Deciding which church accounting software to purchase is a difficult decision to make. Selecting the financial team that carries out the day-to-day operations of the church is equally as difficult. Both need to be reliable to ensure the church has the best available information to make financial decisions. Accurate financial statements reflect assets, liabilities, and… ⪼ Continue Reading…
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3 Reasons For-profit Financial Software Doesn’t Work
Financial software comes in many shapes and sizes for various industries. Each industry requires unique financial transactions to be carried out by its software. Financial software packages that are rooted in the for-profit world have one major devastating flaw. They fail miserably when used in churches or governmental accounting. Then, why are these packages sold… ⪼ 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…
Church Software Evaluation — What to Ask
Selecting a church management software (ChMS) should start with a vision of where the church is going to be in five to ten years at a minimum. Church software evaluation more often than not starts with a list of immediate organizational needs. Unfortunately, this approach is short sighted when immediate needs are addressed and the… ⪼ 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 & How Does It Help Churches?
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…