Here is a link to a good article about thanking your donors. Thanking, explaining, sharing stories, and helping others know what is going on in your church is vital to your church's finances. People liked to be thanked - please do it often and use as … [Continue reading]
Overhead Costs?
Posted on January 1, 2013 Written by
What is the overhead cost for a church and what percent of the budget should it be? That's not easy to answer - there are lots of variables. Take a look at this article to see what this research … [Continue reading]
Church Credit Cards
Posted on December 24, 2012 Written by
I think church-issued credit cards are unnecessary except in special situations (more on that later). I really am against the issuing of church credit cards and here's why: they lead to more work by a staff person, usually an administrative … [Continue reading]
RACI
Posted on December 18, 2012 Written by
A friend and colleague of mine gave me an acronym that is used in his church whenever a decision is made. They assign RACI to actions and I like this so much I want to share it as a tool to help church staffs. RACI stands … [Continue reading]
The Church Lobby
Posted on December 4, 2012 Written by
Your church lobby tells new people in about 3 seconds the kind of people that your church wants to have. Okay, maybe just 2 seconds. It is really, really, really fast and most churches do not even know what they're doing. I walked into one church … [Continue reading]
Personnel Comp Letters
Posted on November 27, 2012 Written by
Personnel Comp Letters Every year, every employee of your organization or church should receive a personnel compensation letter. This letter is a summary of all that the church pays in order to have this person as an employee. There are several … [Continue reading]
5th Gift Letter
Posted on November 20, 2012 Written by
Every year a church should sent out gift letters (statements of contribution) five times a year. After each quarter AND the first week of December. That letter in early December may be a new thing to some church administrators, so let me explain why … [Continue reading]
Gift Letters or Statements of Contribution
Posted on November 14, 2012 Written by
Gift letters (also knowing a statements of contribution) have several purposes: To acknowledge and thank donors for their gifts To ensure the church received the gifts and credited them to the correct fund To give members a chance to see how … [Continue reading]