services: finance & info tech
Tap Into Our Expertise
Because our Volunteer Consultants come from a wide range of backgrounds, with vast experience in different areas of business and operations, we can offer many different services and areas of expertise to your organization. Tap into our knowledge and our expertise to help you solve problems, work more effectively and efficiently, and do more for the people you serve.
Our Expertise
Check out more of our options below to see more of the areas we specialize in.
Finance & Info Tech
Our Expertise
Click through all of our options below to see more of the areas we specialize in.
Strategic Planning & Facilitation
Governance & Board Development
Finance & Info Tech
Marketing & Communications
Fundraising
Human Resources & Coaching
General Support
Making the numbers work
Finance
You must have financial and accounting functions that are robust and sufficient to meet the demands of all stakeholders. They must also provide you, your Board and your staff with the information you need to manage your organization effectively. This information is critical to assess your current situation and develop solutions to help achieve your objectives.
MAS Volunteer Consultants with financial expertise and experience can help you answer these questions:
- We are starting out as a not-for-profit or charity – what do we need to do on financials?
- What is an appropriate system for accounting and/or fund-raising management?
- What financial reports should we provide to our board?
- How do I assess my organization’s finance management, policies and controls?
- How do I develop and use a budget?
- How do I do a financial analysis of an opportunity or problem?
- What makes sense for management reporting in my kind of organization?
- Can you help me brief my board on their fiduciary responsibilities?
- How do I file our charity information return?
- How do I rethink and reforecast my charity in light of COVID-19?
- What are the biggest financial risks we face and how do we address them?
Check out our recent webinar on Financial Management for board and senior staff of charities and not-for-profits.
Contact MAS today and let our financial Volunteer Consultants help you make your numbers work harder, so your organization can be more effective, make better decisions, and better serve the community of people you work for.
Staying ahead of rapid changes in technology
Information Technology
You rely on information technology to deliver tools, information, services and support for your organization internally and externally. But IT is a complex and rapidly changing area that requires expertise that many do not have.
MAS has volunteers with extensive experience in information technology, systems and automation. We can work with you on projects to answer these kinds of questions:
- Where can my organization benefit from automation, and how do I do it?
- If we need to buy or build a new system, how do I create a request for proposal? And can you help me write it?
- Where does my organization stand in terms of technology, compared to other similar not-for-profits?
- How do I assess my system and automation priorities?
- Can I get advice on an architecture for technology in my charity?
- Where and how can I improve on our use of technology?
- Are there ways we can save money through automation or better systems?
- What are the best systems for accounting, funds management and contact management for not-for-profits?
- How do we do better IT project management?
- Are there ways for us to discuss IT effectively at a board level?
- Can you help me assess which areas in my not-for-profit could benefit from automation?
As the demands on your IT infrastructure changes, MAS can help you change with it. Contact MAS today to evaluate your current IT needs and plan for flexibility and evolution in the future.
MAS doesn’t build websites but our marketing consultants can help you figure out your key messages and what’s important to say with your website. We’ll also help ensure your brand is clear and consistent.
More areas that we specialize in:
Strategic Planning & Facilitation
Governance & Board Development
Marketing & Communications
Fundraising
Human Resources & Coaching
General Support
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Ready to start on Finance or Information Technology?
If you are generally clear what help you would like from MAS you can fill out the Request for Assistance form. You will have the opportunity to talk with a volunteer consultant prior to finalizing the details of the project.
Some of our satisfied clients
Amazing Support
Thank you for the amazing support that you provided us during the past year for our Strategic Planning and Performance Management System.
Kristin Griffith
Executive Director, Harmony Hall
Absolutely Amazing
The ArtHeart Board has approved the strategic plan and is in the process of setting up committees and actually doing the items within the plan — so it's underway. You were absolutely amazing in guiding us through the process.
Seanna Connell
Co-Chair, ArtHeart Community Art Centre
Fantastic Job
MAS has done a fantastic job of facilitating working sessions that have resulted in real agreement and results. I would highly recommend MAS to any agency seeking support for this type of work.
Anne Babcock
COO at WoodGreen
