This is the fourth of our four-part series on successful church fundraising. (See Part I, Part 2, Part 3) Look back at Prof. Sargeant’s surveys (sourced from the this periodical). Two of the main reasons people gave for leaving a charity were a) the charity didn’t make clear to them how the donations were being… ⪼ Continue Reading…
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9 Keys to Improve Your Church Fundraising – Part III
This is the third of our four-part series on successful church fundraising. (See Part I, Part 2, Part 4) The focus of this post is the giving experience. What kind of giving experience – what thoughts, impressions, positives, frustrations – does a donor have when donating to your cause? Giving Experience for the Church Fundraising… ⪼ Continue Reading…
9 Keys to Improve Your Church Fundraising – Part II
This is the second of our four-part series on successful church fundraising. (See Part I, Part 3, Part 4) For this post, we’ll zoom in on the first principle of fundraising: motivation. How do you convince donors that your project is worth giving to? First, a church organization and its congregation and donors need to… ⪼ Continue Reading…
9 Keys to Improve Your Church Fundraising – Part I
This is the first of our four-part series on successful church fundraising. (See Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) I don’t recall the speaker’s name or her cause, but I remember the pitch. As I sat in the BJ Haan Auditorium at Dordt College, she made her call to action, to meet her in the… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Debits and Credits – Does Debit Mean Minus and Credit Mean Plus?
Let’s first say that IconCMO can help you with knowing when to use debit or credit during a journal entry. To check out how IconCMO can help — check out a free trial. Most of us have used a debit card. And when we do, the amount of money in our bank account is reduced.… ⪼ Continue Reading…
There is no money in Revenue and Expense accounts
That’s right: revenue and expense accounts carry no balance of money. When bookkeepers don’t realize this principle of double entry accounting, it can lead to a lot of problems and frustration. A good church accounting software uses double entry accounting and complies with FASB standards. IconCMO’s fund accounting software does both. Double entry accounting is… ⪼ Continue Reading…