I started my career in the mid-1980s as an accounting clerk at a large restaurant chain's corporate office. As part of the month-end process, I would get out the ledger sheets and a ruler and run two tapes from the 10-key to verify my work before using red and black ink pens to fill in the account …
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Wage Stagnation and Non-Profit Budgets
Since the early 1970s, wages in the United States have stagnated, meaning that increases in compensation have had little to no growth over a period of time. Of course, this is not to say that wages have not gone up at all; hourly wages have increased a total of 17% between 1979 and 2001. …
The Church Budget and Change
I remember picking a movie at Block Buster Video on a Friday night, and everyone in town was trying to get the latest release on VHS before they ran out of the few copies they had on hand. Fast forward a few years, and companies like Netflix figured out a way to capitalize on streaming services, but …
Deferred Maintenance: Quick Fix or Expensive Solution to Balance the Church Budget
There's a maintenance schedule for just about everything. Rotate the tires on your car every 5,000 - 7,500 miles. Flush your home water heater every year. Clear or replace the HVAC filters every 90 days. Visit the dentist and optometrist at least once a year. And the list goes on. But what happens …
Emergency or Sinking Fund – What’s First In A Church Budget?
My wife and I live in an older tract home (constructed in 1988); needless to say, it needs some upgrades. As we dream about all the improvements we want to make, something happens; we are forced to think about the order of how to accomplish things. Do we install flooring before the new kitchen …
Church Budget Checklist Essentials
Our church has a very low staff turnover rate. Over the past 17 years, we've only had three bookkeepers, each serving at least five years. Our current bookkeeper is terrific and is preparing to take a two-week vacation. While she built a team of volunteers to take care of many of the tasks in her …
