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Like a number of small businesses, nonprofits may be feeling averse to the change that paperless technology introduces into the office environment. However, with a little patience, an entire staff can benefit from the increased electronic workflow that comes with document management software as well as the financial benefits that are associated with cutting paper out of the budget entirely. For those still on the fence, here are some of the biggest perks that come with this highly effective, increasingly common work lifestyle. http://www.papersave.com/blog/bid/207397/Making-your-small-nonprofit-paperless
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MAKING YOUR SMALL NONPROFIT PAPERLESS
Like a number of small businesses, nonprofits may be feeling averse to the change that paperless
technology introduces into the office environment. However, with a little patience, an entire staff can
benefit from the increased electronic workflow that comes with document management software as well
as the financial benefits that are associated with cutting paper out of the budget entirely. For those still
on the fence, here are some of the biggest perks that come with this highly effective, increasingly common
work lifestyle.
It works for small business
Nonprofits need look no further than existing small company testimonials to see that going paperless is a
viable process that ultimately pays off. Business blog Property Casualty 360 wrote a recent guide on how
to deploy paperless document management in an office, and cited the experience of Angelyn Treutel
Zeringue, president of SouthGroup Insurance-Gulf Coast in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
"We went cold turkey and started migrating everything we touched into digital form and attached in our
agency system. We did not go back and scan old files unless we needed them for the transaction,"
Zeringue said. "We use front-end scanning. As paper mail comes in, it is converted to digital to be
distributed...Because we have multiple offices, it is easier for us to share all of our documents
electronically."
Though putting these systems in place admittedly takes some time, it pays off - the company is functioning
smoothly without any pesky inter-office mail that so often gets lost or travels sluggishly.
Paperless transforms your bottom line
What is the cost of change? In the case of the paperless transition, it works in a business' favor. To see
this in action, tally up the annual maintenance costs of all the printers and copy machines used within
your nonprofit, and the ink and other supplies it takes to fill them. Then, factor in the additional energy
costs these machines consume, compounded with the added real estate needed to house any number of
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filing cabinets and other archived or stored documents. Put this number next to the amount it would take
to implement a paperless system, and let the results speak for themselves. [+]
It improves electronic workflow
Many paperless solutions allow document management software to integrate with applications
businesses already use, making transactions and the workday move with more efficiency. For example,
the Blackbaud app works well with a number of paperless systems, and the company's blog wrote about
the importance of going paperless in a recent blog post.
"Get your entire team involved in the process. Map out the "before" and "after" and get their input based
on their specific job functions," the post explained. "An important aspect in making successful changes is
enabling participants in your new process to understand and easily adopt the new process."
When a nonprofit goes paperless, everyone from the people in charge to the everyday patron can benefit
from the increased efficiency and happier staff. For businesses looking to make a difference in their
community, cutting paper out of the equation is the first step to improving the day-to-day and overall
customer satisfaction.
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