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Give the Gift of Giving Back: 7 Ways to Make Holiday Volunteer Opportunities Sparkle

Brad Pope — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 15:25:26 +0000

The holiday season is fast approaching and with it, plenty of opportunities for engaging your faith community in volunteer opportunities. Even in the busy-ness of the holidays, many will make time to give back through volunteering. Volunteering has many proven benefits, not just to the organization, but to the volunteer as well, so be sure [...]

Getting Ready for the New School Year

Brad Pope — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:31:16 +0000

The new school year in Sunday School and Education can be a very stressful time. However, if you have a plan and start on it in advance, the transition from one year to the next can be much smoother. There are 5 points to consider in your new year plan: Volunteer Recruiting to fill open [...]

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Steps to a Successful Event Registration

Brad Pope — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 15:36:44 +0000

There are three Basic Steps to a Successful Event Registration Form: For your convenience, we’ve provided an Event Registration template that can be found in your Form Manager, located on the far-right side of your Giving Portal. This template was built using the most commonly used Form Fields for event registration forms, but you have [...]

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Understanding Church Accounting

Gloria Del Grosso — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 18:05:13 +0000

Could you list the four supporting qualifications that officially classify clergy for payroll purposes? Depending on your individual experience with church accounting, you might easily blurt out the answer or perhaps you are at the other end of the spectrum and didn’t even know there was a clergy tax classification. One church’s accountant may come [...]

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Ways to Save During the New Year

Brad Pope — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 19:13:03 +0000

As we usher in a new year, many churches are looking for ways to save money and operate more efficiently. Here are a few ways you can use technology to cut costs and streamline operations: These are just a few of the many ways you can use technology to save money and operate more efficiently. [...]

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Helpful Year-End Resources

Brad Pope — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 16:57:46 +0000

As you prepare to finish the old year and begin the new, there are several things to remember beyond resolutions and putting away the Christmas decorations. This is the time to close the books, send out giving statements, and turn in forms to the IRS. Since this happens only once each year, you might need [...]

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Seven Resolutions for the New Year

Brad Pope — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 16:42:42 +0000

As you begin the new year, here are seven things to add to your resolutions to put your organization in a better place as you roll into the new year. [...]

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Thank You Pastors and Church Leaders

Scott Holthaus — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 08:24:00 +0000

As 2022 comes to a close and many look at the start of a new year, we want to take a moment to say thank you to the many pastors and church leaders we have the joy of serving. Leading and shepherding a church body can be difficult, but so many of you are faithful [...]

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