Let's be honest.  Planting a church can be expensive.  I appreciate the candor of Bob Thune in the following article I am posting.    If  you're a church planter, chances are you could be wasting money.   The Sales Pitch Let’s be honest: this is America, h... [More]

Forming a nonprofit corporation is much like creating a regular corporation, except that nonprofits have to take the extra steps of applying for tax-exempt status with the IRS and their state tax division. Here is what you need to do: Choose an available business name that meets the requirem... [More]

Whether you are planting a church, starting a non-profit, or have been established for years, managing the financial piece of your organization may seem like an overwhelming task.  My name is Michele Slayden and my husband and I are launching our own non-profit, Off the Front.  We desperat... [More]

Many Churches allocate a % of their tithe (giving) to a missions fund.  At The Well Community Church, we currently allocate 10% of all tithe to Missions.  We also allocate 10% to a development account, which is used for 'brick and mortar'.  The development account is an account where ... [More]

Many of our customers have asked if Aplos can handle multiple users and security settings.  This caused us to ponder taking our fund accounting software for the small nonprofit and small church web based.   Just to keep everyone informed.  We have already sought out a development com... [More]