It is that time of year when many nonprofits like churches provide donation statements to their donors. It is also a good time to assess if the current solution is able to give these statements easily, quickly and has majority of the features that are still important to the church. Over time, software becomes outdated… ⪼ Continue Reading…
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Quick Tip that’s Helping Churches Increase Donations
It is common knowledge in the business world that customer retention is much more cost-effective than trying to acquire new customers. The same is true for churches and other nonprofit organizations. Although it is important to attract new members so the church can grow, it is equally (if not more) important to keep the members… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Four Key Elements for Church Donation Software
When churches are looking for church donation software, they should make a list of the specific functionality they want immediately. Additionally, what needs exist in the next 5-10 years for the church donation software? Smaller organizations and church plants may not be ready for online donations however; the availability of this option later is crucial.… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Recent Study – Churches Offering Online Donations.
According to a recent study conducted by Lifeway and 1003 protestant churches 55% of churches offer online giving with attendance of 500 or more. Two-thirds of churches with online giving offered it for 2 years or less. It also found churches in larger cities used it more often. To check out all the statistics please… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Bulk mail bar coding – does it save money for churches?
Many non profits are lead to believe that barcoding gives huge discounts when they bulk mail. What many organization do not realize is they must be CASS/PAVE certified. This certification is an expensive endeavor for smaller organizations. Because of the expense for these certification the organization will actually lose money unless they are mailing out… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Church Member Portal has Read Write Capability
Icon Systems, Inc. announces the release of the Member Portal for IconCMO. IconCMO is a church management software that is web based. Church members can log into a secure website to verify and update their personal information. Or they can view their giving patterns and print their own donation statements. Each household is given a… ⪼ Continue Reading…