The Indiana Center for Middle East Peace is an independent non-sectarian center with a mission to educate, engage, and enlighten for peace, justice and inter-cultural understanding. Beginning in 2004 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, they seek to influence United States policies regarding significant issues in critical regions around the world. They believe that all people deserve the right to democratic participation and equality within their societies.
The Challenge
Growth is a wonderful thing for nonprofit organizations, but The Indiana Center for Middle East Peace’s organization grew, they realized that it also comes with challenges. Their accounting needs became more complex with additional payroll needs and longer 990 form required. Before joining Jitasa in 2015, the Indiana Center for Middle East Peace quickly realized that working with a volunteer bookkeeper would not allow them to meet their reporting requirements.
The Solution
Jitasa provided efficient and accurate bookkeeping and accounting for the Indiana Center for Middle East Peace, allowing them to focus on developing new programs instead of completing complicated financial tasks. The Jitasa team corresponded via email regularly with spreadsheets showing the transactions and coding options – providing open communication and answers to any of the center’s questions.
The Result
Jitasa impressed The Indiana Center for Middle East Peace with effective and professional communication, with consistent monthly phone conferences used to verify account reconciliations. They give the Center time back in their day as Jitasa delivers accurate reconciliations and annual 990 filings. Their smooth reporting process allows for internal growth without all of the growing pains that usually accompany expansion.
Why Jitasa?
The Indiana Center for Middle East Peace appreciates the efficiency of the Jitasa team, commenting that every activity from monthly reconciliations to annual 990s are handled efficiently by their Jitasa representative. Not only that, but Jitasa’s representatives are nonprofit experts. Terry Doughtery, Chairman and Director of Indiana Center for Middle East Peace, says, “Jitasa’s focus on nonprofits and a broad range of services offered make it a reliable and cost-effective service provider.”
Jitasa has provided an efficient, accurate reporting process that allowed our organization to grow and develop many new programs without adding significant, time-consuming reporting procedures.”
Terry Doughtery
Chairman and Director
Indiana Center for Middle East Peace