- Church Finance Handbook — newly updated 204-page handbook available on-line or for purchase
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- We send occasional newsletters with information for treasurers, administrators, bookkeepers, and clergy.
- Financial Reporting Resources
- Classifying Net Assets
- Budgeting
- Statement of Financial Position
- Statement of Activities
- Software for Bookkeeping
- Features needed for congregational recordkeeping
- Advantages of QuickBooks Pro (desktop version)
- How to set up QuickBooks for your congregation
- Recommendations: Software and Vendors
- TechSoup.org — software discounts
- QuickBooks Pro Desktop — bookkeeping software
- Splashtop — remote access to the church computer with printing and file transfer (use CFLLC referral link for a free month)
- ServantKeeper — software for tracking membership and contributions
- Vanco — electronic money solutions including on-line giving and Give-by-Text
- National Payment Corporation — direct deposit
- PEX Cards — Visa® debit cards for staff and volunteers (use CFLLC referral link for significant discount)
- Church Finance Today monthly newsletter
- CutePDF Writer — free pdf writer
- DropBox — free cloud storage
- Further.com — Health Savings Accounts for employees
- Google Drive — group collaboration
- Zoom — virtual meeting space
- Sendthisfile — for sending large files
- Zed Axis Software — for importing, exporting, modifying or deleting transactions from QuickBooks
- Compuchecks.com — customized financial supplies
- Mansfield Shredding — a non-profit shredding service in Mansfield, MA
- Clergy Tax Preparation and Help – Forrest A. Eaton, Jr., CPA
- Accent Printing & Signs — printer in Billerica, MA
- PC Network Guys — Computer network consultation and services in Wareham, MA
- SiteGround – website hosting
- Content available to paid subscribers
- Congregational Stories
- Budgeting, with a one-page budget template
- Endowment and Investment Funds
- Financial reporting, with sample formats
- Financial Staffing Model
- Personnel Resources
- Procedures Templates: Cash Receipts, Cash Disbursements, Payroll, Reporting
- QuickBooks Set-up
- QuickBooks Procedures
- QuickBooks Tips & Short-cuts
- Sample Chart of Accounts and List of Funds
- Sample Memorial Gifts Policy
- Stewardship Review Checklist
- Specific bookkeeping Questions & Answers
- Tracking Vacation &/or Sick Time in QuickBooks
- Treasurer Transition Checklist
- Glossary – various terms important for congregational financial literacy
- Library of Links
- Massachusetts Sick Leave Law
- UPMIFA
- FASB Statements
- Helpful organizations
- From the archives: old issues of News from Congregational Finance
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