The simplest, fastest, easiest way to do check-in at your church. Icon Systems is excited to announce Icon Check-In: a fast, secure, and safe child check-in software for churches that lets your whole team work together in real time! Checking in children as fast as possible is essential to a smooth-running event, like a Sunday… ⪼ Continue Reading…
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Scheduled Server Maintenance 2015
Please note that IconCMO will be unavailable from approximately Midnight to 5:00 AM CST on Wednesday, November 25th. View in your time zone. We’re always striving to improve IconCMO for you – and that doesn’t just mean improving the user interface and adding to the features list! While not as visible, upgrading the technology and… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Online Giving To Increase Donations
Having multiple ways people can donate online to the church is an absolute, not a nice to have church process — even for the smallest of churches. According to Blackbaud 2014 Charitable Giving Report, many people are surprised to learn that fundraising activities is still less than 10% — currently at 8.8% for faith-based organizations… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Fund Transfers and Account Transfers, part 2 of 2
In Part One of this series, we learned that a fund transfer represents a reallocation of liquid assets from one fund to another. We also learned about the four main situations in which funds transfer money, and how to record a fund transfer in IconCMO. In Part Two, we turn our attention to account transfers… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Fund Transfers and Account Transfers, part 1 of 2
Fund transfers and account transfers are necessary transactions in any non-profit organization’s financial activities. It’s important to understand the difference between a fund transfer and an account transfer, and how you can perform them in IconCMO. In this first of our two-part series, we will explore fund transfers. Try our Church Management Software or request a… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Common Church Accounting Mistakes with Checkbooks
There are some common church accounting mistakes made for a variety of reasons. Maybe it is because the software they are using couldn’t handle the various situations that are needed. It could be a church process that was made a long time ago and when questioned — you get the typical answer, “that’s how we… ⪼ Continue Reading…