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stewardship/charitable church contributions
does anyone know of a free program that i can use for recording my church
contributions for a little church? There are some good programs out there but right now we don't have the finances to purchase, they are so expensive. I would love one that is somewhat close to this example. http://www.powerchurch.com/images/ca...product/co.gif we are looking to record by envelope numbers/names |
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Your application is very simple but very specialized.
Maybe someone knows of a template. Do you know / are you looking to learn Access? Or, are you seeking to avoid that? If it's the former, this might be a good one to do yourself....to start with, post and ask for recommendation on a table structure. |
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so does anyone know of a template?
"Fred" wrote: Your application is very simple but very specialized. Maybe someone knows of a template. Do you know / are you looking to learn Access? Or, are you seeking to avoid that? If it's the former, this might be a good one to do yourself....to start with, post and ask for recommendation on a table structure. |
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On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:09:04 -0700, Sewingmom
wrote: does anyone know of a free program that i can use for recording my church contributions for a little church? There are some good programs out there but right now we don't have the finances to purchase, they are so expensive. I would love one that is somewhat close to this example. http://www.powerchurch.com/images/ca...product/co.gif we are looking to record by envelope numbers/names I've got a church membership database that I donate to those who ask... but it doesn't presently have a contributions tracking table. It would be easy to add one, but my time's sort of stacked up at present. If you'ld like to contact me offline at jvinson at wysard of info dot com (edit out the blanks and fix the punctuation) I'd be willing to discuss schedules (the price is right, $0). -- John W. Vinson [MVP] |
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I am in the process of developing a DB for a charitable organization
(supporting children & families in Africa). It is not ready for final release but is about to start inital user testing. It is fairly complex and might be overkill for your needs, "manages" clients (demographics), contributions, child or project sponsorships, events/projects (ex fund raisers), client interests, and will have a very basic product inventory and sales component. Would Excel do what you need. Sewingmom wrote: does anyone know of a free program that i can use for recording my church contributions for a little church? There are some good programs out there but right now we don't have the finances to purchase, they are so expensive. I would love one that is somewhat close to this example. http://www.powerchurch.com/images/ca...product/co.gif we are looking to record by envelope numbers/names -- Thanks Brian Message posted via http://www.accessmonster.com |
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that does sound a bit overkill for what we need but thanks.
"BBC via AccessMonster.com" wrote: I am in the process of developing a DB for a charitable organization (supporting children & families in Africa). It is not ready for final release but is about to start inital user testing. It is fairly complex and might be overkill for your needs, "manages" clients (demographics), contributions, child or project sponsorships, events/projects (ex fund raisers), client interests, and will have a very basic product inventory and sales component. Would Excel do what you need. Sewingmom wrote: does anyone know of a free program that i can use for recording my church contributions for a little church? There are some good programs out there but right now we don't have the finances to purchase, they are so expensive. I would love one that is somewhat close to this example. http://www.powerchurch.com/images/ca...product/co.gif we are looking to record by envelope numbers/names -- Thanks Brian Message posted via http://www.accessmonster.com |
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I wrote a database for the Air Force chaplain service that will do what you want. You're welcome to it. It tracks contributions and creates reports to send to contributors regarding their annual contributions. It also tracks attendance and has a few other features. The person using it was not a database expert when I wrote it. Maybe someone can tell me how to contact sewing mom without either of us getting inundated with junk mail. RC W "Sewingmom" wrote: that does sound a bit overkill for what we need but thanks. "BBC via AccessMonster.com" wrote: I am in the process of developing a DB for a charitable organization (supporting children & families in Africa). It is not ready for final release but is about to start inital user testing. It is fairly complex and might be overkill for your needs, "manages" clients (demographics), contributions, child or project sponsorships, events/projects (ex fund raisers), client interests, and will have a very basic product inventory and sales component. Would Excel do what you need. Sewingmom wrote: does anyone know of a free program that i can use for recording my church contributions for a little church? There are some good programs out there but right now we don't have the finances to purchase, they are so expensive. I would love one that is somewhat close to this example. http://www.powerchurch.com/images/ca...product/co.gif we are looking to record by envelope numbers/names -- Thanks Brian Message posted via http://www.accessmonster.com |
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stewardship/charitable church contributions
thanks for all the help i found one that will work for now. It only allows
up to 50 entries before we have to start paying though. it is called church trac. It is very good I just hate that we will have to pay later "Bob Waggoner" wrote: I wrote a database for the Air Force chaplain service that will do what you want. You're welcome to it. It tracks contributions and creates reports to send to contributors regarding their annual contributions. It also tracks attendance and has a few other features. The person using it was not a database expert when I wrote it. Maybe someone can tell me how to contact sewing mom without either of us getting inundated with junk mail. RC W "Sewingmom" wrote: that does sound a bit overkill for what we need but thanks. "BBC via AccessMonster.com" wrote: I am in the process of developing a DB for a charitable organization (supporting children & families in Africa). It is not ready for final release but is about to start inital user testing. It is fairly complex and might be overkill for your needs, "manages" clients (demographics), contributions, child or project sponsorships, events/projects (ex fund raisers), client interests, and will have a very basic product inventory and sales component. Would Excel do what you need. Sewingmom wrote: does anyone know of a free program that i can use for recording my church contributions for a little church? There are some good programs out there but right now we don't have the finances to purchase, they are so expensive. I would love one that is somewhat close to this example. http://www.powerchurch.com/images/ca...product/co.gif we are looking to record by envelope numbers/names -- Thanks Brian Message posted via http://www.accessmonster.com |
