Fundriver Balance Knowledge Base

Product News and Updates 3

• Building a Better Balance | Migration Plan + Timing
• Fundriver Integration Options (as of January 2024)
• Introduction to Impact

Upcoming Live Training Sessions 1

• New User Q&A Series!

New User Training 4

• New User Training Materials
• Endowment Accounting 101
• Endowment General Ledger Journal Entries
• Client Questionnaire for Transitions

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

Release Notes 24

• June 2023 - Release Notes
• February 2023 - Release Notes
• September 2022 - Release Notes
• July 2022 - Release Notes
• May 2022 - Release Notes

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FASB ASU 2016-14 Updates 2

• FASB ASU 2016-14: Updates to Fundriver
• FASB: Publishing ASU 2016-14 Reports Using UDR Tool

Endowment Conference 1

• Endowment Conference Handouts

Implementation Process 7

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

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Getting to Know Your Database 8

• Multi-Factor Authentication Security Feature
• How Fundriver Balance tracks net asset classifications for endowment funds
• Net Asset Classification Codes
• How Does Unitization Work in Fundriver?
• Determining How to Track Your Spending

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Modules & Add-Ons 4

• Expendable Fund Data Load Template and Instructions - 2020
• Manager Data Load Template and Instructions - 2020
• Department Module User Set Up Template
• Converting to a New General Ledger System

Organize 28

• How Do I Add a Fund?
• How Do I Add a New Asset Class?
• How Do I Attach Documentation to a Fund?
• How Do I Create a New Investment Pool?
• How Do I Deactivate/Close a Fund?

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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 Balance?
• 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 16

• 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 8

• 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 5

• NEW Department Module - Department User Guide
• Department Module - Client Administrator Guide
• Department Module User Set Up Template
• How Do I Set Up Report Subscriptions?
• NEW Department Module: Fund Summary page display options

Module and Feature Overviews 4

• Bulk Import Module Overview
• Expendable Funds Module Overview
• Investment Portfolio Module (formerly the Manager Module) Ability to Track Investment Detail by Manager
• New Spending Interface Overview

Best Practice & Common Questions 45

• What are Non-Unitized Assets?
• How Does Unitization Work in Fundriver Balance?
• 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 4

• Overview: Using Due To/Due From in Fundriver
• 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

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