Insights and resources for churches and nonprofits.
Year-End Giving
Between now and the end of the year is the ideal time to encourage generosity and call your congregations and supporters to give. In our latest blog, Auxilio addresses timing as well as particular questions regarding the impacts of Coronavirus on giving.
Too Much Trust?
In this ongoing series on protecting your ministries’ resources, the Auxilio team will aim to provide helpful insights to mitigate risk and increase transparency.
Outsourcing: There is No Free Option
The cost of doing church business operations yourself or through volunteers doesn’t always show up in a financial report. But those costs are real and they can distract you and even keep you from the ministry you love. Auxilio is an excellent solution to meet that need and free you up for your calling..
PPP Update - Forgiveness for Loans of $50K or Less
The Small Business Administration has announced that PPP Loans of $50K or less will be forgiven in full and require a simplified one page forgiveness application.
Upcoming Webinars
Check out these three webinars on 1) how church leaders can confront and prevent sexual harassment, 2) practical responses to the Supreme Court re-defining discrimination and 3) for our PCA friends, a resource available to you to help prepare future leaders.
Encouraging Generosity
Are you asking your congregants to give during the pandemic? Do you know how to help those who aren’t yet giving to start? Auxilio shares these resources to provide suggestions for both.
Are we Ready to "Fall Back?"
As health experts predict that the Fall and Winter may bring a second wave of COVID-19 cases, are we prepared to adjust accordingly and shepherd our congregations to pivot as necessary?
Zoom Alternatives for Virtual Meetings
After Zoom’s global outage last Monday, you may be wondering what other platforms might be a good option for your virtual meeting’s. We’ll take a look at two in this post - Google Meet and Whereby.
Hiring: Onboarding
This is the fourth and final post (for now) in our series Human Resources: Recruiting, Hiring, and Retaining Great Employees. Let’s look at making an offer of employment as well as onboarding your new hire, including giving them a warm welcome that reinforced your vision and values.
Hiring: Selecting the Right Candidate
In this third edition of our series Human Resources: Recruiting, Hiring, and Retaining Great Employees, we’ll address how to suss out the best hire. If you missed our previous articles on Compensation and Recruiting, check them out on the Auxilio blog.
Hiring: Recruiting
In last week’s post, the first in our series Human Resources: Recruiting, Hiring, and Retaining Great Employees, we covered how to determine compensation for an employee. This week we continue with the question “Where can I find gifted, passionate staff.”
Hiring: Compensation
Where can I find gifted, passionate staff? How much should I pay them? What benefits should I offer and how should I structure them? We’ll take a look at these questions and more in a series of posts on Human Resources.
Navigating the Outsourcing Decision
Trying to decide what the right approach is to managing your business operations? Here are a few resources to help you determine what’s right for your church or nonprofit.
Interruption or Disruption?
Interruption or Disruption? Preservation or Protection? These are 2 pertinent questions asked in this webinar hosted by Capin Crouse last week. How do we and our organizations view and approach this current season?
PPP Loan Forgiveness Update
Steven Mnunchin, Treasury Secretary, suggested on Friday that Treasury and the Small Business Administration should forgive PPP Loans without verifying how they were used and should deem them grants.
Space - the Next Frontier
It’s unclear just how deep the impact of COVID-19 will be on the economy, affecting businesses and nonprofits alike. Churches in need of a new or more permanent venue should ready themselves to move quickly on space that may become available.
Roadmap for Regathering
How do you even start to plan to regather as a church? Auxilio shares resources on regathering for your consideration as you plan, prepare and evaluate how to gather and do ministry during and post COVID-19.