Parish Data System

According to Parish:

Trusted by over 8,500 parishes, schools and dioceses worldwide, PDS is the top choice for Catholic software and services. Our integrated church, school and diocesan solutions enable accurate data management, increase communications, and empower growth within Catholic organizations.

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Features

Diocesan Tools

• DioOffice enables your diocesan office to gather family names and addresses plus member details from parishes and institutions and manage them in one database.
• Development Connection synchronizes family contact information between parishes and The Raiser’s Edge™ database at your diocese.
• DioView is a financial viewer that brings chart of account information from all your parishes and institutions into one place where it can be reviewed and analyzed.

Membership Management

• Church Office reliably tracks, organizes, and analyzes complex information about your parishioners creating a central location for all parish information and communications, plus it integrates with Safeguard for fast and accurate background checks.
• PDS Connects is the online companion to PDS Church Office giving your lay leaders and members the ability to manage their own profiles over the Internet and make online donations.

Religious Education Management

• Formation Office easily manages your religious education program from scheduling classes to tracking catechist certifications, plus it integrates with Safeguard for fast and accurate background checks.

Scheduling Tools

• Facility Scheduler allows you to reserve rooms and synchronize all types of meetings in a centrally accessed calendar and facility management tool.

Financials

• Ledger handles all your nonprofit accounting needs and helps your office comply with IRS and FASB requirements, plus much more.
• Ledger/Payroll performs all of your calculations for federal, state, and local taxes. Plus, you can easily print paychecks and federal forms from your computer.

Administration

• Parochial School: School Office keeps track of all the related family, student, teacher, and class details plus automates billing, attendance, grading, and reporting, plus it integrates with Safeguard for fast and accurate background checks.

• High School: HeadMaster provides a complete management solution for Catholic high schools including tools for administration, accounting, classroom management, and registrar duties.

• Data Backup: LiveStor * protects your valuable data by archiving important files online automatically according to whatever schedule you set.

Sacramental Registry Management

• Sacramental Register provides a searchable electronic database of all your sacramental records. This add-on module to the PDS Office programs makes it easy for you to quickly locate entries in your written registers and helps preserve your valuable records.

Services

• Consulting and Training: empowers you to fully understand and utilize your PDS solutions to meet the needs and goals of your organization. Our instructors have years of experience in the use, training, and philosophy of PDS applications.
• Implementation Services: helps you take your ministry ideas, identify your needs and implement the best solution to create the impact you desire.
• Data Services: PDS Data Services offers a variety of data-related services dedicated to optimizing your time.

Quick Facts

• Platform: Windows
• Pricing: Unpublished
• Website: http://www.parishdata.com

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