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by BBS
Wed Jan 22, 2025 12:45 pm
Forum: General Questions and Discussion
Topic: PowerChurch Plus 14.4 incompatibility with Sticky Password App
Replies: 1
Views: 855

Re: PowerChurch Plus 14.4 incompatibility with Sticky Password App

I am running PC+ 14.4 on a Windows 10 virtual machine. I find that it crashes often also. Randomly, it seems. I have not figured out if it's related to any other software running. I don't have the Sticky Password App on my computer, but I do use 1Password.
by BBS
Mon Jan 15, 2024 4:41 pm
Forum: Contributions
Topic: Indirect/Soft Gifts
Replies: 10
Views: 7444

Re: Indirect/Soft Gifts

I thought the OP was asking about how to record donations from, e.g., a DAF (Donor advised fund). I.e., the person who earned the money donated it to a charity and took the charitable contribution deduction when that donation was made to the DAF (there are DAFs called "Fidelity Charitable", "Schwab ...
by BBS
Thu Jan 12, 2023 2:33 pm
Forum: Contributions
Topic: Best Practice for adding donor organizations?
Replies: 2
Views: 3962

Re: Best Practice for adding donor organizations?

Yes, that does help, Neil.

What I've decided I *think* will work is to use "Church" as the last name for all churches. The fields in PowerChurch are so small that a full name of a church/organization won't fit in either the First Name or Last Name fields.

Thank you!
by BBS
Thu Jan 12, 2023 10:48 am
Forum: Contributions
Topic: Best Practice for adding donor organizations?
Replies: 2
Views: 3962

Best Practice for adding donor organizations?

What is the best way to handle maintaining the donation records of organizations or churches that donate (i.e., not individuals)? Should the name be added all in the "Last Name" field (not many characters are allowed)? Or should we put part of the name in the First Name field and part in the Last Na...
by BBS
Sat Dec 24, 2022 11:03 am
Forum: Accounting
Topic: How does amount payable get posted to an A/P acct?
Replies: 3
Views: 712

Re: How does amount payable get posted to an A/P acct?

Do not confuse ACCURAL accounting with CASH or FUNDS ACCOUNTING. FWIW .. for the term INVOICE substitute BILL. Then think like you're paying your own bills from your checking account. A church and a lot of charities run on cash, you pay directly from the checking account, just like you do at home. ...
by BBS
Fri Dec 23, 2022 3:26 pm
Forum: Accounting
Topic: How does amount payable get posted to an A/P acct?
Replies: 3
Views: 712

How does amount payable get posted to an A/P acct?

I am entering in the first month's worth of transactions for a new entity with a non-standard chart of accounts. I'm struggling to understand how the Account Payable module works? (1) Where do I input the vendor's invoice date? (I only see "Due Date") (2) When one sets up Vendors, one chooses an exp...
by BBS
Fri Dec 23, 2022 3:13 pm
Forum: Accounting
Topic: Way to delete accounts in bulk (in chart of accounts)?
Replies: 3
Views: 854

Re: Way to delete accounts in bulk (in chart of accounts)?

If they are group accounts or don't have any transaction history, then that is correct. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to delete them. Instead, there are tools for marking accounts inactive and merging multiple accounts together that can be used to clean up the Chart of Accounts. Yes, Zorak, they ...
by BBS
Thu Dec 22, 2022 3:27 pm
Forum: Accounting
Topic: Way to delete accounts in bulk (in chart of accounts)?
Replies: 3
Views: 854

Re: Way to delete accounts in bulk (in chart of accounts)?

There does not seem to be any "bulk delete" option, but one can do it quite quickly with the keyboard shortcuts "N" and "D" for "Next" and "Delete".
by BBS
Thu Dec 22, 2022 2:58 pm
Forum: Accounting
Topic: Way to delete accounts in bulk (in chart of accounts)?
Replies: 3
Views: 854

Way to delete accounts in bulk (in chart of accounts)?

I realize this is only an initial setup issue, but I would find it helpful if I could mark a whole series of accounts in the chart of accounts and then do a "bulk delete" process. I have looked, but I assume it is not possible, right? Edit: Or, maybe there is a way to edit the Chart of Accounts outs...
by BBS
Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:53 am
Forum: Contributions
Topic: Can contribution batches be handled differently?
Replies: 2
Views: 3661

Re: Can contribution batches be handled differently?

The setting cannot be overridden those are the selections and they can't be changed. However, there is a way to do what you want. Enter the Direct-to-NPO once a week, say this coming Monday, 12/26/2022. Don't enter any donations received at the NPO office on that day, do that the rest of the week. ...
by BBS
Wed Dec 21, 2022 7:49 am
Forum: Contributions
Topic: Can contribution batches be handled differently?
Replies: 2
Views: 3661

Can contribution batches be handled differently?

Hi, everyone! My first forum post… I will be doing the bookkeeping for a new very small Christian non-profit organization (NPO). It was organized in 2022, and the number of transactions during 2022 is probably around 150 (i.e., not many). I realize that PowerChurch Plus is designed for church accoun...