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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for nonprofits

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for Nonprofits software helps you manage projects, grow your services, and adjust to new challenges, so you can stay focused on your mission.

Even with reduced government funding, shifting donor expectations, and rising program costs, your mission remains the same—and so does your commitment to the communities you serve.

Adapt and advance your mission with confidence

Even with reduced government funding, shifting donor expectations, and rising program costs, your mission remains the same—and so does your commitment to the communities you serve.

That’s why nonprofits are turning to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: a flexible, scalable solution that helps you adapt to change, stay accountable to funders, and make every dollar go further. Whether you’re navigating new grant requirements, expanding services, or planning for long-term sustainability, your people, programs, and partners deserve a system that’s built to keep up.

Stretch your budget by managing funds and grants in one connected system.
Save time with automation that reduces manual entry and simplifies reporting.
Build funder trust with real-time transparency into spending and outcomes.
Guide strategy with integrated, data-driven insights across your organization.
Scale confidently with a system that adapts as your organization grows or shifts.

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Seemlessly deploy Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

We understand nonprofits face tight resources. That’s why we offer flexible implementations, proven best practices, and tailored Microsoft licensing—so more of your budget supports your mission.

GROWTH

Start Where You Are. Grow at Your Pace.

You don’t have to do everything at once. Many organizations begin by implementing core financial and operational capabilities, then expand over time. We support a phased approach that allows you to roll out new processes, modules, and integrations gradually—aligned with your team’s capacity, timelines, and budget cycles. That way, your system evolves as your needs grow—without overwhelming your staff or disrupting day-to-day work.

HeadSTART/BPA

Choose the right path for your organization

Our HeadSTART for Nonprofits approach helps you launch quickly while reducing risk, controlling costs, and minimizing disruption. It delivers core functionality first, with flexibility to add features over time.

Our traditional implementation begins with a Business Process Alignment (BPA) to understand your operations and goals—ideal for broader transformations and customized process improvements from day one.

Microsoft

Optimize operations

Optimize operations and maximize impact with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and the Microsoft ecosystem

Streamline financial management

Efficiently manage your financials with robust tools for budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management.

Improve transparency and accountability

Ensure transparency with accurate reporting and real-time data visualizations through Power BI integration, meeting regulatory standards and building public trust.

Do more with less

Automate workflows and optimize resources with Copilot, streamlining tasks like forecasting, reporting, and data entry.

Grow, adapt, and innovate

Scale effortlessly with a cloud solution that grows with your organization, integrates with other systems, and adapts to changes keeping your nonprofit agile and responsive.

Ensure compliance

Stay compliant with nonprofit accounting regulations and manage records for audits and filings. Manage Form 990 reporting, donor receipts, and disclosure requirements.

Prioritize security

Built on Microsoft’s secure cloud, Business Central ensures your financial data is protected. We also have an expert cybersecurity practice that can help you implement security protocols.

why sikich

Why nonprofits choose Sikich

At Sikich, we understand that your mission is what matters most. With over 30 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations, we know how your organization operates and the unique challenges you face. Our goal is to deliver solutions that enhance your ability to drive impact while improving operational efficiency.

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Adapt and advance your mission with confidence

Essential software tools to streamline your nonprofit’s accounting and compliance

Fund Management

Automate fund balancing, close years by fund and access unlimited net asset classes for statutory reporting.

Grant management

Automate proposal tracking, awards, sub awards and contracts.

Audit trials

Stay at the forefront of accounting best practices by recording and saving every transaction, even when fixing accounting errors.

Budgets

Set up unlimited budgets for planning, revisions, and final versions. Import and export full or partial budgets from Excel.

Workflow management

Improve productivity across the organization by automating mundane tasks. Create workflows that connect business process tasks across users.

Allocations

Allocate across funds, accounts and dimensions like programs, projects, grants, and departments, better manage your budgets and approvals and get detailed financial reports instantly.

Electronic bank reconciliation

Manage multiple bank accounts in multiple currencies. Process automatic reconciliations, positive pay, electronic payments, direct deposits, and check writing.

Entity mangement

Manage and consolidate separate Business Central companies or multiple entities maintained within one Business Central company.

Integrations

Create powerful and automated integrations with your billing software, donor software, and other systems.

Vendors

Track your payables and expenses, from requisitions through purchase orders and invoices, then finish with your payment cycles.

Fixed assets

Manage your organization’s assets throughout their lifetime, depreciate them according to GAAP guidelines or expense them to grants and projects.

Purchase orders

Automate approval workflows orders based on budget available net of requisitions, existing purchase orders, commitments, and actual expenses.

Microsoft 365

Secure, collaborative tools to enhance communication, document sharing, and efficiency.

Copilot

Helps nonprofits streamline tasks with AI-powered assistance

Power platform

Enables nonprofits to build low-code custom apps, automate processes, and gain insights.

All the reports you need to ensure compliance and report with confidence

Whether you want to improve efficiencies, improve production throughput, earn more donors, or ensure innovation, we’ll help you get there.

Program expense reports

To track expenses tied to specific programs or services.

Fund accounting reports

To ensure proper tracking of restricted and unrestricted funds.

Grant usage reports

To track and report on how grant funds are allocated.

Financial tracking of donations and receipts

To monitor contributions and program revenue.

Audit-ready financial statements

Statement of Financial Position; Statement of Activities; Statement of Functional Expenses, Statements of Cash Flows, and other reports for internal and external audits.

IRS form 990 reports

For tax-exempt status and annual reporting.

In-kind donation reports

To track and value non-cash contributions.

Ready to navigate what’s next?

Nonprofits face growing demands with limited resources—but you’re not alone. With Sikich and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, you get expert support and flexible tools to improve financial clarity and stay mission-focused.

Let’s explore how we can help—on your terms and within your budget.

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