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NEW Giver Prompt, NEW
Custom Branded MinistryOne App, Helpful Tips & more!
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We hope that you enjoy reading our newsletter each month
as we keep you "in the know" regarding our platforms and
services. The September edition includes some tips that we hope help you
grow your ministry and minister to your congregation.
In this month's newsletter we’ll
cover:
- NEW Giver Prompt: Make a One-time Gift into a Recurring
Gift
- NEW Custom Branded MinistryOne App
- Database Cleanup - How to
Purge Inactive Records
- Using Mass Text Messaging
(SMS) to Keep in Contact During Challenging Times
- Some Helpful Arena Tips
- Tracking Families First
Coronavirus Response Act's Paid Salaries
- Handling Advanced Payments
in Accounts Receivable
- MPower20
We are here to serve you as you serve in your ministry.
Have a blessed day and enjoy the newsletter!
Steve Pruitt
steve.pruitt@shelbyinc.com
General Manager, Shelby Systems
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NEW
Giver Prompt:
Make a One-time Gift into a Recurring Gift
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No
church or non-profit leader needs to have the importance of steady income
explained to them. We know recurring giving benefits ministries and
non-profits. Some studies show that those who have recurring gifts give
up to 42% more than those who make one-time gifts. We have added our new
Giver Prompt feature with this in mind.
Giver
Prompt allows you to ask givers who are making a one-time gift if they
would like to make it recurring. You determine how you will ask and how
often in the set-up.
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NEW Custom Branded
MinistryOne App
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We're
excited to announce that you can upgrade the church app, MinistryOne, to
a custom branded app! How is this different from the current,
full-featured app that comes standard with your giving plan?
- Match
the app icon to your church's brand
- Customize
the app name
- Add your
image to show up while the app is loading
- Direct
people to your page in the app store
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Database
Cleanup
How to Purge Inactive Records
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To have good record management it is important to control
which records are needed and which are no longer essential for your
database. Much like organizing and removing clutter from your home, this
will make your database much more effective and easier to use.
Determining
which records should be inactive will vary with each organization,
depending on your culture, your members, and your specific needs.
A
record might be considered inactive because:
- Of Attendance - how long
since you have marked this record as present?
- Of Giving - is this a
recent donor? If they have not given in two or three years should
you still keep this record if they are not involved otherwise
- Other Activity - on the
Timeline, you can see giving, attendance, interactions, scheduling,
and group membership. If this record has no activity on their
timeline in two years, are they still active?
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Using Mass Text Messaging (SMS) to
Keep in Contact During Challenging Times
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2020 has been a challenging year for churches (and all of us). Because
part of the mission of the church is community, it is important for us to
"keep in touch" with our members. One simple and helpful way to
do that is text messages. You could link to a webpage, give a brief
update on rescheduled or upcoming events, contact those who need
encouragement, or make connection with dozens of other types of messages.
If
you are subscribed to ShelbyNext Membership or Arena, you likely have
some credits for text messaging. Click the links below to find out more
about setting this up and what your credit might be.
Find out more about texting members from Arena
Find out more about texting members from ShelbyNext
Membership
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Did you know about these Arena features?
In the Administration
section of Arena, there is a Navigation page called
"Utilities". There are five excellent utilities for Arena
clients to use.
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Arena Hub
In addition to the Utilities, please set a reminder to check the Arena
Hub monthly for new features. On a regular basis, current reports and
modules are added and updated. When looking at the hub you might find
modules that look like...
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Tracking Families First Coronavirus
Response Act's Paid Salaries
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New regulations now require COVID salary payment to be
reported in box 14 on employee's Form W-2 2020. Click below for more
details.
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Handling Advanced Payments in Accounts Receivable
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We
know that things for daycare and school attendance are a bit uncertain as
of this post.
But, yes, it just
might be a good time for you to start thinking about revising your
Accounts Receivables' procedures or adding AR to your set of ShelbyNext
Financials applications to process your daycare/school billings.
This is not
intended as a best practices post, but simply some ideas about how you
might set up or tweak your current billing and collecting processes. So,
here is a tip you might use if you receive advance payments.
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In
light of COVID-19, we've taken MPower online and registration is now
open! This two-day Virtual Ministry Tech Conference, sponsored by
Ministry Brands, will be held on October 13-14 (and only costs $99
for 2-day access).
- Learn how to maximize
technology to grow your ministry during unparalleled times
- Choose from more than 60
classes ranging from how to use your church management system for
engagement to strategies that increase recurring giving
- Be inspired by keynote
speakers, industry experts, product experts, and peers
- Check out all the latest
product releases for 2020 (and see what's on the horizon
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