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…
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Church Membership Management and Benevolence Ministry
What does church membership management and the Benevolence Ministry have in common? Let’s start with how the Benevolence Ministry gets it’s funding. Majority of the time this comes from the church’s members. It would be hard to fund this ministry without donors and the ability to track them in a church membership management system. With… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Pastoral Respite — Go Fund Me — Steve Hewitt CCMag
In the midst of responsibilities and personal struggles that can leave pastors feeling discouraged, one group of people is applying their creativity and resources to bring times of refreshing to spiritual leaders in need of a break. Find out more about what Steve Hewitt of Christian Computing Magazine and others are up to, and make… ⪼ Continue Reading…
How to Record Fundraiser Proceeds in IconCMO
You may be tempted to include the payments in with the regular offerings, but there’s just one little problem with that. You put an IRS disclosure on your donation statements saying something along the lines of “No goods or services were provided by the church in return for the donation.” Which poses another question: Can… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Community Auction melds with IconCMO – Fundraising Help
Community Auction Software Icon Systems has announced a software integration with Community Auction Software that is developed by Community Auctions Services LLC. The software will import the membership from IconCMO into the auction software. This eliminates duplicate data entry for organizations that have to input this each time into their auction software from their church… ⪼ Continue Reading…