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Xero sponsors three scholarships to help promote diversity in the accounting profession

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Xero, the global small business platform, today presented scholarships to student members of two industry associations it supports in the United States: the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA, Inc.) and the Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA). The scholarships demonstrate Xero's efforts to mentor the next generation of accounting talent, specifically through providing increased opportunities for underrepresented communities.

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  • The scholarships demonstrate Xero's efforts to mentor the next generation of accounting talent, specifically through providing increased opportunities for underrepresented communities.
  • Also at Xerocon New Orleans today, Xero presented scholarships it sponsored to two students actively involved in ALPFA chapters at universities across the country.
  • Xero is a global small business platform with 3.3 million subscribers which includes a core accounting solution, payroll, workforce management, expenses and projects.
  • In 2021, Xero was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), powered by the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment.

How Rochester, NY Is Streamlining Budgeting while Improving Transparency and Accountability with OpenGov

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Rochester, NY is on a mission to bring greater transparency and accountability to budgeting and planning with OpenGov.

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  • Rochester, NY is on a mission to bring greater transparency and accountability to budgeting and planning with OpenGov.
  • Rochester, NY has been on a mission to bring greater transparency and accountability to budgeting and planning particularly with the increased attention and expanded reporting requirements around federal stimulus funds.
  • To streamline its budget creation process and improve accountability and performance, the City selected OpenGov Budgeting & Planning over a number of other solutions.
  • "With OpenGov, the City of Rochester will be moving from a completely Excel-based budgeting to the leading budgeting and planning solution for local government," added Arriaga.