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May 2010
Want to Make Your Network Better?
People ask us how Charity Check has grown over the years and the answer is simple...word of mouth. Although we have and continue to use various forms of advertising to share the benefits of Charity Check, word of mouth has by far proved to be the most successful.
If you would like to improve your network, simply share Charity Check with other churches and compassion agencies in your area. You can call, drop an email or pass along a brochure which we would be happy to supply you with.
We all of us working together we can maximize the effectiveness of your benevolence dollars and make a difference in the lives of those who are hurting. If you would like to speak with us about how you can help expand your network, give us a call or email today. We would love to help you in your effort! |
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Charity Check gave us the tools to learn that one particular family was using aliases and providing false address information for as many as 6 different family members all claiming to reside in different households when, if fact, they all resided at one address and were fraudulently obtaining funds by these means.
--Kathy Tidwell
First United Methodist Church
Johnson City, TN
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Benevolence in the Church: Growing or Decreasing During Recession?
My husband and I were disappointed recently after learning that our local church was no longer offering financial assistance to its congregants. We had gone to them a few times when in need and they had happily helped us thanks to a church budget that allowed assistance to the needy. Not wanting to take advantage of the generous offering we only asked for help in dire emergencies.
After asking for assistance with one of our bills we were told that the church could no longer afford this ministry. We learned that many, including single mothers had been turned down because of this new decision. The sad thing about this new decision is that it is the very thing that set the church apart and drew so many congregants to it in the first place. What will the unemployed and the single mothers in the community do now?
Though this news was disappointing there are always two sides to a story. One of the main reasons for the cut in giving was that congregants were growing more afraid to give offerings. People are understandably becoming more afraid to give.
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Quick Tip...
If you feel that your login information for Charity Check has ever been compromised, we encourage you to reset your password. This can easily be accomplished by choosing the "My Account" link once you login in to your Charity Check account. Simply edit the "password" and "verify password" sections and then click "Update User." Your new login information will now be requirred the next time you login. |
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Please Let Us In
Have you ever wondered why you may not have received a response to an email that you have sent us? We can assure you it's not because we are ignoring you, we answer ever single email that we receive. The problem typically finds itself in one of two areas. First we did not receive because it went to our spam folder for some reason. Second, you did not receive our response because it went to your spam folder. Spam blockers and virus protection software many times block emails based on specific words. The best way to avoid missing any emails from Charity Check is to make sure that you allow all email from our domain (www.charityck.com). By doing this all of emails, whether from our support, info or other email address will make it through to your email. You may need to do this within your own software or you may even need to contact your email provider such as sprint, embarq, at&t, etc.
If you should ever not receive a response to an email, please feel free to call us (423-647-5618) to follow up. We want to help you and be your partner in assisting those who are hurting.
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