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Month: September 2019

Managing financial accruals with Beacon

Posted 27th September 201920th February 2020 adminPosted in USING BEACON

Following my last notes in the Beacon Newsletter on using the Beacon Finance Package, where I presented a case for using a membership ledger in order to keep the current account uncluttered. Another area of the Finance Package which gets a bad press is its lack of ability to deal with accruals. In my discussions […]

“Beacon: Efficient, Reliable and Fast”

Posted 24th September 201920th February 2020 adminPosted in BENEFITS OF BEACON

Membership Secretary of Chalfonts U3A, Val, tells Beacon News how the system has helped her in her role.   Three words to describe Beacon: Efficient, Reliable and Fast. As the Membership Secretary of a new, and rapidly growing, U3A I was so pleased to find Beacon. Our data was moved into it very quickly by the […]

A day in the life of a Beacon Supporter

Posted 24th September 201920th February 2020 adminPosted in BEACON PEOPLE

We thought that an idea of a “typical” example of a Beacon Supporter’s activity might both be of interest and assistance to anyone considering joining our small friendly team. So, here is a general example of John’s schedule.   As members of the Beacon team we have a specific personalised email address.  This ensures that […]

Beacon News 12 – September 2019

Posted 24th September 201924th February 2020 kenwPosted in NEWS ROUNDUP

Beacon News 12 has been published. Click on the image to read it, or use the link below the image to subscribe.

Join the Beacon Team

Posted 20th September 201920th February 2020 adminPosted in BEACON PEOPLE

The Beacon system is supported by a team of volunteers from U3As around the country. You might know that the system is going through a major update in the next 12 months and as a result we are looking to expand the team. We need all sorts of skills as we will not only be […]

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