Non-profit organizations are always struggling to raise funds, so when faced with needing to purchase a solid management software solution, it can be difficult. To properly manage constituents, donations, clients, sponsors and more, you need a good platform, but a good platform usually costs a pretty penny.

Although you often need to spend money to make money, not all non-profits have the money to spend in the first place, making it impossible to get started with good non-profit management software.

Thankfully, there’s an awesome open source non-profit management solution called, Delightful Labor.

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Actually, you would probably argue that everything about event planning is critical. If you’ve tried to coordinate a successful church events at your local church, you know what it’s like to pull off a decent event—let’s say, a quilting contest for your high school ministry. I mean, there are so many aspects to event management, doing all of them well is not an effort for the faint of heart.

I mean, you’ve got:

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What is Church Management Software?

A church management software-at its core-is simply a database, and as a church leader it’s important to make the right choice on a ChMS (church management software). On one end of the spectrum you have something like a simple spreadsheet that has essential member contact info and acts as a directory but when a church reaches the 100 member threshold church leaders should begin to look at something more robust. A church management system can help manage donations, small groups, and members.

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