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Student Activty Funds Blog
Welcome to our blog about student activity funds! Here you will find best practices for tracking student activty funds and other helpful tips.
Transparency. We advocate for transparency — but do we hold ourselves to the same standard?
Transparency - We live it. You know you love what you do when even casual conversations turn into deep dives about work. That happened to...
Thomas Rossi
2 days ago2 min read
Account Tree’s Five Steps to Building Better Software
A Summary Great software isn’t just built—it’s crafted with intention. In the world of student activity fund management, the right...
Thomas Rossi
6 days ago2 min read
Account Tree’s 5 Steps to Building Better Software Step 5: Change-Fix-Improve
At Account Tree, we don’t believe in “finished” software. Every feature, every function, every update is part of an ongoing process of...
Thomas Rossi
Mar 242 min read
Account Tree’s 5 Steps to Building Better Software: Step 4 - Build It
Building isn’t just about coding—it’s about aligning every line of code with the principles that matter most to our users: simplicity and...
Thomas Rossi
Mar 202 min read
Account Tree’s 5 Steps to Building Better Software - Step 3 - Understanding
Henry Ford’s genius wasn’t inventing anything. His genius was understanding his customer. He understood he needed to make cars that...
Thomas Rossi
Mar 172 min read
Account Tree’s 5 Steps to Building Better Software: Step 2 - Ask Questions
At Account Tree, we go beyond listening—we ask the right questions to turn feedback into actionable insights and better solutions.
Thomas Rossi
Mar 132 min read
Why We Started Account Tree: A Journey of Innovation and Purpose
Is there a student activity fund management tool for that works for my entire district? It has to be easy for the elementary schools, but...
Thomas Rossi
Mar 111 min read
Account Tree’s 5 Steps to Building Better Software Step 1 - Listen
The best software isn’t built alone—it’s built with you. At Account Tree, we listen, learn, and evolve to meet your real needs.
Thomas Rossi
Mar 32 min read
Transparency: Why We're Shining a Light on Pricing
Account Tree is shining a light on our pricing. Account Tree is for Transparency.
Thomas Rossi
Jan 161 min read
Earning Equals Owning
How Effort creating ownership
Thomas Rossi
Jul 13, 20241 min read
Key Differences: Student Activity Funds & District Activity Funds
Key Differences between Student Activity Funds & District Activity Funds
Thomas Rossi
Jun 24, 20241 min read
Are our schools broken?
Our schools are not broken
Thomas Rossi
Feb 8, 20242 min read
Balancing Legality and Ethics in Student Activity Funds
Student activity fund ethics - Account Tree
Thomas Rossi
Jan 23, 20241 min read
That Activity Club Was More Important Than I Thought
Clubs are important - Account Tree
Thomas Rossi
Jan 4, 20242 min read
The World of Student Activity Funds
Student Activity Fund best practices - Account Tree
Thomas Rossi
Nov 16, 20232 min read
Is Your Student Activity Fund Software Easy to Use?
Managing student activity funds is not easy. When you're stuck with accounting software that's as user-friendly as solving a Rubik's...
Thomas Rossi
Nov 8, 20232 min read
Theft Prevention for Student Activity Funds
Theft prevention in student activity funds.
Thomas Rossi
Sep 26, 20233 min read
Why is student activity fund management so complicated?
Why management is so complicated
Thomas Rossi
Sep 7, 20232 min read
Transparency Matters (& we can help)
What is transparency in accounting and why does it matter? Transparency is openly sharing financial information about financial...
Thomas Rossi
Aug 1, 20231 min read
Account Tree and Segregation of Duties
Why segragation of duties is important.
Thomas Rossi
Jul 25, 20231 min read
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