Financial Software for Churches and Nonprofits
News and Tips from Shelby Financials' Product Owner
I received a call from a church business administrator asking for help. The church is starting a campaign and the fundraising group required a report covering the past 19 years. I suggested using AD HOC Reports, and in just a Read More
The largest challenge in setting up the Statement of Functional Expense report just might be coming up with a good natural classifications list. I consulted with several accountants, auditors, and accounting firms asking what they might be advising their church Read More
In this 43 minute webinar, Rodney Smith, an auditor with PSK, covers new reporting standards for churches and other nonprofits. Alfred Johnson, Shelby Financials Product Owner, provides a quick look at the new Statement of Functional Expense Report. The new Read More
The European Union, as well as other governing authorities, have laws that are designed to protect an individual’s personally identifiable information (PII). In Shelby Financials’ database, vendor, customer, volunteer, and employee records all contain personally identifiable information and in certain Read More
If you use the Shelby Financials Accounts Receivable application and get a call from one of your “Bill To” customers asking, “Who paid my bill?”, then you might find this tip helpful. When you receive payment from an individual who does Read More
Best practices using Bank Account Management is not as complex as other financial applications, but your administration should give careful thought to the way it is used. Bank Account Management provides two functions. 1) Gives the ability to enter a transaction Read More
History: More than 20 years ago, I was managing a retail pharmacy which started accepting credit cards. We had a bookkeeper that worked a couple days a week and was paid by the hour. I discovered that she was spending Read More
I continue to receive questions about processing non-cash gifts in a way that reduces a donor’s pledge. Thanks to work done by Carmen Dea (Shelby Training Consultant) you can cause a non-cash gift to reduce a donor’s pledge. Just follow Read More
OVERVIEW: The state of Oregon’s new Transit Tax goes into effect on July 1, 2018. This tax applies to all employees, whether exempt or not and is based on gross wages. Currently, this tax will not be reported on Form W-2, but Read More
The steps below may provide all the information you need to get started using this new Shelby Financials reporting tool. However, you also might like to review 3 lessons that will help you get the hang of it. See Lesson links Read More