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Church Donation Software – Do you Need It?

March 15, 2022 by Jay Leave a Comment

Mobile device shows the donate button along with currency types like credit card, coin, dollar, and gifts.

We will explore the many reasons ‘why’ churches need church donation software. It goes without saying that donations are the primary revenue channel for the church. Through this collected revenue, the church continues its missions within the communities and outreach to the world. Why can’t churches just collect the money and move on without recording… ⪼ Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Contributions Tagged With: church leadership, church technology, donations, online donations

Charitable Giving Software

December 28, 2021 by Jay 1 Comment

Mobile device shows the donate button along with currency types like credit card, coin, dollar, and gifts.

Charitable giving and church software go hand in hand. When a charitable donation is received, the nonprofit organization must record the entry to provide a tax statement to the donor. These tax statements are an important element to the donation process in that they provide proof to the IRS of what the donor has contributed.… ⪼ Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Contributions Tagged With: church accounting software, church management software, church reports, church technology, donations

Fund Accounting Software for Churches

February 16, 2021 by Jay

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Accounting software that’s fund based versus non-fund based — at its core are two different animals. It would be like comparing a lion to a mountain cat. These big cats are similar but at their core, they are different in everything from habitat to how they hunt. Lions hunt in a pride where hunting is… ⪼ Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Finance Tagged With: church accounting software, donations, fund accounting, non-profit

Church Software Evaluation — What to Ask

November 30, 2020 by Jay

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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…

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: church management software, church reviews, donations

Simple Church Financial Software That Works

October 13, 2020 by Jay

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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…

Filed Under: Finance Tagged With: church management software, church membership, church payroll, church reports, donations, fasb compliant software, irs compliant software

Donation Receipt Requirements For Nonprofits

September 28, 2020 by Jay 1 Comment

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…

Filed Under: Contributions Tagged With: church reports, donations, fasb compliant software, irs compliant software, non-profit

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