As summer time approaches for churches in the US, there are mixed emotions of happiness, sadness, and everything in between. Churches reopening for worship is a big news story as many states are working towards reopening. Some of the options states have given are allowing church buildings to be filled to a certain capacity, open… ⪼ Continue Reading…
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IconCMO Has NEW Text Messaging
Send mass texts to your congregation or groups and keep everyone informed. We’re excited to announce that IconCMO now has the ability to send direct text messages to members of your congregation. Have you ever had a last-minute change in plans and had to let a lot of people know fast? A mass email would… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Church Quarterly Meetings – What Reports do You Need?
This article about quarterly meetings was originally published March 9, 2013. Around this time of year, church boards often have their first quarterly meeting. Usually, the board will want to review the financial aspects of the church. Church accounting systems like CMO offer a great variety of financial reports to review just about anything you… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Church Software Mobile Apps – IconCMO Set Up
Our IconCMO church software mobile apps for Apple and Android are designed for you to log into your database with parishioner login credentials. By using parishioner login credentials, you’ll open IconCMO in a nice mobile interface. Also, the mobile interface has a directory that will work on your iPhone or Android device. (Note: We also… ⪼ 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…
Things to know to effectively use IconCMO
Membership Must Know #1: (Household or Member) Understanding the difference between a Household and a Member is important and is defined as follows: Definition of a Household: A Household is a physical location where people reside and the name of the household represents the adults that are responsible for the loaction. It does not represent… ⪼ Continue Reading…