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Leaders in your congregation can track its progress on healthy financial practices. This site will track your self-assessment of the congregation’s level of proficiency on each practice and give it an overall self-assessment score.

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Accounting

Your congregation's self assessment for each practice is marked with a check below.

Accounting system that can track income and expenses and produce reports

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Annual audit process

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Budgeting (accounting and narrative)

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Compliance with financial and accounting best practices

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Fund accounting including restricted fund management

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Process for counting, tracking and reporting donations

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Finance

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Cash management procedures and practices

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Debt management including capital campaigns

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Dealing with financial shortfalls

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Tax compliance on rental or business income

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Property management plan

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Computer asset management including hardware, software, and networking

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HR

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Benefits management (including housing allowance)

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Compliance with ELCA, state and national pay standards

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Payroll processing system including payment of withholding tax

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Risk Management

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Plan for data security and backups

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Risk assessment & management including adequate insurance

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Maintain property inventory

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Stewardship

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Annual stewardship plan (narrative budget, thank plan, campaigns)

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Understanding mission support

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Provide expanded giving options

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