The ChurchTrac Blog
Are Your Church Budget Percentages Healthy?
Managing a church budget is no small task. A healthy budget isn’t just about paying the bills—it’s about aligning your finances with your mission. But how do you know if your budget percentages are healthy? Whether your church is small, midsize, o...
Church Giving Software: What To Look For
We're increasingly becoming a cashless society. The proof? 80% of payments were made digitally in 2022. It's important for your church to make it easy for donors to give the way they prefer. And that means using a church-giving software that gives y...
What Needs to be on A Contribution Statement?
Getting ready to mail out contribution statements to your donors? Though they might feel like just another administrative task that fills your calendar, giving statements offer another opportunity to bless your flock. Below are 6 basic items donors like...
November Church Software Updates
Before we stuff ourselves with turkey... here are 3 updates to our church software that you'll be thankful for. TLDR: A revamped church reports engine, dedicated unknown donation tracking, and church volunteer emailing directly from a scheduling event. ...
The Best Contribution Statement Software
The end of the year is almost here and an important task looms on your calendar: "Create and send Contribution Statements to our donors" If you're doing this without an all-in-one church donation software, you know this task can be a major headache. If y...
Contribution Statement Checklist (5 Things)
Contribution statements (AKA Giving Statements) are a valuable way for us to connect with our people as they give faithfully to the church. Before you generate your statements to give to your donors, here are 5 things to check before sending them to your ...
How To Generate Contribution Statements
Despite how different our ministries may be, there is one thing they all have in common: They have to give out year-end statements or contribution statements to all of their donors! ChurchTrac makes it easy to track donations, generate contribution stat...
Do Churches Have to Provide Contribution Statements?
We get asked about Contribution Statements (AKA Giving Statements) on almost a daily basis. The question about whether or not ministries have to provide them comes up a lot. Let's cover what a contribution statement is, why they are important, and if chu...
The Best Church Accounting Software: What to Look For
Without your church treasurer, the church wouldn't keep its doors open for long! But you also need the best church accounting software to meet their needs. When looking for the best bookkeeping software for churches, here's what you should look for... ...