IconCMO is priced by families, not individuals. A family can have many individuals or just one (ie single person). Many systems charge by the individual and the church ends up paying more for those families. An example is if the church has 800 individuals, more than likely the family count is somewhere between 250 –… ⪼ Continue Reading…
General FAQ
Can I send emails or text messages to my church members?
Absolutely! You can send individual emails and text messages to your church members. Or you can create a group and send an email or text message to the entire group, commonly called mass emailing or texting.
Who should be on the team that evaluates and presents the options to the church board?
The team’s characteristics are an important consideration to ensure that the software will work for the entire church operation. Additionally, the team needs to come to a consensus on one church software solution that they all feel will do the job and that the church board will approve. While this sounds easy, it’s anything but easy. There… ⪼ Continue Reading…
What security considerations should be in place for the church software solution?
A church can’t make a decision on a church software solution without discussing the security of each solution. There are many truths and myths in this area that are popularized in the media or other venues. This is where an IT person on the team can help a lot because they understand many of the… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Should data conversion cost be considered in the decision?
Short answer – Absolutely! Data conversion costs should always be noted when comparing one church software to another. Why? If you take two similar products with a similar feature set and one church software vendor charges $1,000.00 for a data conversion and the other charges $300.00, all other things being equal, which one would you… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Would the same church software that works for a large church work for my church?
The short answer is – probably not. There are two major considerations. One is that a church that has 10,000 members has different software needs than a church that has 500 members. Secondly, the church software in the larger church more than likely has many components that a smaller church will not need. Most of… ⪼ Continue Reading…