In the first “Who Are the ‘Nones’?” post, I reported on some findings from a 2012 Pew Research Center report – “‘Nones’ on the Rise”. This report found that the percentage of religiously unaffiliated adults (called “Nones”) is growing in the US, up 5% from just five years ago. Now, one in five adults (and… ⪼ Continue Reading…
IconCMO Custom Reporting Beta Is Here!
A beta version of custom reporting has been released for IconCMO! IconCMO Custom Reporting is designed to help you get the information you need from IconCMO as quickly as possible. How to Access Custom Reports You can find it in the menu under System→Utilities→Custom Reports. To give a user ID access to this window, go… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Who Are the ‘Nones’? – Part 2
A few weeks ago, I wrote “Who Are the Nones?” about the growing number of adults (especially younger ones) who don’t identify themselves with a religion. This group is starting to become known as the “Nones”, a short title based on the fact that they choose “none” as their religious affiliation. The post was based… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Recent Improvements to IconCMO+
IconCMO+ is a specialized version of our flagship IconCMO package. It allows an organization to view approved information from multiple churches. District offices use it to monitor the health of all their churches; they can easily decipher which churches need help and which churches are flourishing. Many parishes use it to manage multi-site churches. Previously,… ⪼ Continue Reading…
CMO Goes HTML for Additional Reporting
Sometimes having an extra option can make life much easier. Some of you have suggested that we add a formatting option to IconCMO reports – HTML. So we have. You can now generate almost any IconCMO report (membership, groups, contributions, finances and so on) in HTML. 1. You now have another option for the appearance… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Choose Your Own Ending Story for iPad Users
The new iOS 6 was released not too long ago. A bunch of people seemed excited about the “Do Not Disturb” setting. On the other hand, I’ve also seen some negative feedback about the new maps. I haven’t heard much buzz about the ability to take pictures directly in the browser. Maybe this isn’t very… ⪼ Continue Reading…