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Wisdom for administration and financial management Part 2
Jesus’ ministry included amazing Wisdom for managing In this article we will explore the Wisdom we can learn from the way Jesus managed and taught about administration and financial management. This is a side of Christian discipleship that is relatively unexplored and...
Wisdom for administration and financial management Part 1
Recently I have had calls from treasurers and leaders in churches and non-profits who wanted to talk about the state of their organisation’s administration and finances. Some of these people were not sure about the actual financial position, some were not sure of...
The urgency for financial controls and transparency
This is a note to management and finance committees, wardens, elders, boards and committees of management - staff and volunteers Last week we had a call from a new treasurer in difficult situation and it reminded me of the many previous times people have called us...
Single Touch Payroll Phase 2 (STP 2) and Xero updates so far
This year, the ATO has begun the implementation and collection of data via STP 2. STP 2 is the next step on the STP reporting journey: STP1 has been the process of reporting employees’ taxes and super to the ATO, STP 2 expands the program to capture more detailed...
infoodle can help simplify your administration
Would you like to bring all your administrative requirements into one place? It would give your teams more time to focus on your purpose. No more spreadsheets with duplicate contact data, across the organisation and groups, weak security and lots of communication...
Cybersecurity in 2022
Many people cringe when they see this word and simply think ‘geek speak’. No longer Security of our computers and the data they hold and access is very important and very valuable. If your system software hasn’t been hacked (ie the system software corrupted) just ask...
Important Superannuation Updates
The 2022 Federal Budget made some changes to the superannuation that are relevant to small-medium Churches and Not for Profit organisations. 1. Superannuation Guarantee (SG) contribution for low-income earners The $450 monthly earnings threshold for superannuation...
Benkorp can customise our services for you
I’d like to share with you how we can work together to assist the treasurer in the financial management of your church or organisation. One of those ways is by providing bookkeeping and accounting services. We’ve worked with churches and NFPs for decades in a...
PART 5 – What are your plans for the role of treasurer in your church?
Now that we’ve looked at how you can assist the leadership team develop and implement new P&P it’s time to consider your own plans as the Treasurer. In this last part of the series on the role of treasurer we will consider the more personal aspects of being...