We’ve mentioned Xero before now as an accounting system community organisations should look into. One feature it does not share with other accounts packages is that it’s an online system, meaning the accounts are available to any authorised user at any time from anywhere.

On the Xero website there’s: Xero | Case Study | New Zealand Drug Foundation —

Ross Bell is executive director of the New Zealand Drug Foundation, a charitable trust committed to reducing the harmful effects of drugs and alcohol.

… “We were using MYOB and it was too difficult for me to use. It was on our finance manager’s computer, so I never really had access to it. The finance manager would print off reports for me that were already out of date when I got them and they were quite hard to follow,” says Ross.

… “With Xero, it’s easy to login and see everything all at once. It’s fantastic for me to do that whenever and wherever I need,” says Ross.

“Because Xero is online it gives us greater transparency. Our trustees have really come to depend on access to Xero. The reporting makes everything so clear, which has given the board greater confidence in what we’re doing.”

One enormous benefit of the Internet is that it allows members of organisations to share information more easily. Having the accounts ‘locked away’ on a single computer can be a real drawback.

Has you organisation looked into Xero? Are you using it? Have you rejected it? What do you think? Please share your thoughts through the comments below.

[Via : Xero | Case Study | New Zealand Drug Foundation.]

Disclaimer: After doing some work for Rod Drury earlier this year I receive a discounted rate for a Xero subscription for my business.

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