you will...
Trending with Line Charts
More control online, easier MYOB access, new charts, filtering NDIA uploads Online users of Calxa get a host of new features this month. First up is the ability to create new workspaces so that you can split your data into manageable sectors – this is particularly...
ERP Systems: Fit for Purpose?
The introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is seeing an interest in ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems by organisations looking to consolidate their Finance, Client Management and HR process into a single point. However, given the...
NDIS is Here – What Next?
The roll-out started on 1 July - now we need an ongoing plan. After months of evaluating systems, discussing strategies and implementing procedures, July 1st has come and gone and the NDIS is finally upon us, things are suddenly very REAL! Good management practice now...
Sector Resourcing for Far North
It's a Wrap: Connecting Up, Infoxchange and Calxa Roadshow The skills needed to survive in a challenging environment tend to be things that are not generally available ‘off the shelf'. With the rapid pace of change being experienced within the Not-for-Profit sector,...