Contribution System (Release
4) Windows Upgrade
Release 4 is not compatible with Windows 95 and Windows
3.1.
Release 4.02 (and later) has been updated for use with Windows 7.
If
your church, ministry or non-profit organization is currently registered to use Release
1.00 through 3.04b of the Church Contribution System for Windows and you would like to
upgrade to Release 4, you can upgrade for a
limited time. See the details below. |
Features in Release
4
Church Contribution System for Windows
for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT
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- Release 4 will operate in the
Windows 7 and Windows Vista operating system.
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- Release 4
has the same ease of use as previous
releases.
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- Enhanced Data
Backup: If automatic backup on exit and the default backup
destination is specified in System Options, you can select to change to
or create a different data backup destination folder before backing up
on exit. You can backup (copy) the data files in the active folder from
within the program without exiting (File | Backup). When exiting or
backing up from a previous year's folder, if the automatic backup on
exit and default backup destination is specified in System Options for
that year, you will be able to select a different destination backup
folder into which the previous year's data will be copied.
Note: If you are using a CD as your backup media and your computer is not
capable of copying files directly to a CD, a procedure is outlined so
you can use the program's backup feature as one of the steps.
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- Deposit List Identifier: Option to group
contributions during entry into a maximum of 9 different user-defined
deposit lists. The feature was designed to allow churches to generate
more than one bank deposit list on the same entry date. Note: All
contributions entered before the Deposit List Identifier option is
enabled will be assigned to Deposit List 1. This feature is enabled in
System Options.
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- Contribution Summary Report: Optional Arrange
Giving Units by Total Amount Contributed. When Arrange Giving Units by
Total Amount Contributed is selected, you can set the Start Amount
Contributed and End Amount Contributed. The report will include only
those giving units within the date range specified that have contributed
within the amount range specified for the selected Contribution
Categories.
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- Contribution Summary Report: Optional setting on
the Include tab to include only pledging Giving Units that did not meet
their Yearly Pledge.
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- Contribution Summary Report: Optional Generate
Mailing Labels after the report to include Contribution
List/Contribution List Totals Report Type. Besides printing the mailing
labels, the mailing label data can be exported to a text file to be used
as a data source in a word processing or spreadsheet program.
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- Pledge Report: Options to arrange the Pledge
Report by total amount pledged for Yearly Pledge and Additional Pledges.
A monetary pledge range can be set for the report.
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- Export Contributions Data: The following fields
are included in the exported data: DepositID and EntryDate
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- Enhanced Fiscal Pledge Year Support: Using the
program with a Fiscal Pledge Year allows printing of a giving unit
statement during and at the end of the calendar year for income tax
purposes that shows total amounts received by the church during the
calendar year. You can also include pledge status totals for the current
fiscal pledge year. Note: In Release 4 for a Fiscal Pledge Year, the Year
End Routine is followed at the end of each calendar year. Fiscal
pledge totals are carried forward automatically as part of the year-end
process.
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- Calendar Pledge Year: Using the program with a
Calendar Pledge Year allows printing of a giving unit statement during and
at the end of the calendar year for income tax purposes that shows total
amounts received by the church during the calendar year. You can also
include pledge status totals for the current calendar pledge year. Note:
As is previous releases, the Year End Routine is followed at the end of
each calendar year.
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- Yearly and Long Term Pledges: You can record
both yearly and long term (Additional) pledges in the same data file. Set
up yearly pledges following the church pledge year. Set up Additional
Pledges for specific categories for the long term pledge drive (e.g.,
Church School Building Three Year Fund Drive) with a separate begin and
end date, frequency of giving, etc.
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- User-defined Member Status: Seven User-defined
personal status indicators along with Active and Inactive.
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- Report and System preferences are stored in the
data folder (except for network setup). When you
access previous year's data or if you transfer the program and data to a
new computer, the Report and System preferences will remain with the data.
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- Print Receipt for Access Level 5.
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- Personal Information Report: By Family Giving
Unit, can include work phone, fax and giving unit and personal email
recorded for individual. By Individual will include giving unit email if
no personal email is recorded for the individual.
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- Member Count Report: Includes number of Business
Giving Units under Giving Units header.
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- Member Directory: Giving Unit names will wrap.
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- Amount totals for contributions made in a
previous pledge year towards a pledge in the next pledge year can be
edited/added after completing the Year-End Routine.
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- Free
Incremental
Updates of the Contribution System
(Release 4) for Windows available for
downloading from our web site until the next major release.
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Note: Release 4 does not support
printing multiple report pages (4 and 9) on a single physical page. There
are many printers and printer utilities that
support printing multiple report pages on a single physical page.
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| Warning: Do not install Release
4 over
Release 1, 2 or 3 unless you have the new Release
4 Registration Password. The Church
Contribution System will be disabled until the new Release
4 Registration Password is
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The following
features were added after Release 1:
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- Apply a Contribution Towards the
Next Pledge Year: Contributions received
in the current pledge year can be applied to the giving unit's pledge for the
next pledge year.
