These two words should send shivers down the spine of every church leader: fraud and embezzlement. While both crimes steal money and trust from the church, they are different. Fraud is when a bad actor intentionally deceives someone for financial gain. For example, fraud happens when someone …
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5 Ways To Engage Church Donors On Sunday Morning
Like everyone else in this fast-paced, information-driven world, I need to consume a lot of information to stay on top of the news, compliance laws, and best practices that can help better operate the church. As you can imagine, an email subject line that read, "Embezzlement Hits One Out of Three …
Top Three Church Budgeting Tips That Don’t Require Math
The moment the words "church budget" are uttered, there are two extreme responses: it's either met with eye-rolls, heavy sighs, or looks of resignation. Or, on the opposite end of the spectrum, people are opening up a spreadsheet in Excel, entering numbers and formulas before they know the goals the …
Leveraging Church Donations Statements To Spur Generosity
Every retail organization, like Costco, Target, Amazon, etc., is vying for your year-end dollars. That's why walking down the aisle at this time of the year is so disorienting. There are all sorts of ghoulish decor, like giant skeletons, werewolves, costumes, and candy for the kids. But, on the next …
Church Budget: Turning First-Time Donors into Financial Partners
As the fiscal year comes to a close, it's time for churches everywhere to start building the annual financial report for the congregation to review. As expected, this essential report should include basic financial information like donations by designation, donations vs. budget, spending vs. budget, …
Tips To Evaluate Your Church’s Financial Transparency
It wasn't that long ago that trust was something given to specific organizations like a church. People trusted churches with their children, their spiritual development, and, yes, their finances. Sadly, that is no longer the case, not just because we live in ultra-suspicious times. Scandal, …
