Charitable giving and church software go hand in hand. When a charitable donation is received, the nonprofit organization must record the entry to provide a tax statement to the donor. These tax statements are an important element to the donation process in that they provide proof to the IRS of what the donor has contributed.… ⪼ Continue Reading…
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Church Member Software For Any Church
In any church member software, there are essential features that make weekly and daily processes easier and faster. These features include, but are not limited to — communication, running payroll, entering donations, and updating contact information. Let’s go over some of these processes and why they are important to have. One of the most used… ⪼ Continue Reading…
The Best Church Management Software
What does it take to be the best church management software? I’m glad you asked. The short answer is – a lot! Some software companies will stick to one or two things and do them very well. Other companies will try to do everything with all the bells and whistles, however, the overall feel is… ⪼ Continue Reading…
A Church Chart of Accounts Explanation – Part 2
This is the second of a three-part series. In this blog we’re going to review the order of the chart of accounts, account numbering, how the order of accounts translates to reports, some do’s and don’ts, and finally the two main methods of accounting – accrual and cash-based. In the third article, we’ll review why… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Church Bookkeeping — Please Help!
Let’s first say, church bookkeeping is not just keeping a checkbook register. If this describes your current church, please keep reading. There are many reasons why just having a checkbook register is inadequate. We will get into that later. Having accurate church bookkeeping practices, as well as, the right people in place is very important.… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Small Church Accounting Software — Included or NOT?
If you were to search for ‘small church accounting software’ in Google, the results most likely will give you many review sites. When this post was written eight out of ten results were review sites – not software providers. Most review sites will steer you down the wrong path. To make things worse – most… ⪼ Continue Reading…