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- User-defined Mailing Lists: Create giving unit or individual mailing
lists to print mailing labels for the giving units or individuals you specify.
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- Participation Lists: Create lists to record participation for all
individuals or for individuals assigned to activities. Record individual participation or
the total number count.
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- Business Name as Giving Unit: Enter a Business or Company name as a
giving unit.
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- Additional Contact Information: Include email address (giving unit and
personal). Include personal work phone and fax number for individuals.
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- Optional Signature Line on Contribution Receipt: The signature line on
the receipt is now optional.
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- Enter Contributions by envelope / account number without displaying the
name of the giving unit: Some churches have many people enter the contributions into the
computer. You can assign an Access Level 5 Password to only allow entry of contributions
by envelope / account number. The giving unit name is not displayed.
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- Activities List Report: Includes the total number of participants in each
activity.
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- Contribution Statement (window envelope format) and Contribution
Receipt: The church address, phone number and giving unit address can be positioned to
better match the window envelope.
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- Personal Information Report: Option to include the individual's
Activities when individuals are specified. Personal Email, Work Phone and Fax Number can
be included in the report.
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- Member Directory: You can specify on the Giving Unit
Information window if the giving unit should not be included on the
Member Directory.
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- Mailing Label Options (Giving Units): First line of mailing label can be
set to Mr. & Mrs. HF (Head First) HL (Head Last).
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- Disable the display of a previously recorded contribution for a
non-pledging giving unit during contribution entry: You can disable this feature in the
program's System Options.
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- Verify Giving Unit button on the Member List Browser displays name and
address of highlighted giving unit or family giving unit information for the highlighted
individual for reference.
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Warning: Do not install Release
4 over
Release 1, 2 or 3 unless you have the new Release
4 Registration Password. The Church
Contribution System will be disabled until the new Release
4 Registration Password is
entered.
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Upgrade
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Information
Upgrade to Church
Contribution System (Release 4)
for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT
Notes: Release 4.02 (and later) has been updated for
use with Windows 7.
Release 4 is not compatible
with Windows 95 and Windows 3.1.
Upgrade Cost
Church name and church address as it is
currently registered for the Church Contribution System for Windows:
$35.00 US (CD
not included. Download the installation file(s) from our web site)
Sales Tax
NJ residents include sales tax, sales tax exempt number or
copy of sales tax exempt certificate. If we already have your sales tax
exempt number on file, you do not need to provide it again.
Email Delivery of the Upgrade
Registration Password
If you are paying by MasterCard or
VISA, the quickest way for you to receive the Upgrade Registration Password is to
submit the Online Order Form from our web site following the instructions
in the Email Delivery of the Registration Password ordering option. After
we process your order, you will receive the Registration Password on an
invoice attached to an email. For Email Delivery details and to fill out
the Online Order Form, choose the Email Delivery of the Registration
Password link below.
You may also request email delivery
of the Upgrade Registration Password in a mail order. Send a printed copy
of the completed Upgrade Postal Mail Order Form (see link below) with
check or MasterCard/VISA information to us by Postal Mail. Check the box
under your email address requesting the email delivery. If payment is by check, the
Upgrade Registration Password will be emailed to you seven to ten business days after we
receive your order.
Postal Delivery of the Upgrade
Registration Password
Send a printed copy of the completed
Upgrade Postal Mail Order Form (see link below) with check or
MasterCard/VISA information to us by Postal Mail. Do not check the box
under your email address requesting the email delivery. If payment is by MasterCard/VISA, the
Upgrade Registration Password will be mailed to you by First Class Mail
the next business day. If payment is by check, the Upgrade
Registration Password will be mailed to you by First Class Mail seven to
ten business days after we receive your order.
After You Receive the Upgrade
Registration Password
Download the latest Incremental
Update installation file(s) from our web site (Update button at the top of
the web page) and install the update at the same location on your computer
as the current program. The program files will be overwritten, but any
data in Trial Mode (or Registered Mode) will not be affected. Note: Before
updating or upgrading a program, you should have backups of your data as we
recommend. Copy the downloaded program installation file(s) to floppy disk(s)
or a CD for reference or to install the program on a computer that does
not have Internet access.
If you want a copy of the program
installation file shipped
to you on a CD, there is an extra fee (see Upgrade Postal Mail Order Form
link below). The program
installation files you receive on the CD are the same as the files on our
web site. Note: The Installation CD contains the Single Program
Installation File for both the Church Contribution System for Windows and
the Church Treasurer for Windows. Remember, you will be downloading free
Incremental Updates for the program from our web site (Update button) to
keep your program up to date with the latest features and fixes until the
next major release of the program. The Incremental Update file is a full
program installation file. We recommend that you copy the latest
downloaded Incremental Update installation file to
floppy disks or a
CD for future
reference
or to install the program on a computer that does not have Internet
access.
The Incremental Updates are only available on our web site.
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