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50 entries is one service - even at a little church (I know, I pastored a
little church). I wrote the database still in use at Dyess AFB, Texas. [Call the chapel there and talk to Yvonne]. Tables include: [tblTithes&Offerings] and [tblNames] Tithes&Offierings fields include: [LiChkID] (autonumber primarykey); [LiCheckNo] (Long Integer for recording the number on the check or envelope); [txtLastName] (txt field); [txtFirstName] (txt field - you can rejoin the names in queries or reports later but keeping them separate helps sorting issues); [CurAmount] (currency field for amount of check or cash offering); [dteDate] (Date on the check or today's date if cash - set the default to Date() and then just change it as needed). You can add any other fields you want. [Also, you could create a simple code for the date field that will put in today's date with a double-click event if you don't want it to be the default for the record you create. If you are not familiar with Access Queries, reports and / or VBA - I'll be happy to walk you through (using this forum) writing queries and reports to extract just the information you need. It's a great learning experience and not very complicated. Plus, it's a lot cheaper doing it yourself than paying for something off the shelf that goes overboard. "Sewingmom" wrote: thanks for all the help i found one that will work for now. It only allows up to 50 entries before we have to start paying though. it is called church trac. It is very good I just hate that we will have to pay later "Bob Waggoner" wrote: I wrote a database for the Air Force chaplain service that will do what you want. You're welcome to it. It tracks contributions and creates reports to send to contributors regarding their annual contributions. It also tracks attendance and has a few other features. The person using it was not a database expert when I wrote it. Maybe someone can tell me how to contact sewing mom without either of us getting inundated with junk mail. RC W "Sewingmom" wrote: that does sound a bit overkill for what we need but thanks. "BBC via AccessMonster.com" wrote: I am in the process of developing a DB for a charitable organization (supporting children & families in Africa). It is not ready for final release but is about to start inital user testing. It is fairly complex and might be overkill for your needs, "manages" clients (demographics), contributions, child or project sponsorships, events/projects (ex fund raisers), client interests, and will have a very basic product inventory and sales component. Would Excel do what you need. Sewingmom wrote: does anyone know of a free program that i can use for recording my church contributions for a little church? There are some good programs out there but right now we don't have the finances to purchase, they are so expensive. I would love one that is somewhat close to this example. http://www.powerchurch.com/images/ca...product/co.gif we are looking to record by envelope numbers/names -- Thanks Brian Message posted via http://www.accessmonster.com |
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that sounds great. If no one else is using it then I will be glad to take
off your hands, how much did you say? "Bob Waggoner" wrote: 50 entries is one service - even at a little church (I know, I pastored a little church). I wrote the database still in use at Dyess AFB, Texas. [Call the chapel there and talk to Yvonne]. Tables include: [tblTithes&Offerings] and [tblNames] Tithes&Offierings fields include: [LiChkID] (autonumber primarykey); [LiCheckNo] (Long Integer for recording the number on the check or envelope); [txtLastName] (txt field); [txtFirstName] (txt field - you can rejoin the names in queries or reports later but keeping them separate helps sorting issues); [CurAmount] (currency field for amount of check or cash offering); [dteDate] (Date on the check or today's date if cash - set the default to Date() and then just change it as needed). You can add any other fields you want. [Also, you could create a simple code for the date field that will put in today's date with a double-click event if you don't want it to be the default for the record you create. If you are not familiar with Access Queries, reports and / or VBA - I'll be happy to walk you through (using this forum) writing queries and reports to extract just the information you need. It's a great learning experience and not very complicated. Plus, it's a lot cheaper doing it yourself than paying for something off the shelf that goes overboard. "Sewingmom" wrote: thanks for all the help i found one that will work for now. It only allows up to 50 entries before we have to start paying though. it is called church trac. It is very good I just hate that we will have to pay later "Bob Waggoner" wrote: I wrote a database for the Air Force chaplain service that will do what you want. You're welcome to it. It tracks contributions and creates reports to send to contributors regarding their annual contributions. It also tracks attendance and has a few other features. The person using it was not a database expert when I wrote it. Maybe someone can tell me how to contact sewing mom without either of us getting inundated with junk mail. RC W "Sewingmom" wrote: that does sound a bit overkill for what we need but thanks. "BBC via AccessMonster.com" wrote: I am in the process of developing a DB for a charitable organization (supporting children & families in Africa). It is not ready for final release but is about to start inital user testing. It is fairly complex and might be overkill for your needs, "manages" clients (demographics), contributions, child or project sponsorships, events/projects (ex fund raisers), client interests, and will have a very basic product inventory and sales component. Would Excel do what you need. Sewingmom wrote: does anyone know of a free program that i can use for recording my church contributions for a little church? There are some good programs out there but right now we don't have the finances to purchase, they are so expensive. I would love one that is somewhat close to this example. http://www.powerchurch.com/images/ca...product/co.gif we are looking to record by envelope numbers/names -- Thanks Brian Message posted via http://www.accessmonster.com |
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