Budget
The Budget module gives you a real-time view of your community's cash flow: how much money you have, in which containers (main cash register, dedicated booklets, funds, campaigns), and how that money moves between different items.
It is the financial steering module of your organization: every collection (payments, donations), every internal expense and every transfer is reflected here instantly.
What do you want to do?
Budget containers at a glance
Your Budget is made up of several containers that isolate money by destination. Understanding these containers is essential for reading your balances correctly.
| Container | What it is for | Concrete example |
|---|---|---|
| Main cash register | General, unassigned cash flow | The "common pot" where any donation without a specific destination lands |
| Booklet | Sub-budget dedicated to a project | Booklet "Prayer hall renovation", booklet "Family assistance" |
| Fund | Targeted collection with optional goal | Fund "Youth trip 2026" |
| Campaign | Budget linked to a marketing campaign | Campaign "Kippur 5786" |
| Booklet group | Grouping of linked events | Event Journey "Tishrei holiday cycle" |
In Unisoft, we speak of Budget (singular) to refer to your entire cash flow, and of booklets for the sub-containers. The module used to be called "Accounts" — you may still see this term internally, but the official interface says "Budget".
Module overview
Each collected payment feeds a specific booklet (determined by the payment reason). You can then transfer funds between booklets, view the history of operations, and check off these operations against your bank statements.
Detailed sections
Understanding the concepts
- Understand my Budget — the containers, their roles and how they connect to the rest of Unisoft
- Understand operation types — payments, expenses, income, internal transfers
- Understand balances — reading the colors, multi-currency, total balance
- Understand Business Units and organizations — multi-organization and attribution
Navigating the module
- Budget overview — anatomy of the home page
- Read a booklet card — decode each element of a card
- Filter by association — isolate one organization in a multi-org account
Managing booklets
- Create a booklet — open a new dedicated booklet
- Edit a booklet — fix the name or description
- Archive a booklet — close a booklet at the end of a project
- Assign a booklet to Business Units — assign a booklet to an organization's Business Unit
Tracking operations
- View the details of a booklet — complete operation table
- View operation history — sorting, search, traceability
- Transfer funds between booklets — full procedure
- Link a payment to a booklet — how a collection chooses its booklet
Multi-currency
- Manage multi-currency — read balances in EUR, USD, ILS and others
Bank reconciliation
- Access bank reconciliation — conditions and navigation
- Validate a bank transaction — check-off workflow
Best practices
- Best practices for Budget management — tips for reliable tracking