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…
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Announcing Paperless Transaction Check Scanning
Churches always appreciate donations via checks. But processing checks can be a painstaking job that costs money and a lot of time. And it’s easy to make mistakes while processing checks. We can help. Icon Systems, Inc. has partnered with Paperless Transaction Corporation to provide churches with a check scanning solution commonly called Remote Data Capture (RDC). Paperless Transactions… ⪼ 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…
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…
Who are the ‘Nones’?
The Pew Research Center finds that a group of American adults they call the “Nones” is on the rise. These “Nones” (now one in five Americans) are the people in the Pew surveys who answered “None” when asked what religion they belong to. What’s behind this trend? How might religious institutions respond? Back when I… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Fine Tuning: Some Recent Improvements to IconCMO
Fine Tuning: Some Recent Improvements to IconCMO I’ve listed some of our latest improvements under the windows to which they apply. Banking: Checkbook: Checkbook Activity 1. Fiscal YearThis window now displays transactions by fiscal year instead of calendar year, which should make transactions less confusing for anyone whose fiscal year doesn’t match the calendar year.… ⪼ Continue Reading…