As CEO of Catapult ERP, a firm that is dedicated to delivering next-level support to organizations using Microsoft Dynamics NAV and CRM, Elliot's accountabilities including setting vision, providing leadership, and ownership for the company brand and promise.
Elliot has devoted his 20-year career to helping organizations use information technology to improve their business operations and performance. Prior to leading Catapult ERP, Elliot was Executive Vice-President with Habanero Consulting Group, the leading Canadian provider of enterprise portal solutions, and also worked KPMG as a Manager in the Higher Education, Research and Non-Profits practice.
Elliot mentors young entrepreneurs and CEOs through the Canadian Youth Business Federation and the Simon Fraser University School of Business.
Elliot is passionate about mountain biking, skiing, and boating, and enjoys spending time with his two children.
Success in any business environment requires an ability to define what performance looks like and accurately measure performance and results. In the world of non-profit organizations, this measurement becomes more important and complex because financial profit, or return on investment, is never the ultimate goal.
Although most NPOs have a traditional corporate operating structure, their financial management and measurement needs are vastly different. In this blog series, we pull together an expert panel guest bloggers to address some of the strategic financial management challenges we see in our consulting and support work with NPOs, and talk about strategies and approaches for reducing the pain of running these essential organizations.