What makes up simple church financial software? This will be a little different for each organization but there are common traits that all good church financial software has. Most of the time financial software means the accounting software for the church. But should it include more than the accounting software? What does donation and membership… ⪼ Continue Reading…
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Church Leadership in Troubling Times
To say 2020 is a challenging time would be the understatement of the century. We have seen everything from Covid-19 to unrest in the country. If you are a church leader, you are probably struggling with how to prioritize these challenges. As a software company we saw our own list of challenges. For example, many… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Donation Receipt Requirements For Non Profits
Donation receipt requirements are an important consideration when looking for church software or auditing the current solution to ensure it has all that’s needed. Having the appropriate donation receipt allows your donors to ensure they can take their full tax deduction. While the tax deduction that the donor receipt facilitates isn’t the only reason to… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Free Church Accounting Software — Bargain or Trap?
Human nature is a funny thing. If given a choice most of us will take the easiest way out, even when it’s not the best way or gives the best results. The same can be said about anything free, including free church accounting software. People love free stuff – even if it’s not good for… ⪼ Continue Reading…
What is Fund Accounting?
Sounds like a simple question, right? But it’s not. If a nonprofit organization doesn’t know what to look for, they could choose an accounting system that fails them when they need it. The goal of this post is to briefly go over what government regulations say about fund accounting, the main ideas of fund accounting,… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Accounting Software For Churches That Are Serious!
In this post, we are going to discuss the seven sins of accounting software for churches. We will uncover the reasons for when church accounting goes wrong and discuss some possibilities of why it happens. Spoiler alert — it typically starts from inside the church. Next, we’ll go over some areas the IRS reviews closely… ⪼ Continue Reading…