Last night in Brisbane, Calxa Australia was honoured at the iAwards as the state winner of the e-Inclusions and e-Community category, recognising the contribution its software has made to the community sector in Australia.
The judges highlighted the high standard of nominations this year, “We received an outstanding number of quality entries this year and it is truly inspiring to see the calibre of ICT innovation that Australia has to offer when we explore the iAward nominations. The iAwards are all about recognising, showcasing and celebrating the ‘best of the best’ ICT products and services and, in doing so, providing the impetus to launch more Australian ICT successes.”
The award recognises the innovation of Australia’s ICT industry and the unique solution that Calxa has developed to a problem that has a major impact on Not-for-Profits. Calxa provides budgeting and cashflow forecasting software to the sector, much of it donated through Connecting Up’s DonorTec program. Community organisations are under pressure to improve reporting, achieve transparency and good governance while at the same time minimising their administration costs. Month-end reporting can take up to 4 days which Calxa reduces to just a few hours.
CEO Mick Devine was thrilled to receive the award but added a note of caution, “While it’s great to be recognised by our peers in the IT industry, for us the greatest recognition comes from the feedback we get from our customers – the finance officers of community organisations across the country who no longer have to battle with complex spreadsheets every month.”
Understanding that funds are scarce in many Not-for-Profits, Calxa has partnered with DonorTec to provide $1 million of its software to community organisations. This will allow grassroots organisations to achieve the same productivity increases as their larger counterparts – freeing up resources to be directed towards core services.
About iAwards
The 2012 iAwards honours companies at the cutting edge of technology and is the most comprehensive awards program in the technology industry today with Australia’s three peak industry bodies: The Australian Computer Society (ACS), Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) and Pearcey Foundation coming together to deliver one truly premier industry awards event.
About Calxa
Recently voted “Most Outstanding Software for MYOB” and now Queensland iAward winner, Calxa Australia delivers the leading budgeting and cashflow forecasting software for not-for-profit organisations and small businesses throughout Australia and New Zealand. The Calxa software integrates with accounting systems such as MYOB, QuickBooks and Xero, producing error-free reports quickly and easily. The company’s headquarters are located in Townsville, Queensland.
About the DonorTec Program
Calxa Australia has partnered with DonorTec and TechSoup New Zealand to provide $1,000,000 worth of budgeting software to grassroots Not-for-Profit organisations across Australia and New Zealand. Everyone expects Not-for-Profits to spend more of their resources on service delivery and less on administration. This is Calxa’s way of helping them realise this goal while still providing the reporting needed to achieve good governance
For more information please contact:
Mick Devine, CEO Calxa Australia Pty Ltd Email: mick@calxa.com Phone: 0433 77 88 05