Yes, in Directory, go to Resources.
Yes, in Directory, go to Resources.
Absolutely! You can either pull a member list from reports or export contact information via quick tasks. Each of those articles will show you how!
Then you’ll have a CSV file you can use to do a mail merge in Word or another program.
Yes, in Directory, look up the family and view details. In the drop-down menu, select Tax Report.
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Click on Quick Tasks, set your parameters, and click Apply Filters. Once the filters have processed, click on Download Labels to set the Label and Family format. Then select Download Labels.
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Adding a child is easy. From the “Family Members” screen select “Add Family Member” from the kebab menu.
Then follow these instructions.
To add a new family, click on “add family” from the dashboard card and follow these instructions!
You just search for them either from the Dashboard or the Families page.
In Giving select “Match Accounts” to match any unmatched accounts to Directory.
Tags are a way to identify and organize members and families in the directory. You can filter members and families by these tags. An example would be adding a tag of “Usher” to any member that is an usher. You can pull reports or send communications to anyone with this tag. At a family level, you may want to add a tag to the Religious Education families.
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The following are the current naming conventions:
The family naming conventions are used on labels, letters, emails, reports, and OSV mailings.
Each list in Directory will allow you to set the naming convention that you would like to use.
Changing a family naming convention will change how the name will appear on any report, label, or list that uses this information. This is also true of any mailings utilizing OSV services, as your lists are pulled from your Directory.
A registered family is one that has registered to be members of the parish. They have provided you with the information for the family and members that will be members. You can also record the date that the family registers.
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An active family is a family that participates in any way at the church. They may give donations, participate in ministries, or simply show up for mass.
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An inactive family is a family that has moved away or no longer participates in any way at the church.
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In the Directory dashboard, type the information you have. The system will do a fuzzy search to find the information.
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The family Formal Name should be the formal name for the family. For a married couple, it could be Mr. & Mrs. John Doe, and for a single person it could be Mr. John Doe or Ms. Jane Doe, for example.
The family informal name is normally the first and last names of the head of household and spouse, if it applies. An example would be John and Jane Doe.
This should be the family’s last name as known by the parish or diocese. It may not be the last name of all the family members. It is normally the last name of the head of household.
The Family Name field is normally the Family Last Name field with the word family behind it. If the person is single with no other members on the record, you may choose to enter the informal name here also.
This yellow line indicates that this member or family has been deactivated and is in the ‘inactive’ state in your directory. For more information click here.
A family should only be marked as inactive if they move away or are no longer participating in anything at the church. They should not be marked inactive just because they are not donating. We have another designation that identifies that at the family level.
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If you are looking for a family’s contributions but see only a blank screen like below
Click back to the family and select Contributions within the family screen. For most directory entries, contributions will be recorded at the family level and be the most accurate place for information.
The system will only allow members under the age of 18 to be marked as ‘child.’ If you’re registering a family with adult children you can mark them as ‘adult’ or ‘other.’