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A study by the Federal Reserve 2009-2010: Electronic payments (those made with cards and by ACH) now collectively exceed three-quarters of all noncash payments while payments by check are now less than one-quarter. The increase in electronic payments and the decline of checks can be attributed to technological and financial innovations that influenced the payment… Continue reading Nearly 80% of U.S. Noncash Payments Are Now Electronic

Give your members the convenience of on-line contributions and payments. On average, people pay by check for only 5% of their payments. Vanco Services is integrated with your RDS accounting system to automate data entry. People can make debit or credit card and ACH (electronic fund transactions) contributions and payments to you from your website,… Continue reading Receive Gifts and Payments Electronically

Make It Easier And Faster Now you can make your payments to RDS Advantage and RDS Connect on-line, using Electronic Funds Transfer (ETF). No checks to write No mailing No schedules to remember No cost to process or pay Make recurring monthly or single payments Uses ACH processing (Automated Clearing House) PCI Compliant Simplifies bookkeeping… Continue reading Electronic Funds Transfer (ETF Payments)

Credit/Debit Card Application Integrates On-Line Receipts With Accounting As fewer people use checks and more use credit and debit cards, being able to offer the option of credit/debit card contributions and payments is important for churches and organizations of all sizes. How it Functions: Place a link on your website for credit/debit card contributions. This… Continue reading Credit Card Processing

“How much does it cost?” All prices are based upon the number of concurrent users needed or wanted, and that usually requires discussion about what that number might be for each organization. Pricing by the number of concurrent users is the fairest, most accurate method, and allows each organization to choose the most economical way… Continue reading RDS Advantage and RDS Connect Pricing

In the Fall 2013 issue of the NACBA Ledger (National Association of Church Business Administration) is an article about cloud computing by Joan Benson, senior Product Marketing Manager at Intacct Corporation. She describes the benefits of the use of cloud computing by churches. Here are quotes from the article: Significant enhancements and adoption of cloud… Continue reading Why Cloud Computing Makes Sense

There are excellent ways to use Mac computers with the RDS Advantage church management software system. Mac computers include Boot Camp™ This allows Microsoft Windows OS to be installed on a Mac so that they can access RDS and other Windows applications just as though Windows computers. This allows Windows applications to run at native… Continue reading Using Mac Computers With RDS

Jesus led twelve disciples to spread the Good News of Christ throughout the region, and from there throughout the world. Churches have learned that ministry through groups of twelve, more or less, is an effective way to accomplish the witness, service and transformation of its members. Since its inception Alcoholics Anonymous has used a twelve… Continue reading Ministries of Twelve

RDS is a native Windows© application that can be operated on any of the popular operating systems such as Windows 2003/2008 Server R2/Windows 7, 8, and 10. It is efficient on networks operated in either peer-to-peer or client/server mode. Its ISAM file structure gives it speed, security and dependability. Its intuitive user-interface emphasizes functionality. Its… Continue reading RDS Technical Information

Two different types of businesses handle credit/debit card transactions: Payment Processors and Aggregators. Payment Processors are primary payment gateways. They are the middleman between main processing banks and vendors. RDS chose Vanco because it is a PCI-compliant gateway. More than 12,000 religious and nonprofit organizations nationwide currently rely on Vanco Services to deliver convenient electronic… Continue reading Understanding Credit/Debit Card Processing