Thanksgiving week is here, signaling the holiday season is underway and the new year is in view.

December often brings the bulk of a church’s yearly income. But with the pandemic continuing to disrupt so much nationwide, it’s hard to say whether that trend will again continue in 2020. Even still, your church needs to be ready to receive contributions, encourage giving, and properly document records. We have several tools that can help on all counts.

Our specially priced 2020 Charitable Contributions Bundle contains four downloadable resources, two that help with handling charitable contributions, and two that help with increasing giving. Additionally, our newly updated Charitable Contributions Tax Reminder download provides a Q&A-styled format guiding your congregants on the impact of the CARES Act, recordkeeping requirements, contributions limits, rules for claiming volunteer work and retreats, and more. We’ve even created multiple ways for you to distribute this reminder so that you can do it in person or digitally with your online services.

As I reflect on the many hardships we’ve faced together throughout 2020, I’m especially thankful for you as a faithful reader and supporter of our work. May Thanksgiving bring you much-needed time to rest and reflect.

Also this week:

• Protect your benevolence ministry with these tips to minimize risks of fraud or theft.
• Why a federal appeals court earlier this year affirmed a $22 million verdict in a sexual abuse case involving a private religious school.
• Advantage Members: CPA Elaine Sommerville’s “Tripping Points of Pastoral Compensation” webinar is now available on demand.

The Lord bless you and keep you,