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Finding the RIGHT Software for Your Church
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3 Primary Questions
How do You decide what You need? Where do you get the best price? What does good support look like?
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How do You decide what You need?
What Do You Want the Software to Do?
How Many Users Can Access the Software?
What Kind of Security is Available for Each User?
What Kind of Support is Available and What Does It Cost?
How Much is your IT budget?
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Simple Versus Complex
Just the Books? Yearend Giving Statements? Connect with an Existing Financial
Software? Attendance? Campaigns? Church Directory?
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Many Choices
System on your computer System on the cloud Christian Computing Magazine
comparison chart http://www.ccmag.com/cms/index.php?chartid=1
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Take Your Pick: CC Magazine http://www.ccmag.com/cms/index.php?chartid=1
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Just Remember!
The tendency is high production = high costs, but not always so
Pick what you need first Remember that need and want aren’t
always the same thing Price is at the bottom of the chart
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Church Windows
Small Church $475-$1050 Integrated Church $1070-$1744
http://www.churchwindows.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=5
This would include all financials, membership, donations, training, AR, and network license
Buy it in modules Online training, books, and webinars
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Servant PC http://servantpc.com/servantkeeper/
$250-$885Works with QuickbooksEverything from no support to full
supportYou purchase the number of users: 2
to no limitSmall church version has 50 family
limitDoesn’t do government forms
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Faithful Steward http://www.church-software.com/
Small-Medium church $199 Works with Quickbooks, PeachTree,
AccountEdge or Quicken ($150 for each)
Handles campaign pledges No membership access
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Church Community Builder
Used where Sandy works She is very impressed with what she
does on it Very secure Doesn’t do government forms Can be high cost You can see it on the comparison chart
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The Bottom Line
Decide what your church needs Decide how much you can spend Make sure the program you select will
fit your needs, both program and training
Make sure the cost fits your budget
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What Questions Do You Have for Me?Rod WiltroutChurch Finance Specialist(559) 256-0858 direct line(559) 287-7840 [email protected]
www.csbc.com/financialmatters