Fundriver Balance Knowledge Base

Product News and Updates 1

• Fundriver Integration Options (as of October 2021)

Upcoming Live Training Sessions 1

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New User Training 6

• Client Questionnaire for Transitions
• Complimentary New User Training
• Endowment Accounting 101
• Endowment General Ledger Journal Entries
• Fundriver University- Video Series

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Reference Guides 5

• Checklist for Posting Transactions and Investment Activity
• Expendable Funds Transaction Type Guide
• Fundriver's Glossary of Commonly Used Terms and Expressions
• Quick Guide: Using Copy From Excel
• Transaction Type Guide

Recorded Training Sessions 31

• All Recorded Videos - Fundriver Video Library
• Fundriver Basics: All Tasks
• Fundriver Basics: Introduction to the Fundriver Knowledge Base and Other Support Options
• Fundriver Basics: Using the Investment Portfolio Module
• Fundriver Basics: A New User Roadmap

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Release Notes 17

• November 2021 - Release Notes
• September 2021 - Release Notes
• August 2021 - Release Notes
• June 2021 - Release Notes
• Q2 2021- Release Notes

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FASB ASU 2016-14 Updates 4

• FASB ASU 2016-14: Updates to Fundriver
• FASB: Publishing ASU 2016-14 Reports Using UDR Tool
• New FASB financial statement presentation standard
• Watch Our Informational Webinar: New FASB Guidance on Financial Statements for Not-for-Profit Organizations

Endowment Conference 1

• Endowment Conference Handouts

Onboarding Process 8

• Welcome | Getting familiar with our Knowledge Base
• The Onboarding Experience | What To Expect
• Onboarding Meeting 1 | Kick-Off
• Onboarding Meeting 2 | Walkthrough
• Onboarding Meeting 3 | First Posting

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Getting to Know Your Database 4

• Multi-Factor Authentication Security Feature
• Net Asset Classification Codes
• How Does Unitization Work in Fundriver?
• Determining How to Track Your Spending

Endowment Resource Center 3

• Relationship Between Funds, Managers, Pools, and Endowments
• What are Non-Unitized Assets?
• What is Due To/Due From?

Modules & Add-Ons 7

• Consulting Services Available
• Statement of Work Overview
• Expendable Fund Data Load Template and Instructions - 2020
• Manager Data Load Template and Instructions - 2020
• Department Module User Set Up Template

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Technical 0

Module and Feature Overviews 9

• Module and Feature Overview
• Bulk Import Module Overview
• New Department Module Overview
• Old Department Module Overview
• Expendable Funds Module Overview

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Organize 25

• How Do I Add a Fund?
• How Do I Deactivate/Close a Fund?
• How Do I Set Up Distribution Rules?
• How Do I Merge Funds in Fundriver?
• Fees: Creating and Assessing Fees

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OLD Spending Interface 5

• How do I Create Income/Spending Distributions? (Old Spending Interface)
• How Do I Set Up a Spending Rule? (Old Interface)
• How Does the Yale Method Spending Calculation Work? (Old Spending Interface)
• What are the Differences Between the New Spending Interface and the Old Spending Interface?
• When Distributions Impact Unit Price: What Happens When Funds in a Pool Participate in Different Spending Rules?

NEW Spending Interface 8

• How Do I Create Income/Spending Distributions? (New Spending Interface)
• How Do I Set Up a Spending Rule? (New Spending Interface)
• Distributions When Calculation Includes Both Calendar and Fiscal Dates (New Spending Interface)
• What are the Differences Between the New Spending Interface and the Old Spending Interface?
• How Do I Manage Supplemental Distributions? (New Spending Interface)

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Activity 26

• Standard Transaction Template and GL Import Instructions
• How Do I Enter Transaction Activity in Fundriver?
• How Do I Post and Reconcile Investment Activity (by Investment Pool)?
• How Do I Reopen a Period?
• How Do I Enter Manager Investment Activity on the Import Template?

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Awards/Recipient 2

• Award / Recipient Module Instructions
• How Do I Use the Award Module to Track Donor Advised Fund Disbursements?

NXT Integration 2

• FE NXT Fund Profile Integration with Fundriver
• How to Add The Fundriver Application To Blackbaud’s Financial Edge NXT

Report 14

• User Defined Reporting Tool
• How Do I Run Reports in Fundriver?
• Standard User Defined Report Data Sources
• How Does Fundriver Handle Underwater Funds on ASU 2016-14 Reports?
• Manage Filters Feature

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Support/Settings 9

• How Do I Add a User In Fundriver?
• Adding New Users (Single Sign On Configuration)
• Is there a place in Fundriver that summarizes each transaction type's impact on historical gift, market value and book value?
• How do I add users to multiple databases?
• How do I delete or disable a user in Fundriver?

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Department Module 6

• NEW Department Module - Department User Guide
• Department Module - Client Administrator Guide
• Department Module User Set Up Template
• Customizing Your NEW Department Site
• How Do I Set Up Report Subscriptions?

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Best Practice & Common Questions 45

• What are Non-Unitized Assets?
• How Does Unitization Work in Fundriver?
• Correcting Historical Gifts Through Transfers of Historical Gift and Appreciation (Transparent Method)
• Correcting Historical Gifts Using Override Unit Price/Effective Date Feature
• Transaction Categories Defined

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Due To/Due From 3

• Using Due To/Due From (DTDF) with the Investment Portfolio Module
• Using Due To/Due From (DTDF) without the Investment Portfolio Module
• Using the Due to/Due from (DTDF) Reconciliation Template