Why Red Wing Software?

YMCAs are turning to CenterPoint Payroll Software when they outgrow their payroll application, or even to reduce costs when coming from a more complex and costly system. CenterPoint Payroll is reasonably priced, yet can handle the complex payroll needs of most YMCAs. YMCAs that have made the switch appreciate CenterPoint Payroll Software's excellent phone support, personal service, and flexible training options. Because of CenterPoint Payroll Software′s ease of use, flexible setup, and excellent service, several YMCAs across the country are already benefiting from using this payroll solution. Red Wing Software has been developing accounting and payroll solutions since 1979.

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Red Wing Software Releases Advanced Payroll Tools for YMCAs

Red Wing, MN – February 16, 2009– Red Wing Software, Inc. announces the release of advanced payroll modules for use with the CenterPoint Payroll Software for YMCA facilities. The Advanced Earnings Matrix module enables YMCAs to easily enter pay data and track it appropriately in multiple ways, such as by department, location, profit center, and more. Other new modules include an Employee Training/Certification Tracking module and a Check Stub Designer module. Each module is available for purchase individually as an additional option for CenterPoint Payroll.

The Advanced Earnings Matrix simplifies the time entry process by allowing YMCAs to define the employee’s pay rate specific to the department and job (or other criteria), entering only those jobs that apply to a specific employee. For the time entry process, a spreadsheet style form is used. Each employee’s pay options are listed, allowing the payroll clerk fast entry of hours to each pay definition. All earnings are calculated accordingly when hours are entered.

“We have learned that many YMCAs and other organizations could benefit from the simplification of time entry, especially when multiple job types are involved,” said Jon Isackson, Red Wing Software Product Manager, “The new Advanced Earnings Matrix not only simplifies time entry, but cuts down on human error and also saves significant time entering hours.”

The new Employee Training/Certification Tracking module allows YMCAs to track employee training and certification dates and associated expiration dates along with related comments.

The new Custom Check Stub Designer module allows YMCAs to customize how they would like their check stub information displayed.

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CenterPoint Payroll now works directly with Who's Where Retirement Eligibility Tracking and Reporting Solution for YMCAs!

Developed in cooperation with the YMCA Retirement Fund, Who’s Where is a completely automated, fully integrated, data–based solution that allows YMCA administrators to:

Enroll every employee in the employee benefits program
Track every eligible hour for every employee––full–time, part–time and seasonal––throughout all changes, including transfers, terminations, rehires, job sharing and leaves of absence
Calculate and tabulate every eligible hour of employment, across all job changes and location changes
Update employee records automatically with the click of the mouse
Deliver accurate information to retirement eligibility manager at any time

Who's Where has a direct interface to Red Wing Software's CenterPoint Payroll application, making the retirement tracking process flow seamlessly.

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Red Wing Software Certified as YMCA Payroll Software Provider

Red Wing, MN – October 1, 2007 – Red Wing Software, Inc. announces certification of its payroll software products with the YMCA of the USA. Ken Hilton, Red Wing Software President, said, “We are honored to be a certified payroll software provider for the YMCAs. The values of Red Wing Software are similar to that of the YMCA, and I think we have an outstanding partnership here.” Because of Red Wing Payroll Software’s ease of use, flexible setup, and excellent service, YMCAs across the country are already benefiting from using this payroll solution. Red Wing Software has been developing accounting and payroll solutions since 1979.

The YMCA of the USA certification process involves detailed data analysis with a feature rating system. YMCA executives then review and evaluate the information and decide whether a provider will be certified. Upon certification, providers are listed online and in printed materials, where YMCA facilities nationwide can find them.

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YMCA Testimonials

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YMCA of the USA
Racine, WI
Red Wing, MN
Austin, MN

Cathleen Adams from YMCA of the USA said that Red Wing Software is the first company with a payroll solution to be certified for YMCAs across the country.

Racine Family YMCA

Jeanette Buege, from Racine Family YMCA says “We are more confident in the payroll data and know that it’s up to date when it comes time to process our payroll.”

Jeanette Buege has been with the Racine Family YMCA in Racine, Wisconsin, for two and a half years. She handles the accounting and oversees the payroll there. After looking at various payroll software packages, Jeanette decided to make the switch to Red Wing Software’s CenterPoint Payroll application. Here is what Jeanette has to say.

“The Racine Family Y had been using a payroll service for at least five years. Last year we analyzed our process, determined we were doing all the work and sending over the hours to the service provider just to write the checks. We also noticed we were spending more time than necessary managing payroll data. Each time there was a change, we would go in, make the change, and then send all the changes to the service. We learned the hard way that we would have to wait until the files were returned before we could make any additional changes; otherwise new data would be overlaid when we received the file back.

Another critical feature we needed in any payroll software we chose was to have it interface with Points North’s “Who’s Where” online retirement tracking tool. CenterPoint Software allowed us to do this. Prior to our payroll being put under my supervision, in January of 2006, the tracking of the YMCA’s retirement hours was done manually, which consumed a lot of time and caused us to miss employees who were eligible. We had been paying for the Who’s Where service for two to three years but had not been using it. I highly recommend that every YMCA use this tool, especially now that the National YMCA is paying for the service.

With CenterPoint Payroll, check writing is done electronically, since all employees are paid via direct deposit. The file is transmitted right from CenterPoint Payroll directly to our bank. Tax filing is made easy with the ability to generate tax forms from data already within the system, and we simply transmit them electronically.

We estimate the money we’ll save by making the switch from a service to CenterPoint Payroll to be about $10,000 per year. We expect to streamline our processes even more in the next month by adding a time and attendance system and integrating it directly into CenterPoint Payroll, eliminating the hand-entry of hours into the system.

I attended the payroll training at the Red Wing, Minnesota training facility and was impressed with the staff and the atmosphere there. We are pleased with the telephone support from Red Wing Software. They seem to understand the payroll process better than the representatives from the service we were using. I like the fact that I can bring up suggestions and issues and know they will be addressed.

Using CenterPoint Payroll provides a comfortable feeling. We are now in control of our payroll, and we know that if there are errors, we made them and can easily fix them ourselves in a timely manner. We are also more confident in the payroll data and know that it’s up to date when it comes time to process our payroll.”

Red Wing Family YMCA

Mark Hennessy, Executive Director, says “We have been very pleased with Red Wing Payroll. Our payroll is complicated and the software has handled all of our needs. It's simple to use and affordable. Your support staff has been excellent in implementation of the program and for ongoing issues. We love it!”

Like most non-profit organizations, Red Wing Family YMCA cites cost as one of the biggest factors in choosing business management products. They were pleased to discover that Red Wing Payroll is an affordable choice, and that it manages their needs even better than the more expensive package they were using.

With Red Wing Payroll, they have been able to save additional money because the system allows W-2s to print on plain paper; eliminating the need for special forms.

They can efficiently pay employees who work in multiple departments at varying rates, which is a challenge for many YMCAs.

They enjoy the usability of Red Wing Payroll, and comment that it's easy for them to track vacation and sick leave.

YMCA of Austin

Mark Bjorlie, Executive Director says “I strongly encourage other YMCAs to consider Red Wing Software for their payroll needs. It's excellent!”

The YMCA of Austin, MN has a large number of part time employees and many of them work in several departments at different pay rates. Red Wing Payroll's flexibility to handle this situation was critical in their decision to select the product. Again, cost was an issue and they comment that Red Wing Software's pricing was quite reasonable compared to other vendors.

An added bonus, in their opinion, is the excellent software support they receive. Storage of reports and pre-formatted tax reports is convenient and the ability to generate W-2 forms on plain paper is saving them some expense.