Icon Systems Interviewed by Christian Computing Magazine – Steve Hewitt
Recently Steve Hewitt (Editor-in-Chief) of CCMag interviewed Icon Systems in regards to mobile computing in the church industry and how it can help churches in their missions. There is so many...
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Special Church Management Software Issue of Christian Computing Magazine!
Icon Systems recently had the honor of contributing to another Christian Computing Magazine cover story – you can read the full article here. The 2011 Church Management Software (ChMS) Overview is put...
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New feature: email address format validation
We recently made a change that affects how you send emails from IconCMO. Before your email gets sent, the system will verify that the email addresses are in a valid format. Messages Queued: 2 Some...
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There is no money in Revenue and Expense accounts.
That’s right: revenue and expense accounts carry no balance of money. When bookkeepers don’t realize this principle of double entry accounting, it can lead to a lot of problems and frustration. A good...
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How to Record Donations for Flood Relief
Events like Hurricane Harvey and the flooding in Texas remind us of how fragile and unpredictable life can be. We see, or even personally know, people and families who are suffering intensely as their...
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Does Debit Mean Minus and Credit Mean Plus?
Most of us have used a debit card. And when we do, the amount of money in our bank account is reduced. When we return items, the store tells us they have credited our account. Using these examples the...
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Churches — Protect Your Data from Disasters
Recent natural disasters have reminded us all how unpredictable and fragile life is. And how quickly our personal property can be destroyed. With all the terrible personal loss people fear when it...
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Set Up IconCMO Mobile Apps
Our IconCMO mobile apps for Apple and Android are designed for you to log into your database with parishioner login credentials. This will bring you into a nice mobile interface and directory that will...
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9 Keys to Improve Your Church Fundraising – Part I
This is the first of our four-part series on successful church fundraising. (See Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) I don’t recall the speaker’s name or her cause, but I remember the pitch. As I sat in the BJ...
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9 Keys to Improve Your Church Fundraising – Part II
This is the second of our four-part series on successful church fundraising. (See Part I, Part 3, Part 4) For this post, we’ll zoom in on the first principle of fundraising: motivation. Motivation How...
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9 Keys to Improve Your Church Fundraising – Part III
This is the third of our four-part series on successful church fundraising. (See Part I, Part 2, Part 4) The focus of this post is the giving experience. What kind of giving experience – what...
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9 Keys to Improve Your Church Fundraising – Part IV
This is the fourth of our four-part series on successful church fundraising. (See Part I, Part 2, Part 3) Trust Look back at Prof. Sargeant’s surveys. Two of the main reasons people gave for leaving a...
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Track Church Visitors with IconCMO Groups
“welcome” by chrisinplymouth is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 A common concern of churches is how to effectively track church visitors and take every appropriate step to make sure those visitors feel...
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BEC Attacks: Protect Your Church
Cyber Crime | Pixabay BEC attacks are one of the fastest growing cyber crimes and have cost some organizations millions of dollars, so it’s important to church security that staff at your church know...
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Quarterly Meetings – What Reports do You Need?
Photo Credit: dantaylr This article post was originally published March 9, 2013. Around this time of year, church boards often have their first quarterly meeting and review the financial aspects of...
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Create Recurring Contribution Batches in IconCMO
photo credit: 401kcalculator.org Did you know that you can create a batch of recurring transactions? After a recent focus meeting, we’ve discovered that many organizations using IconCMO are unaware of...
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Should I use Accrual Based Accounting (AP)?
This article post was originally published June 6, 2014. There are 2 types – or methods – of accounting: cash based accounting and accrual based accounting. In this post, we’ll explore the differences...
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Using a New Browser for IconCMO
DiscDepotDundee.co.uk [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)] When it comes to supportour web-based church softwareis saying goodbyeto the internet browserthat starts with an...
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Do’s & Don’ts: IconCMO User Security
Security starts with you. Internal security is just as important as external security. If you want to protect your church’s information, you will have to be diligent about whom you give access to the...
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7 ways to get help with IconCMO
We’re here to help! Icon Systems has a lot of resources available to help you navigate the software and learn how to accomplish your daily tasks within the system. Here’s a list of complementary...
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