Shelby Systems Quarterly News

 

Hi Joe,

 
We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and a great start to your New Year!

We're excited to bring you the most recent updates on the Shelby Systems platform and services, along with content to help you grow your ministry and minister to your congregation. 

 
In this quarter's newsletter you'll find: 

  • Helpful Year-End Reminders and Resources
  • Tools to Create an Engaging Digital Giving Experience
  • Child Abuse Prevention: Steps for Keeping Children Safe
  • Education Corner 


We look forward to continuing to serve you as you serve your ministry throughout the New Year!


Blessings,

Steve Pruitt 
steve.pruitt@shelbyinc.com 
General Manager, Shelby Systems 

 




 

Helpful Year-End Reminders & Resources


This is a very busy season for most of our customers. You have a small window of time to produce and provide reports and documents for your organization and members. Below are links to various resources to help make these processes as smooth and easy as possible. 
 

 

Year-End Reminders & Resources

  • New IRS Rules for Filing W2s and 1099s - Watch the webinar recording for important information. 
  • Giving Statement Success 
  • End of Year Checklist - Giving, ChMS, & Financials 
  • Financials Year-End Resources 
  • Financials Year-End Checklists

 


 

Tools to Create an Engaging Digital Experience

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Ministry leaders know that generosity is a lifestyle to be cultivated, not a one-time seasonal event. As you engage your faith community in growing the discipline of giving, consider the giving experience you create in person and online. 

For your digital giving experience, you have even more options on how to engage your givers. Did you see all the new releases this fall? Take a peek below!


 

 



Express Form


The Express Form provides a simple, clear giving experience, backed by research on gift abandon rates.

 Learn More  

Ministry Brands Express Giving Form

 

 



Impact Report


The Impact Report allows you to clearly articulate your mission, gratitude, goals and more front and center on your digital giving experience. 

 Learn More  

Ministry Brands Impact Report

 

 



Additional Giving Opportunities


Raise awareness of additional giving opportunities and special projects using this feature to educate your donors of other opportunities to participate with your organization after their gift. 

 Learn More  

Ministry Brands Additional Giving Opportunities

 

 



Prompt Increased Giving


Offer your donors a chance to increase their gift amount by a small percentage to help foster growth in faithful generosity. 

 Learn More  

Ministry Brands Prompt Increased Giving

 

 



Multi-Fund Giving List


Create eye-catching, mission focused giving opportunities with this option. Add images and descriptions to each fund to share your cause. Donors can also easily give to multiple funds at various frequencies all with one check-out experience. 

 Learn More  

Ministry Brands Prompt Increased Giving

 


 

Child Abuse Prevention: Steps for Keeping Children Safe

Did you know that the month of April is Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month?

As you begin planning your children’s Easter activities, Vacation Bible Schools and Camps, now is the perfect time to review (or create) your ministry Child Abuse Prevention training schedule. By educating employees and volunteers properly on how to identify common signs of abuse, you’re better prepared to prevent it from happening in your own ministry. 

Here are some questions to get you started: 

 

  • Have you completed a background check on every staff and volunteer who interacts with children? When was the last time you re-checked long-time volunteers? 
  • Do you require Child Abuse Prevention Training for all staff and volunteers to educate them of warning signs of abuse and behaviors to watch for? 
  • When did you last review your Volunteer Policy?

 


Child Safety Training Course
 
Learn how to help protect the children and families in your community that trust in your ministry with our Child Safety Training course.

 Get Started  


How to Spot a Predator
 
Read how one church challenged their congregation to become the safest church for children in the region and taught their staff and volunteers how to spot a predator.

 Read Now  

 



Download our Background Check Blueprint to guide you through setting up and reviewing your staff and volunteer screening process.  

 Download Now  

Ministry Brands Background Check Blueprint

 


Education Corner

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Previous webinar recordings and slides for the Advance Your Knowledge Webinar Series are available on the homepage of the Shelby Community. While you're there, register and reserve your spot for a FREE upcoming webinar. 

Click here to visit the Shelby Community
 
 


IMPORTANT!

If you use Payroll and/or Accounts Payable and file taxes, you really need to prepare your organization for the upcoming changes being implemented by the IRS. 

Watch the webinar replay, "
Change is Coming: New IRS Rules for Filing W2s and 1099s" presented by Jason Jenison with Nelco Solutions and Mark Crain with Ministry Brands to learn more. 

 

 Watch Replay  

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101 Virtual Training Workshops are designed for new ChMS or ShelbyFinancials customers, users who need a refresher course, and/or existing customers who change staff positions.

These workshops are two hours daily over the course of four days, and: 

  • Are offered online as an interactive lecture-style video conference session 
  • Include a detailed step by step workbook (available as a PDF download) 
  • Will run from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Central Time) 

Workshops are limited to 15 attendees. Secure your spot today before spaces fill up!
 

 Register Now  

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201 Virtual Training Workshops are designed for existing ChMS or ShelbyFinancials customers who want to streamline their processes or simply gain tips and tricks for their software tools.

There are four topics for each 201 workshop and each workshop is broken into two-hour sessions that can be taken separately or collectively. 

Each session:

  • Is offered online as an interactive lecture-style video conference session 
  • Includes a detailed step-by-step workbook (available as a PDF download) 
  • Will run from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Central Time) 

Workshops are limited to 12 attendees. Secure your spot today before spaces fill up!
 

 Register Now  

 


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