Charitable Giving Tools
- Documenting Charitable Giving for Cash and Non-Cash Contributions (Watch Now)
- Documenting Charitable Giving for Vehicle Donations (Watch Now)
- 9 Tips on Charitable Contributions (Download Now)
- IRS Publication 1771 – Receiving Tax Deductible Charitable Contributions (Download Now)
- Sample Contribution Cover Letter (Download Now)
- Non-Monetary Asset Contribution Letter (Download Now)
- Crowdfunding Tips (Download Now)
- Charitable Giving Requirements (Download Now)
Donor Restricted Funds
- What are donor-restricted funds? (Watch Now)
- Establishing a donor-restricted fund (Watch Now)
- Difference between designated and donor-restricted funds (Watch Now)
- Raising money for needy families & mission trips (Watch Now)
- Sample Fund Descriptions (Download Now)
- Council Designated Ministry Funds (Download Now)
- FAQ On Donor Restricted Funds (Download Now)
- Template – Tracking Donor Restricted Funds (Download Now)
- Sample Report – Tracking Donor Restricted Fund Balances (Download Now)
- Difference between Restricted and Unrestricted Funds (Download Now)
Internal Controls Overview
- What are internal controls? (Watch Now)
- Internal Controls Explained (Download Now)
- Internal Controls for Church under 75 attendees (Watch Now)
Internal Controls – Offerings
- Internal Controls over Collecting and Counting the offering (Watch Now)
- Internal Controls over Electronic Deposits (Watch Now)
- Depositing Cash without a local Bank Depositor (Download Now)
- Collected Offering Workflow (Download Now)
- Counting Team Procedures – Flowchart (Download Now)
- Offering Summary Sheet (Download Now)
- Electronic Donations – Process for Logging & Reconciling (Download Now)
- Internal Controls for Collecting & Depositing Funds -Physically & Electronically (Download Now)
Church Accounting
- Financial vs Managerial Accounting (Watch Now)
- Establishing a Chart of Accounts (Watch Now)
- Financial Statements Explained (Watch Now)
- Financial Reporting Explained (Download Now)
- Church Budget Template (Download Now)
- Sample Chart of Accounts (Download Now)
- Choosing a Bookkeeper (Download Now)
- Selecting Accounting Software Guidance (Download Now)
- Aplos Bookkeeping Services (Download Now)
- Wisdom Over Wealth Bookkeeping Service (Visit Site Now)
- Empower Consulting Bookkeeping Service (Download Now)
- Foursquare Preferred Payroll Vendors – Church Shield (Download Now)
- Foursquare Preferred Payroll Vendors – Ministry Works (Visit Site Now)
- Foursquare Preferred Payroll Vendors – Wisdom Over Wealth (Visit Site Now)
Accountable Plans
- Accountable Plans, what & how do they work? (Watch Now)
- Accountable Plans for Vehicle Expenses (Watch Now)
- Accountable Plans: per diem (Watch Now)
Internal Controls – Disbursements
- Internal Controls over Check Disbursements (Watch Now)
- Internal Controls over Payroll Disbursements (Watch Now)
- Internal Controls over Electronic Disbursements (Watch Now)
- Advance Check Request Workflow (Download Now)
- Check Request (Download Now)
- Purchase order Request Workflow (Download Now)
- Purchase Order Request (Download Now)
- Reimbursement Request Workflow (Download Now)
- Internal Controls – Disbursing Funds (Download Now)
Internal Controls – Electronic Spending
- Introduction to Reloadable Prepaid Debit Cards (Download Now)
- Electronic Credit & Pre-Paid Debit Card Policy (Download Now)
- PEX Flyer (Download Now)
- Church Reloadable PEX Card Guide (Download Now)
Other Financial Management Resources
- Unrelated Business Income (Watch Now)
- Private Inurement (Watch Now)
- IFLF Savings Deposit Slip (Download Now)
- IFLF Savings Withdrawal Slip (Download Now)
- Retirement (Visit Site Now)
- Extension Tithe & Missions (Download Now)
Record Retention
- Record Retention Requirements (Watch Now)
- Record Retention List from Handbook of Operations (Download Now)
International Giving & Refugee Support
- Introduction to international giving (Watch Now)
- Giving money internationally without violating anti-terrorism laws (Watch Now)
- Best practices when assisting with a disaster internationally (Watch Now)
- Partnering with Foursquare Missions Internationally (Watch Now)
- Guidelines for international money transfers (Visit Site Now)
- Honorariums to foreign nationals – FAQ (Download Now)
- Funding foreign activities (Download Now)
- Humanitarian aid for refugees (Visit Site Now)